Raft of single-use plastic items to be banned in England: govt
England will ban a wide range of single-use plastic items from October including plates and cutlery in order to limit their "devastating" effect on the environment, the government said Saturday.
Read moreFifteen films bid for top prize in Africa's premier film fest
Fifteen feature-length movies are vying for the top prize in next month's FESPACO festival, Africa's top cinema event, the organisers announced Friday.
Read moreMusk faces US fraud trial over Tesla tweet
Elon Musk, the CEO of electric car giant Tesla, will face trial on Tuesday over allegedly manipulating the stock market with a tweet after a federal judge rejected his request to move the case out of California.
Read moreLet's waltz! Vienna ball season back in full swing
After Covid restrictions had wiped out Vienna's glamorous winter ball season for two years in a row, 50-year-old Wahyuni couldn't wait any longer to get all dolled up and put on her dazzling floral-patterned ballgown to once again waltz the night away.
Read moreLeicester book Champions Cup last-16 place
Leicester Tigers became the first team to reach the Champions Cup last 16 on Friday as a 44-29 win at Clermont gave them a third successive victory in the competition.
Read moreRams say coach McVay staying on
The Los Angeles Rams said on Friday that head coach Sean McVay would be continuing in his role and would be in charge for the 2023 NFL season.
Read moreHeat home to be renamed Miami-Dade Arena
The Miami Heat's arena, which had been sponsored by failed crypto giant FTX, will be known as the Miami-Dade Arena until a new naming partner is found, the basketball team announced on Friday.
Read moreProbe sought of Brazil's Bolsonaro for Jan 8 riots
Brazilian authorities moved Friday to investigate far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro for "instigation and intellectual authorship" of the January 8 sacking of government buildings in Brasilia.
Read moreGlobal stocks extend run after US bank earnings and German data
Global stocks mostly rose Friday, extending a positive start to 2023, as Wall Street shrugged off early loses following mixed bank earnings and Europe cheered better-than-expected German economic data.
Read moreAston Villa make wasteful Leeds pay
Aston Villa's rise under Unai Emery continued with a 2-1 win over a luckless Leeds at Villa Park on Friday.
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