Vietnam economy expands 6.4 percent in first half of year
Vietnam's economy grew by more than six percent in the first half of 2024, government figures showed Saturday, as analysts said more reforms are needed to further boost the economy.
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Thompson, Jackson win 100m titles at Jamaican Olympic trials
Kishane Thompson won the men's 100m in 9.77secs, the fastest time in the world this year, and Shericka Jackson dominated the women's 100m final on Friday at the Jamaican Olympic athletics trials.
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Holloway makes Olympics with 110 hurdles win as Lyles, Richardson roll on
Three-time world champion Grant Holloway punched his ticket to the Paris Olympics on Friday in the 110m hurdles at the US trials, while Noah Lyles and Sha'Carri Richardson cruised into the 200m finals.
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Biles a step closer to Paris as injuries rattle US Olympic gymnastics trials
Simone Biles continued her march toward the Paris Olympics on Friday with a dynamic day one at the US gymnastics trials that featured brilliance and a little reminder that she's human, too.
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Colombia into Copa quarters after romp while Brazil rolls
Colombia marched into the quarter-finals of the Copa America on Friday with a confident 3-0 victory over Costa Rica in Arizona.
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Mauritania heads to polls with incumbent tipped to win
Mauritanians go to the polls Saturday to decide whether to re-elect President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani as head of the vast desert state, seen as a rock of relative stability in the volatile Sahel.
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Planting giant cactus to stave off desertification in Brazil
Giant spiky cacti tower over farmer Alcides Peixinho Nascimento, 70, one of the residents of Brazil's unique Caatinga biome who is on a mission to plant native vegetation in a bid to halt desertification.
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Protests expected at German far-right AfD congress
Germany's far-right AfD kicks off a congress Saturday weeks after scoring record EU election results despite multiple scandals, with fresh mass protests expected against the anti-immigration party.
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Far right scents power as tense France ready for snap vote
A divided France braced Saturday for high-stakes parliamentary elections that could see the anti-immigrant and eurosceptic party of Marine Le Pen sweep to power in a historic first.
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Suspected leaders of failed Bolivian coup remanded in custody
Three suspected leaders of a failed coup against Bolivian President Luis Arce Bolivia were remanded in custody on Friday for six months, the country's top prosecutor said.
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