Austria suspends mandatory Covid vaccine law
Austria said Wednesday it is suspending mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations for all adults saying the pandemic no longer poses the same danger, just weeks after the law took effect in an EU first.
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Sevilla return to Europa League against West Ham wondering what might have been
A promising season for Sevilla could be in danger of petering out but it would be no surprise if they finished with a flourish in the Europa League.
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Shackleton's lost shipwreck discovered off Antarctica
One of the world's most storied shipwrecks, Ernest Shackleton's Endurance, has been discovered off the coast of Antarctica more than a century after its sinking, explorers announced Wednesday.
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Shane Warne state funeral set for March 30 at MCG
Australian cricket superstar Shane Warne will be honoured with a state funeral at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on the evening of March 30, the Victorian state government said Wednesday.
Read moreStock markets mixed, oil extends gains with focus on Ukraine
Equities were mixed Wednesday as three days of painful losses gave way to a semblance of stability, though oil prices extended gains after the United States and Britain moved to ban imports of Russian crude.
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Guatemala Congress ramps up prison sentence for abortion, bans gay marriage
Guatemala's conservative-led Congress approved on Tuesday a law ramping up the prison sentence for women who choose to have an abortion, while banning both gay marriage and teaching on sexual diversity.
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Protesters rally as Australian PM tours flood disaster
Scores of protesters in a flood-wrecked city in eastern Australia vented their fury Wednesday as Prime Minister Scott Morrison visited the heart of the disaster zone.
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Slushy snow and T-shirts as Winter Paralympics feels the heat
Cross-country skiers ploughed through slushy snow wearing T-shirts on day five of the Beijing Winter Paralympics Wednesday as spring-like weather pushed temperatures well above freezing.
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South Korea votes in tight presidential race with inequality top concern
South Koreans are voting Wednesday in a tightly fought presidential election with the deciding votes set to be cast by young people, whose top concerns are economic inequality and unemployment -- not recent sabre-rattling from the nuclear-armed North.
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Mandatory Hong Kong Covid testing 'not a priority': city leader
Hong Kong's leader said Wednesday that mandatory coronavirus testing was no longer a priority after plans for mass screening of all 7.4 million residents and an accompanying citywide lockdown triggered panic.
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