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Wall Street hits record highs as earnings lift sentiment and US-Iran talks loom

NEW YORK, April 25 -- Major Wall Street indices closed at fresh records as markets cheered the latest batch of earnings reports and US and Iranian officials headed to Pakistan for expected peace talks... Read More


WHO gives green light to infant malaria treatment in global first

GENEVA, April 25 -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced yesterday that it had given prequalification approval to a malaria treatment for newborns and infants for the first time. Artemether-... Read More


Court blocks Trump from barring asylum seekers at US border

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- A US federal appeals court ruled yesterday that President Donald Trump cannot prevent migrants from seeking asylum at the border. The Court of Appeals for the District of Colu... Read More


US DoJ drops probe into Fed chair Powell, easing path for successor's confirmation

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The US Justice Department said yesterday it is dropping a criminal probe on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, paving the way for his replacement's Senate confirmation, amid ... Read More


Defending champion Alcaraz to miss French Open with wrist injury

MADRID, April 25 -- Reigning two-time French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz said yesterday he will not play at this year's tournament as he recovers from a wrist injury. The Spaniard said the call to s... Read More


Republicans retool midterm strategy: Trump's policies, but less Trump

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- With US gas prices up, President Donald Trump's ‌approval ratings down and the Iran war dragging on, Republicans are recalibrating their blueprint ahead of November's mid... Read More


Role of women in the Anglican, Catholic Churches

VATICAN CITY, April 25 -- A meeting between Pope Leo XIV and Sarah Mullally, the first woman to lead the Church of England, will highlight the differences in the treatment of women in the two institut... Read More


'Hockey is religion': Montreal fans pack church for playoff push

Kuala Lampur, April 25 -- JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU (Canada), April 25 - Before the puck dropped in yesterday's pivotal NHL playoff match, hundreds of Montreal Canadiens fans took their seats in two century ... Read More


'Going to the moon': Irish footballers return to China 50 years after historic tour

SHANGHAI, April 25 --  When Paddy Dwyer arrived in China in 1976, crowds jostled to catch a glimpse of him and his companions-the first Western football team to play in the country. China at the... Read More


Prince Harry says he will 'always be part of the royal family' despite rift

LONDON, April 25 -- Britain's Prince Harry yesterday insisted that he would "always be part of the royal family" despite a public rift, in an interview in Ukraine with a UK broadcaster. Harry arrived... Read More