Barcelona, Liverpool, Bayern and Atletico reach Champions League quarter-finals
WorldPARIS (FRANCE) -- Barcelona hit Newcastle United for seven to reach the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday, while Liverpool overturned a first-leg deficit to beat Galatasaray in their last-16 tie and both Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid advanced to the next round.
Domestic violence consultations hit record 98,000 in Japan in 2025
WorldTOKYO -- Japanese police received 98,289 requests for consultations over domestic violence in 2025, up 3.5 pct year on year and hitting the highest level since the 2001 entry into force of the law for preventing such acts, National Police Agency data showed Thursday.
New bird species found in Japan for 1st time in 45 years
WorldTOKYO -- An international research team including Japan's Yamashina Institute for Ornithology said Wednesday that it has discovered a new bird species in the Tokara Islands of Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.
Netflix plans 'KPop Demon Hunters' global concert tour, source says
WorldLOS ANGELES -- Netflix (NFLX.O) is planning a "KPop Demon Hunters" world tour, as it looks to capitalize on its most popular movie, a source familiar with the talks said on Wednesday.
Heavy social media usage erodes young people's wellbeing, report finds
WorldHELSINKI - Heavy social media usage appears to contribute to a drop in wellbeing among young people, especially girls, in some English-speaking countries, the World Happiness Report published on Thursday found.
Researchers uncover iPhone spyware capable of penetrating millions of devices
WorldA powerful software exploit capable of penetrating and stealing information from potentially hundreds of millions of Apple (AAPL.O) iPhones was planted on dozens of websites in Ukraine in recent weeks, researchers said on Wednesday.
Messi scores 900th career goal but Miami crash out
WorldArgentine superstar Lionel Messi bagged the 900th goal of his glittering career on Wednesday but could not prevent Inter Miami from crashing out of the CONCACAF Champions Cup on away goals after a 1-1 draw with Nashville.
The platypus is even weirder than thought, scientists discover
WorldPARIS, France -- They already have the bill of a duck, the tail of a beaver, lay eggs like reptiles and have venom like snakes.
CAF president admits African football struggling with trust issues
WorldCAPE TOWN -- African football remains plagued by trust issues and questions over its integrity, Confederation of African Football president Patrice Motsepe said on Wednesday after Senegal was stripped of the Africa Cup of Nations title.
Val Kilmer to appear posthumously through AI in film ‘As Deep as the Grave’
WorldLOS ANGELES -- Actor Val Kilmer will posthumously appear in what First Line Films calls a first-ever performance enabled by generative artificial intelligence in the upcoming film "As Deep as the Grave," the production company announced on Wednesday.
