Economy and business

All-gay choir in South Africa combines music, activism

Health advocates push for reforms to combat Indonesia’s high male smoking rates

Health advocates seek reforms to combat Indonesian men’s high smoking rates

Cricket making historic US debut in World Cup

WHO: Climate change could increase spread of diseases

US optimistic a deal to lessen threats of future pandemics is in sight

‘Open source’ investigators use satellites to identify burned Darfur villages

Robot will try to remove nuclear debris from Japan’s destroyed reactor

OpenAI unveils new safety committee

Pope apologizes for using vulgar term against gay people

San Francisco’s Chinatown: Forged by discrimination, now a cultural treasure

Cameroon fights period stigma and poverty on World Menstrual Hygiene Day

Bill Walton, Hall of Fame basketball player, dies of cancer at 71

Los Angeles’ suburban Chinatown grows with new waves of immigrants

WHO chief urges countries to quickly seal pandemic deal

Military labs do the detective work to identify soldiers decades after they died in World War II

National Spelling Bee reflects the economic success and cultural impact of immigrants from India

‘Furiosa,’ ‘Garfield’ lead slowest Memorial Day box office in decades

Report: Tobacco industry uses manipulative practices to hook young people on addictive products

Globe-trotting archeologist who drew comparisons to Indiana Jones has died

US independent booksellers continued to expand in 2023

New cars in California could alert drivers for breaking the speed limit

Can pink noise enhance sleep and memory?

Richard Sherman, who with his brother penned classic Disney tunes, dies

Hundreds in Peru mark Clown Day

US rapper Nicki Minaj freed after Netherlands arrest

‘Anora’ wins Cannes Film Festival’s top honor

All-women rock band jams out as conservative Saudi society loosens up

France’s secularism increasingly struggling with schools, integration

China’s Digital Silk Road exports internet technology, controls

Use of weight-loss drugs soars among kids, young adults

Attempts to regulate AI’s hidden hand in Americans’ lives flounder

Italian museum recreates Tanzanian butterfly forest

WHO negotiators fail to draft pandemic treaty

US political consultant indicted over AI-generated Biden robocalls

Remote workers quietly take ‘workations’ without telling the boss

Thai American soccer player dazzles on the pitch

Scientists: Climate change, rapid urbanization worsen impact of East African rains

Bird flu detected in US dairy cow sent to slaughter, USDA says

Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, who skewered fast food industry, dies at 53

‘The Apprentice,’ about a young Donald Trump, premieres in Cannes

Study: Climate change key driver of record-low Antarctic sea ice

Researchers use artificial intelligence to classify brain tumors

Cannes film follows Egypt feminists on brink of adulthood

Companies trying to attract more smartphone users across Africa, but there are risks

California Disneyland character, parade performers vote to join labor union

‘Civil War’ declares victory at box office

Polish abortion opponents march against steps to liberalize strict law

Cameroon opens museum honoring oldest sub-Saharan kingdom

Coachella heavy on indie rock nostalgia, Taylor Swift buzz

Instagram blurring nudity in messages to protect teens, fight sexual extortion

With bird flu spreading to more farm animals, are milk, eggs safe?

As many cities sour on hosting Olympics, Salt Lake City’s enthusiasm endures

Study: Mexico produces tons of illicit fentanyl, can’t get enough for medical use

US newsman who created no-frills PBS newscast dies

Eleanor Coppola, matriarch of a filmmaking family, dies at 87

Poliovirus resurgence sparks concerns in Pakistan

Swarms of drones can be managed by a single person

Argentinian’s tiny invention changed pizza delivery forever

Clouds gather over Japan’s ambitious Osaka World Expo