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AirTag stalking victims unconvinced by Apple fixes

AirTag stalking victims unconvinced by Apple fixes

Conceived as an aid for the absent-minded, AirTag sensors are being diverted towards more sinister ends, with manufacturer Apple facing anger -- and lawsuits -- over their use as a stalking tool.

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Wales players' strike threat could scupper England clash

Wales players' strike threat could scupper England clash

Support appeared to be growing Wednesday for a possible strike by Wales rugby players that could threaten next week's Six Nations clash against England in Cardiff.

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'No toilets': Hygiene nightmare in Turkey's quake ruins

'No toilets': Hygiene nightmare in Turkey's quake ruins

Sedef's relief at surviving Turkey's deadly earthquake is quickly giving way to fears she could succumb to diseases that threaten to take hold across shattered regions now devoid of basics including toilets.

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Kurdish protest disrupts European Parliament

Kurdish protest disrupts European Parliament

Around a dozen Kurdish activists launched a protest on Wednesday in the European Parliament on the 24th anniversary of Turkey's arrest of their leader Abdullah Ocalan.

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Cows, cars and hot bread: Turks rally to help quake victims

Cows, cars and hot bread: Turks rally to help quake victims

The small, elderly woman in a white headscarf leans on a stick and holds up a wad of bills: 13,000 Turkish liras ($690) for the country's earthquake victims. She made the money by selling her cow.

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Deepti Sharma takes crucial wickets for India to halt West Indies momentum

Deepti Sharma takes crucial wickets for India to halt West Indies momentum

Off-spinner Deepti Sharma dismissed two batters in the space of four balls to change the momentum of India's Women's T20 World Cup match against the West Indies in Cape Town on Wednesday.

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Data drags stocks in divergent directions

Data drags stocks in divergent directions

European stock markets climbed Wednesday but Wall Street slid as investors contemplated how economic data will impact future interest rate hikes.

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Conspiracy theories on '15-minute cities' flourish

Conspiracy theories on '15-minute cities' flourish

Urban planners are fending off abuse fuelled by conspiracy theories about their "15-minute city" regeneration projects which suspicious social media users claim are the road to "climate lockdowns".

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Biden demands Congress act on gun violence after latest mass shooting

Biden demands Congress act on gun violence after latest mass shooting

US President Joe Biden called on Congress Tuesday to act against America's epidemic of gun violence, one day after a new massacre on a Michigan university campus killed three people and injured five.

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Jane Fonda urges Vienna Opera to cut ties with fossil fuel firms

Jane Fonda urges Vienna Opera to cut ties with fossil fuel firms

US actress and activist Jane Fonda on Wednesday called on the Vienna Opera to end its partnerships with fossil fuel companies trying to "make themselves socially acceptable" by sponsoring cultural institutions while "killing the planet".

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