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Sublime Sabalenka serves up Open warning as she rolls past Shelby

Sublime Sabalenka serves up Open warning as she rolls past Shelby

Aryna Sabalenka showed why she is a serious contender for the Australian Open on Thursday by powering into the third round with her serving woes of 12 months ago firmly consigned to history.

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Why Vietnam is celebrating the Year of the Cat, not the Rabbit

Why Vietnam is celebrating the Year of the Cat, not the Rabbit

As China gears up to welcome the Year of the Rabbit, Lunar New Year looks slightly different in Vietnam, where the Year of the Cat is about to begin.

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Macron, Sanchez to ink Franco-Spanish friendship treaty

Macron, Sanchez to ink Franco-Spanish friendship treaty

French President Emmanuel Macron meets Spain's Pedro Sanchez for a joint summit in Barcelona Thursday, with Paris seeking Spanish support for its uncompromising stance on a dispute over US protectionism.

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Finnish fur farm horror caught on video as industry fights ban

Finnish fur farm horror caught on video as industry fights ban

Obese, infection-ridden foxes trapped in small cages; cubs feeding on their dead siblings: footage filmed by an animal rights group paints a shocking picture of fur farming in Finland.

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Our bad fashion habits -- and how we might change them -- in numbers

Our bad fashion habits -- and how we might change them -- in numbers

The fashion industry is estimated to contribute upwards of two percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, and is on track to get even worse if there isn't major change.

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Sakhalin exception: the Russian energy Japan can't quit

Sakhalin exception: the Russian energy Japan can't quit

This year's Group of Seven president Japan has joined the bloc's condemnation of Russia's Ukraine invasion, imposing sanctions and agreeing on an oil price cap, with one exception: Moscow's Sakhalin energy projects.

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France gears up for 'hellish' day of pension protests

France gears up for 'hellish' day of pension protests

France's government was facing a day of strikes and protests Thursday set to disrupt transport and schooling across the country as workers oppose a deeply unpopular pensions overhaul.

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Ukraine investigates helicopter crash that killed interior minister

Ukraine investigates helicopter crash that killed interior minister

Ukrainian authorities on Thursday were investigating the circumstances surrounding a helicopter crash that killed the country's interior minister and 13 others.

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'Are you looking at the clouds?' Chardy fumes at umpire

'Are you looking at the clouds?' Chardy fumes at umpire

Fuming Frenchman Jeremy Chardy accused a chair umpire of making "the biggest mistake of the Australian Open" Thursday, asking her: "Are you looking at the birds? The clouds?".

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Sustainable influencers take on fast fashion

Sustainable influencers take on fast fashion

Sustainable influencer Masego Morgan was shocked when a fast fashion giant offered her $1,000 for a single social media post to promote its brand.

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