Economy and business

Pope wraps up Asia-Pacific tour, defies health fears along the way

Tech billionaire pulls off first private spacewalk high above Earth

Botswana, US firm partner to conduct border pathogen monitoring

Soyuz craft heads to space station with 2 Russians, 1 American

Chess academy helps children learn discipline, problem-solving skills

AI not a US election gamechanger yet, officials say

Francine reaches hurricane strength, heads for US Gulf Coast

China takes lead in critical technology research after ‘switching places’ with US

Google, Apple lose court fights against EU, owe billions in fines, taxes

Zimbabwe rolls out hefty fines for poor telecommunications services

First doses of mpox vaccine from US arrive in DR Congo

Australia plans age limit to ban children from social media

Morgan Wallen leads the 2024 Country Music Association award nominations

Google faces new antitrust trial after ruling declaring search engine a monopoly

Apple embraces AI craze with newly unleashed iPhone 16 lineup

James Earl Jones, actor, voice of Darth Vader, dies at 93

Bomb blast hits Pakistan polio team amid national immunization drive

China plans to allow wholly foreign-owned hospitals in some areas

K-pop takes socialist Cuba by storm

India isolates ‘suspected mpox case’

‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ jolts box office with $110 million opening weekend

African film, TV event draws big names, big dreams, big business

Pakistan hasn’t learned lessons from 2022 deadly floods, experts say

Drought forces Kenya’s Maasai, other cattle herders to consider fish, camels

Family keeps up Beirut dessert tradition

Belarusian Sabalenka defeats America’s Pegula to win US Open women’s title

Almodovar’s ‘The Room Next Door’ triumphs at Venice Festival

Back in business: Bookstore forced to close in China reopens in Washington

Boeing’s beleaguered Starliner returns home without astronauts

New polio strain threatens setback to eradication in Nigeria

Boeing’s beleaguered Starliner capsule leaves space station without its astronauts

Some Zimbabweans worry about nation’s continued reliance on coal

Sergio Mendes, Grammy-winning Brazilian music legend, dies at 83

Earth hits hottest summer on record, EU climate monitor says

In the US, music cassette tapes are making a comeback 

Tribes celebrate removal of dam, revival of community along Klamath River

NASA astronauts stuck in space with nowhere to go … for now

Female genital mutilation continues to endanger girls, women in Somalia

Britain halts criminal proceedings against movie producer Weinstein

US, Britain, EU to sign first international AI treaty

Like Brazil, the European Union also has an X problem

First mpox vaccines due in DR Congo on Thursday

WHO: Deaths from cholera jump 71% worldwide

China detains prominent artist, citizen journalist in latest sign of dissent crackdown

Empty capsule to return to Earth soon; 2 astronauts will stay behind

Musk’s Starlink will comply with judge’s order to block X in Brazil

From jobs to food, Houston is most diverse large city in the US

K-pop documentary looks at how industry embraces diversity

Stranger who offered to pay for sewing classes saved his life

Clearview AI fined by Dutch agency for facial recognition database

Party of one: US restaurants cater to growing number of solo diners

Australian researchers plan new generation of biodegradable plastic

Brazil Supreme Court panel upholds judge’s decision to block X nationwide

Experts blame Africa’s mpox outbreaks on neglect, world’s inability to stop epidemics

At US theme parks, Halloween celebrations start in summer

Egyptian team specializes in moving elephants

Robot waiters in Kenya create buzz, and concerns about what it means for human labor

‘Deadpool’ tops box office charts again, ‘Reagan’ beats expectations

George Clooney, Brad Pitt disappointed their new film skips cinemas

Pickleball picks away at American tennis