India's top court to weigh same-sex marriage recognition
India's top court decided Friday to proceed with a case weighing legal recognition of same-sex marriages, four years after the same institution struck down a colonial-era ban on gay sex.
Read more'Squid Game' star indicted over sexual misconduct: prosecutor
"Squid Game" actor O Yeong-su has been indicted on charges of sexual misconduct, South Korea's prosecutor told AFP Friday.
Read moreBrazil face anxious wait after Neymar injury scare at World Cup
Brazil were sweating on the fitness of Neymar on Friday after their talisman sprained his ankle in the World Cup win over Serbia.
Read moreHalf of Kyiv residents still without electricity after strikes
Nearly half of Kyiv residents were still without electricity Friday, the Ukrainian capital's mayor said, two days after Russian strikes battered the country's already struggling energy grid.
Read moreSouth Korean capital launches self-driving bus experiment
South Korea's capital launched its first self-driving bus route on Friday, part of an experiment which engineers said aims to make people feel more comfortable with driverless vehicles on the roads.
Read moreMarkets mixed as easing Fed fears tempered by China Covid spike
Asian markets were mixed on Friday at the end of a week in which hopes that the Fed will tone down its monetary tightening campaign were offset by fresh Covid lockdown fears in China.
Read moreChinese-Canadian ex-pop star Kris Wu jailed for rape
Chinese-Canadian ex-pop star Kris Wu has been jailed for 13 years after being found guilty of rape, a Chinese court said Friday.
Read moreChina's 'iPhone city' under Covid lockdown after violent clashes
Six million people were on Friday under Covid lockdown in a Chinese city home to the world's largest iPhone factory, after clashes between police and workers furious over pay.
Read moreAsian markets mixed as easing Fed fears tempered by China Covid spike
Asian markets were mixed on Friday at the end of a week in which hopes that the Fed will tone down its monetary tightening campaign were offset by fresh Covid lockdown fears in China.
Read more'Army of orphans': The price of S.Africa's AIDS scourge
At the age of 13, Ndumiso Gamede was orphaned when his parents died at the peak of the AIDS epidemic in South Africa.
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