Second Texas screwworm case confirmed as outbreak fears grow
WorldLA PRYOR, Texas/MEXICO CITY - A second case of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite was confirmed in Texas by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday, emerging just miles from where the first U.S. detection in decades was reported this week.
Chip slump erases $1.3 trillion in stock market value
WorldU.S.-traded chipmakers plunged on Friday, losing about $1.3 trillion in market value, with deep losses in AI heavy hitters including Nvidia (NVDA.O), Micron Technology (MU.O) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O), as Broadcom's (AVGO.O) weak report earlier this week reverberated across Wall Street.
US adds $38 million for Ebola as CDC warns outbreak could match 2014
WorldWASHINGTON -- The United States said on Friday it would provide an additional $38 million for Ebola response efforts, as the CDC warned that without strong public health interventions the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo could match or surpass the 2014-16 West Africa crisis.
Bhutan to give cash incentives to families for more babies
WorldKATHMANDU - The tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is worried about its declining population and has announced cash incentives to families to produce more children.
Newlyweds Dua Lipa and Callum Turner arrive in Sicily for wedding celebrations
WorldNewlywed Britons Dua Lipa and Callum Turner arrived in the Sicilian capital Palermo on Thursday to prepare for what are expected to be three days of celebrations over the weekend to mark their marriage.
The perfect pitch is the goal for World Cup grass growers
WorldWhen billions of fans tune in to the 2026 World Cup, they will be witnessing the culmination of a global grass-growing mission that has scientists, farmers and turf specialists sweating as much as the players.
Bears emerge as serious safety threat: Japan white paper
WorldTOKYO -- Bears have become a "serious threat to public safety and peace" in Japan, with bear incidents and casualties reaching unprecedented levels in fiscal 2025, the government said in an annual report released Friday.
Japan aiming to rebuild up to 5 nuclear reactors by 2040s
WorldTOKYO -- Japan's industry ministry on Friday drew up a draft target to rebuild two to five nuclear power reactors by the 2040s as part of efforts to ensure stable electricity supplies.
Japan govt invests more in chipmaker Rapidus
WorldTOKYO -- The Japanese government has invested 150 billion yen more in Rapidus Corp. to support the domestic chipmaker's efforts to produce cutting-edge semiconductors, industry minister Ryosei Akazawa said Friday.
KPMG Australia faces probe by corporate regulator as audit leak scandal fallout widens
WorldAustralia's corporate regulator said on Friday it had launched a formal investigation into three KPMG Australia partners linked to whistleblower allegations the accounting firm misused confidential client data to win lucrative audit contracts.
