Gabon cuts off Facebook, TikTok amid teachers' strike
Social media platforms including Facebook and TikTok were no longer available in Gabon on Wednesday, AFP journalists and a watchdog said, after regulators suspended them over security concerns amid an anti-government labour strike.
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Ukraine's officials to boycott Paralympics over Russian flag decision
Ukrainian officials will boycott the Paralympic Winter Games, Kyiv said Wednesday, after the International Paralympic Committee allowed Russian athletes to compete under their national flag.
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Notorious Courbet painting goes on show in Vienna
One of Gustave Courbet's most controversial nudes, "The Origin of the World" will be the centrepiece of a major retrospective of the 19th-century French artist that opens in Vienna on Thursday.
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In reversal, US agrees to review new Moderna flu shot
Vaccine manufacturer Moderna said Wednesday the US Food and Drug Administration walked back its previous position and agreed to review the company's new mRNA-based flu shot.
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Glencore still open to 'mega-miner' deal after Rio collapse
Swiss resources giant Glencore is still open to a transformative merger with another mining group, its CEO said Wednesday, two weeks after dropping a plan to combine with British-Australian miner Rio Tinto.
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Shiffrin finally strikes Olympic gold, China win first title
US ski star Mikaela Shiffrin ended her Olympic medal drought in style with gold in the slalom on Wednesday as snowboarder Su Yiming won China's first title of the Milan-Cortina Games.
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Russian era ends at abandoned launchpad in South American jungle
"Stop. Danger of death. Work in progress."
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'Utterly absurd': Kosovo ex-president denies war crimes as trial closes
Kosovo's former president and guerrilla leader Hashim Thaci called the war crimes charges against him "entirely untrue and utterly absurd" Wednesday on the final day of his marathon trial in The Hague.
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Turkey to give cash for soap TV series that boost national image
The Turkish government on Wednesday said it would provide incentives to producers of the country's increasingly popular soap TV series that promote Turkey and its language.
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Man missing in floods as France hit by record 35 days of rain
A man has gone missing in the Loire River in the flood-hit west of France, an official said, as the country on Wednesday marked a record-breaking streak of 35 consecutive days of rain.
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