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Crowd-pleaser or obscure pick for literature Nobel?
The Nobel Literature Prize will be announced on Thursday, with speculation in literary circles split over whether it will go to an overdue bestselling author or a relative unknown lifted into the spotlight. Literary critics and Nobel watchers are split into two camps this year.
European 'community' leaders meet in face of Russia's war
Leaders from Ukraine, Britain and Turkey join EU counterparts on Thursday for an inaugural summit of the "European Political Community" aimed at bringing the continent together in the face of Russia's aggression. But she could face a tricky ride from EU counterparts over UK efforts to renegotiate the post-Brexit trade deal for Northern Ireland.
Former Uber security chief convicted in hack cover-up: reports
A jury on Wednesday found Uber's former security chief guilty of federal crimes for covering up a massive hack that compromised personal information of users and drivers, according to US media reports.
Hazy timeframe for reaching electric plane era
Recent test flights suggest the era of electric airplanes is coming closer, but aviation experts caution that achieving commercial use hinges on regulatory approval which has an unknowable timeframe.
Decades on, search continues for Argentina's 'stolen' children
The Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo are getting old. The Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo is an organization founded in 1977 by women trying to find their arrested daughters -- and the babies they bore in captivity.
Traore officially named Burkina Faso president after coup
Captain Ibrahim Traore was appointed as president of Burkina Faso on Wednesday, according to an official statement, after the West African country's second coup in less than nine months.
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles, slams UN meet
North Korea fired two ballistic missiles Thursday, Seoul's military said, as the UN Security Council met to discuss Pyongyang's earlier, highly provocative launch of a missile over Japan. The launch is Pyongyang's sixth in less than two weeks, and comes two days after it fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan, prompting Tokyo to issue a rare evacuation warning.
Nobel winner's ingenious chemistry could lead to cancer breakthroughs
"All kinds of crazy things" is how Carolyn Bertozzi, a 2022 Nobel laureate, describes her life's work. "I said, forget the med school thing.
Climate change made 2022 drought 'at least 20 times likelier'
Human-caused climate change made this summer's drought across the Northern Hemisphere at least 20 times more likely, according to a rapid analysis released Wednesday that warns such extreme dry periods will become increasingly common with global heating. For the top one metre of soil -- known as the root zone -- this summer's dryness was made at least 20 times likelier due to global heating.
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