Women quit South Korea's grind for diving tradition
Jin So-hee had to suffer to join the centuries-old tradition of South Korean women diving to harvest seafood. But she is now part of a new generation to earn a place in the waves.
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Myanmar tin mega-mine restarts operations: think tank
One of the world's biggest tin mines, located in an autonomous region of war-torn Myanmar, is resuming operations suspended since 2023 and ramping up exports to China, a think tank said Thursday.
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Bayeux Tapestry 'mania' sweeps UK as sold-out exhibition opens
London's sold-out Bayeux Tapestry exhibition will open Thursday to a British public gripped by "mania" as the medieval artwork depicting the Norman conquest of England goes on display outside France for the first time.
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Online and undercover: saving trafficked wildlife in Thailand
Nawee Changpirom has spent years working to rescue trafficked wildlife in Thailand, but even he can sometimes hardly believe the creatures he has found: leopards, hornbills, and once an anteater.
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August hottest month ever recorded globally: EU monitor
The EU's climate monitor said Thursday that August was the hottest single month ever recorded globally, with ocean temperatures also reaching unprecedented highs as western Europe capped its warmest summer.
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Antonelli faces new challenge after stirring triumph in Monza
After "walking on water" in Monza, Kimi Antonelli faces an entirely different challenge at this weekend's Spanish Grand Prix as he bids to continue his record-breaking assault on the world championship.
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Duplantis leads creme de la creme at 'game-changing' Ultimate Championship
Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis is the headline act as the world's top-ranked track and field athletes gather for this weekend's inaugural Ultimate Championship in Budapest, where they will compete for unmatched prize money totalling $10 million.
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Korda leads US bid to win first away Solheim Cup since 2015
World number one Nelly Korda spearheads a US team hoping to win the Solheim Cup on European soil for the first time in more than a decade from Friday.
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Eurozone rate-setters to hike borrowing costs as energy prices jump
With renewed Middle East clashes stoking energy prices and putting upward pressure on inflation, the European Central Bank is expected on Thursday to raise interest rates for the second time this year.
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As oceans warm, Florida scientists hunt for heat-resistant coral
Off Florida's coast, a team of scientists and trained volunteers in scuba gear descends to the ocean floor and begins planting young coral onto a reef and examining how others are faring in the increasingly warm waters.
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