Czechs head to polls with billionaire ex-premier tipped to come first
Czechs will cast ballots on Friday and Saturday in a general election which the party of self-described "Trumpist" Andrej Babis is expected to top, though without getting a majority.
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Taylor Swift moves into 'Showgirl' era with new pop album
Taylor Swift is in a new sparkling era.
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Last flotilla boat sails on towards Gaza after Israel interceptions
The only remaining boat in a flotilla carrying aid to Gaza sailed towards the war-torn Palestinian territory on Friday, after Israeli navy interceptions of its fellow vessels drew worldwide protests.
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Munich airport halts flights after drone sightings
Germany's Munich airport halted flights after several drone sightings, a police spokesperson told AFP early Friday, the latest in a string of similar aviation disruptions across Europe.
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Rookie Schlittler pitches gem, Yankees beat Red Sox to advance in MLB playoffs
Rookie pitcher Cam Schlittler made a spectacular post-season debut, striking out 12 in eight scoreless innings to carry the New York Yankees to a 4-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox and into the second round of the Major League Baseball playoffs on Thursday.
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Indonesia school collapse death toll rises to 7: rescue official
The death toll in a school collapse on Indonesia's main island of Java rose to seven on Friday after two bodies were pulled from the building's ruins, a rescue official said.
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China trials 'energy-saving' underwater data centres
Power-hungry data centres run hot, so one Chinese company is planning to submerge a pod of servers in the sea off Shanghai with hopes of solving computing's energy woes.
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Tech fans Tokyo rally on broadly positive day for Asian markets
A surge in tech firms helped Tokyo's Nikkei lead most Asian equities higher on Friday as investors headed into the weekend on a broadly positive note, with US rate-cut hopes out-muscling concerns about a government shutdown.
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Group leading Morocco protests demands govt dismissal
The group leading Morocco's mass protests called on Friday for the government's dismissal, following days of unrest that have seen the deaths of three people.
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Virtual Jesus? People of faith divided as AI enters religion
Artificial intelligence, the technology upending nearly every corner of society, is creeping into religion, serving up virtual Jesus and automated sermons -- a change drawing mixed reviews from the faithful.
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