Nadal confident he will be 'competitive' on return
Rafael Nadal on Wednesday insisted he will be "competitive" when he returns to professional tennis next month after enduring nearly a year out of action due to injury.
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Twitch to shut down in SKorea over 'seriously' high fees
US-based streaming platform Twitch said Wednesday it would stop its service in South Korea in February because of "seriously high" network costs, dealing a blow to millions of users in one of the heartlands of e-sports.
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Norman Lear, sitcom king who changed TV -- and America
Norman Lear was television's prolific genius whose trailblazing sitcoms in the 1970s and 1980s not only revolutionized US entertainment -- they helped change the way a nation saw itself.
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Taylor Swift named Time person of the year
Time magazine named US pop superstar Taylor Swift as its person of the year on Wednesday, calling the musical force of nature the "hero of her own story."
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Paris officials warn against metro price hikes during Olympics
The mayor's office in Paris has urged the regional transport authority to abandon its plan to near-double metro fares during the Olympics this summer.
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EU proposes three-year delay on UK electric car tariffs
Brussels proposed Wednesday a three-year delay on tariffs on the sale of electric vehicles between Britain and the EU that was meant to kick in from January, in a major reversal of its previous position.
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US Treasury chief seeks to step up fentanyl fight in Mexico trip
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is seeking to further the fight against fentanyl during a trip to Mexico this week, with planned meetings on Wednesday involving financial institution leaders and the central bank governor.
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Bayern Munich agree deal to sign Spain's Zaragoza next season
Bayern Munich have reached an agreement to sign Spain winger Bryan Zaragoza from La Liga side Granada next summer, the German champions announced on Wednesday.
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Ex-PM Johnson apologises to families of UK Covid victims
Boris Johnson on Wednesday apologised for "the pain and the loss and the suffering" caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, as he gave evidence at a public inquiry into his government's handling of the global health crisis.
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UK announces new sanctions targeting 'Putin's war machine' in Ukraine
Britain on Wednesday announced a fresh round of sanctions against Russia's "war machine" in Ukraine, as David Cameron headed to Washington for his first visit as foreign secretary.
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