Tensions high ahead of Al Jazeera journalist funeral in Jerusalem
Israel bolstered security in Jerusalem ahead of the funeral on Friday of veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, two days after she was killed during an Israeli army raid.
Read moreToshiba in early talks with 10 potential buyout 'partners'
Troubled conglomerate Toshiba said Friday it has been approached by 10 potential investors as it weighs going private, a move that would be highly unusual in corporate Japan.
Read moreChinese police crack down on Beijing lockdown 'rumours'
Chinese police are investigating a woman for allegedly fabricating "rumours" that Beijing will enter a three-day lockdown, officials said Friday, after the claims on social media prompted panic buying across the capital.
Read moreNicaraguan plantation workers 'poisoned' by pesticides fight for justice
Hundreds of Nicaraguan plantation workers left sick or sterile after working with a noxious pesticide in the 1970s were dealt a blow this week when a French court ruled against their claims for compensation.
Read moreFive new talents to watch at Cannes
There are serious veterans and huge household names at this year's Cannes Film Festival, from Tom Cruise to Baz Luhrmann to David Cronenberg.
Read moreCannes unfurls blood-red carpet for gory films
The Cannes Film Festival has a strong stomach.
Read more'Better dead than captured': Mother's pain as son killed in Azovstal
For two-and-a-half months, Iryna Yegorchenko prayed for the safe return of her son Artem, one of the soldiers defending the besieged Azovstal steelworks in the devastated Ukrainian port city of Mariupol.
Read moreMass tourism returns to Barcelona -- so does debate
Visitors are once again jamming the narrow streets of Barcelona's Gothic quarter as global travel bounces back from the pandemic, reviving tensions over mass tourism in the Spanish port city.
Read moreGermans rethink their way of death
Germans are finding that death no longer quite becomes them.
Read moreContemporary art to the metaverse: Takashi Murakami's poppy trip
Takashi Murakami is known for blending pop art and Asian fine arts, but for his latest exhibition in New York, he is moving into the metaverse.
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