Veteran Beale back in Australia squad for All Blacks Tests
Veteran back Kurtley Beale was named Thursday in the Wallabies' squad for two Rugby Championship clashes against New Zealand, but towering lock Rory Arnold was omitted for family reasons.
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Attacker and girlfriend 'planned' attempted hit on Argentine VP
The man accused of trying to shoot Argentine Vice President Cristina Kirchner last week planned the attack with his girlfriend, according to preliminary charges filed by a judge, local media reported Wednesday.
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Asian markets bounce after sell-off, dollar closes on new highs
Most Asian markets enjoyed a rare advance on bargain-buying Thursday, tracking a Wall Street rally after a series of losses, though the dollar resumed its upward march with the Federal Reserve expected to announce another bumper interest rate hike.
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Kyrgios fined $14,000 for US Open racquet meltdown
Nick Kyrgios was fined $14,000 on Wednesday for his spectacular double racquet smashing tantrum at the end of his US Open defeat to Karen Khachanov.
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ECB to match historic inflation with bumper rate hike
European Central Bank policymakers could reach for a historically large interest rate hike at their meeting on Thursday as they seek to tame soaring inflation.
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Potter hot favourite to replace sacked Tuchel at Chelsea
Brighton and Hove Albion boss Graham Potter is odds-on favourite to take over at Chelsea following the surprise sacking of manager Thomas Tuchel just seven games into the season.
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Dark reality of Marilyn Monroe comes to Venice
The film with the biggest buzz going into the Venice Film Festival, a dark new portrait of Marilyn Monroe starring Cuban actress Ana de Armas, finally gets its world premiere on Thursday.
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Spielberg off to Toronto as film festival hails LGBTQ 'breakthrough year'
Steven Spielberg will lead a host of Hollywood A-listers across the border to Toronto this week for North America's biggest film festival, which organizers say will celebrate a breakthrough year for LGBTQ cinema.
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'Help wanted': businesses struggle to fill jobs
Germany has a shortage of plumbers. The United States needs more postal workers. Australia is lacking engineers. In Canada, hospitals are looking for more nurses.
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Bolivian indigenous women break barriers through mountaineering
A sudden gale drowns out the crunching sound of footsteps on the ice and makes skirts billow in the freezing night.
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