Economy and business

Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket successfully launches for first time

WADA made reasonable decision in China doping case, probe says

Russian election meddlers hurting Biden, helping Trump, US intelligence warns

Former US Senator Inhofe, defense hawk and climate change skeptic, dies at 89

Purdue Pharma secures litigation freeze after US Supreme Court ruling

Nigeria’s bushmeat consumption comes under scrutiny

Vatican sets in-depth review of women’s church leadership roles

Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial begins with jury selection

LogOn: Unfired earth blocks surpass modern building codes

Eugenio Derbez’s ‘Acapulco’ brings feel-good nostalgia to global audiences

American mountaineer found mummified in Peru 22 years after vanishing

After $1B gift, most Johns Hopkins medical students won’t pay tuition

Paramount, Skydance merge, ending Redstone family reign

Park benches and grandmothers: Zimbabwe’s novel mental health therapy spreads overseas

World’s largest collection of Shakespeare’s First Folios goes on display

Spain recovers lost ‘language’ of ringing church bells by hand

New Orleans Essence Festival wraps up 4-day celebration of Black culture

Scammers swipe billions from Americans every year, many getting away with it

‘Despicable Me 4’ debuts, raking in $122.6 million since opening Wednesday

In Senegal, French expat gains internet fame with Wolof language learning videos

Torrid heat bakes millions of people in large swaths of US, setting records and fanning wildfires

Pope deplores state of democracy, warns against ‘populists’

TikTok has launched tons of trends. Will its influence last?

Oldest inhabited termite mounds have been active for 34,000 years

Fossils show huge salamanderlike predator with sharp fangs existed before the dinosaurs

Russian-linked cybercampaigns focus on Olympics, French elections

Turkey supporters make controversial hand gesture en route Euro 2024 stadium

US records may shatter as excessive heat threatens 130 million

Euro 2024: What to know about the European Championship in Germany

‘Ready to come out?’ Scientists emerge after year ‘on Mars’

Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024?

Anti-doping agency sharpens its tools for Paris Olympics

Crocodiles cannot outnumber people in Australian territory where girl was killed, leader says

Mount Everest’s highest camp is littered with frozen garbage

Vatican excommunicates its former ambassador to US

Hurricane Beryl destroys homes, uproots trees in Grenada

Australia plans to build secret data centers with Amazon

Silicon Valley steps up screening on Chinese employees to counter espionage

Dangers grow for media covering environment beat

India is likely undercounting heat deaths, affecting its response to increasingly harsh heat waves

NYC’s interactive exhibition sends visitors on outer space journey

In face of Russian attacks, Ukraine defends its monuments — and its identity

NASA: ‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ nova eruption could happen any day

USAID helps parts of Ukraine become energy independent 

Japan’s top court rules forced sterilization law unconstitutional

What was the ‘first American novel’? On this Independence Day, a look at what it started

France’s renowned Arles photo fest goes ‘beneath the surface’

Robert Towne, Oscar-winning writer of ‘Chinatown,’ dies at 89

Biden announces measures to protect against extreme weather

FDA approves 2nd Alzheimer’s drug that modestly slows disease

Study: Climate-induced disasters significantly weaken Pakistan’s societal resilience

US will pay Moderna to develop pandemic flu vaccine

LogOn: New test will be game changer in tuberculosis diagnostics

Alliance sets sights on minerals needed for global shift to green energy

Amazon sidesteps carbon offset standard Bezos helped fund

Panama’s traditional pollera dress faces uncertain future

Shakespeare Library reopens in Washington with rare artifacts on display

Street medicine teams search for homeless people to deliver lifesaving IV hydration in extreme heat

Meta risks fines over ‘pay for privacy’ model breaking EU rules

Space Pioneer says part of rocket crashed in central China