'We are homeless': Victims of twin Afghan quakes await aid
Survivors of twin earthquakes in Afghanistan were waiting Wednesday for aid to arrive after spending their second night exposed to sub-zero temperatures following tremors that killed at least 22 people and wrecked homes.
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92-year-old Malawian music legend finds fame on TikTok
At 92, Giddes Chalamanda has no idea what TikTok is. He doesn't even own a smartphone.
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Azarenka wants no-jab, no-play rule in women's tennis
Two-time Grand Slam champion Victoria Azarenka threw her support Wednesday behind a vaccine mandate on the women's tour, as tennis wrestles with the fall-out of the saga surrounding unvaccinated Novak Djokovic.
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Barty, Badosa power through as Nadal eventually quells qualifier
Women's top seed Ashleigh Barty took a step closer to a potential fourth-round showdown with Naomi Osaka with a second flawless display at the Australian Open on Wednesday.
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WHO says pandemic 'nowhere near over' as France, Germany post record cases
The World Health Organization has warned that the Covid-19 pandemic is far from over, as France, Germany and Brazil posted new records of infections in the past 24 hours.
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Microsoft's acquisition of Activision to face antitrust test
Microsoft's $69 billion deal to buy video game powerhouse Activision Blizzard is expected to win out with regulators despite vows in Europe and the United States to rein in tech titans.
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French player Tan taken off court in wheelchair
France's Harmony Tan had to be helped off court in a wheelchair Wednesday after breaking down in agony with calf problems during her second-round Australian Open clash with Elina Svitolina.
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Flawless Barty employs serve as 'weapon' in Australian Open quest
Top seed Ashleigh Barty said Wednesday she had been working hard to make her serve "a weapon" and it paid off as she raced into the Australian Open third round with another near-flawless performance.
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Xi'an restarts some public transport after coronavirus lockdown
The Chinese megacity of Xi'an has partially resumed public transport, according to official announcements, after millions were confined to their homes for weeks because of a coronavirus outbreak.
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Arabic oud icon seeks to 'change soul' of Iraq with music
Long uprooted from his native Iraq, Naseer Shamma, an icon of the Arabic oud, has returned home to help rekindle the flame of Iraqi music, snuffed out by decades of conflict.
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