Economy and business

Pope invites comedians such as Chris Rock, Whoopie Goldberg to Vatican

US shocks cricket world with win over powerhouse Pakistan

US lawmakers call for scrutiny of NewsBreak app over Chinese origins

Climate crisis creates a health crisis, WHO reports

In many US cities, Black and Latino neighborhoods have less access to pharmacies

Big, colorful Joro spiders advancing north in US

AI ‘gold rush’ for chatbot training data could run out of human-written text

22 Chinese nationals sentenced to prison in Zambia for cybercrimes

Methodist church regrets Ivory Coast’s split from the union as lifting of LGBTQ ban roils Africa

Man died with bird flu; US officials remain focused on another form of it

World Oceans Day draws attention to health of oceans

WHO: First confirmed human bird flu case did not die from it

UNICEF: 1 in 4 young children lives in severe food poverty

UN development agency installing solar energy at Zimbabwean clinics, hospitals

AU, ILRI collaborate to make informal food markets in Africa safer

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft detects leaks on journey to ISS

SpaceX’s mega rocket completes its fourth test flight from Texas without exploding

War traumatizes, haunts both Israeli and Palestinian children

Novo Nordisk braces for generic challenge to Ozempic, Wegovy in China

WHO: First fatal human case of H5N2 bird flu identified

From refugee camps to World Cup glory: Inspiring journey of Afghanistan cricket

NASA unveils catalog of 126 exoplanets

UN chief warns target to limit global warming is slipping away

NASA tries for third time Wednesday to launch first crewed flight of Boeing Starliner spacecraft to ISS

Study finds Earth warming at record rate, no evidence of climate change accelerating

Panel rejects psychedelic drug MDMA as a PTSD treatment

Saudi Arabia warns of above-average heat during Hajj

LogOn: Swarms of drones can be managed by one person

Many Americans still shying away from EVs despite Biden’s push, poll finds

Rare fossil of adolescent Tyrannosaurus – ‘Teen Rex’ – found by US kids

Chinese lunar probe returning to Earth

Mick Jagger, strutting at 80, teases new album and more touring

Climate change, El Niño to blame for deadly floods in Brazil

Trillions of cicadas descend on parts of US

Real Madrid signs France captain Mbappe on free transfer

Algeria seeks to lure tourists to neglected cultural, scenic glories

In Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, a hidden underground world is under threat by the Maya Train

South Africa’s first retrofitted electric minibus taxi exceeds expectations

Next Boeing CEO should understand past mistakes, airlines boss says

‘Garfield,’ ‘Furiosa’ repeat atop box office charts as slow summer grinds on

Extreme heat: Climate change’s silent killer

Nigeria’s new anthem, written by a Briton, sparks criticism

What are leaking underground storage tanks and how are they being cleaned up?

Paris is aiming for the most sustainable Olympics yet

LGBTQ+ Pride Month starting to show its colors around the world

Boeing’s first astronaut flight called off at the last minute in latest setback

UN credits better preparation for fewer disaster deaths

WHO extends talks to reach pandemic accord

Panama prepares to evacuate first island in face of rising sea levels

Uganda tackles yellow fever with new travel requirement, vaccination campaign

Chinese artists caught between Beijing, desire for Western success

Netflix series puts Pakistani red-light district in spotlight

Marian Robinson, mother of Michelle Obama, dies at 86

French officials foil Olympics terrorism plot

Australian researchers find simple, cost-effective desalination method

Trillions of cicadas pop up in parts of US

Ghana toddler sets world record as the youngest male artist

Lava spurts from Iceland volcano for second day

Bird flu infects 3rd US dairy worker; Michigan set to expand testing

UN conference looks at possibilities, dangers of AI