"This site saves lives," reads an inscription on the wall of America's first drug injection center in New York, which aims to serve as a model in a country blighted by record overdoses.
Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen broke the world indoor record in the 1500m when he ran 3min 30.60sec on Thursday in Lievin in northern France.
A US judge ruled Thursday that former president Donald Trump and his eldest children must testify under oath in New York's civil probe into alleged fraud at his family business.
Politics
More NFT digital collectibles are coming from former US first lady Melania Trump, she said Thursday, and this time they will focus on "iconic" moments from her husband's turbulent presidency.
February 17, 2022
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Simona Halep continued her excellent start to the year by powering past Ons Jabeur and into the semi-finals of the WTA event in Dubai on Thursday, while Jelena Ostapenko saved a match point to edge out Petra Kvitova.
February 17, 2022
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Standing on the heap of mud and rubble that used to be his sister's house, Anderson Mota Barreiros joins the small army of volunteers shoveling through the muck for their missing loved ones after deadly landslides hit the scenic Brazilian city of Petropolis.
February 17, 2022
Asserting that McDonald's had not lived up to prior commitments on animal welfare, billionaire investor Carl Icahn said he planned to offer alternative candidates for the company's board of directors.
February 17, 2022
Formula One outfit Alpine on Thursday appointed American Otmar Szafnauer as team principal with Frenchman Bruno Famin taking up the post of executive director.
February 17, 2022
Politics
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken challenged Russia Thursday to make an unequivocal statement that it would not invade Ukraine and to back it up by pulling back troops.
February 17, 2022
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Teenager Kamila Valieva finished fourth in the women's figure skating at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday as a doping scandal engulfing the pre-Games favourite appeared to take its toll.
Ten-time major winner Annika Sorenstam will compete in the 77th US Women's Open in June, the US Golf Association said Thursday.
The United States on Thursday shipped nearly 5.2 million doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to Egypt and Nigeria, a White House official told AFP.
Rescuers raced against the clock Thursday to find survivors among the mud and wreckage caused by devastating flash floods and landslides that killed 104 people in the picturesque Brazilian city of Petropolis.
February 17, 2022
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Australian tennis player Alex de Minaur hit back at allegations he is being investigated over the purchase of false Covid passes, insisting Thursday: "I have a completely valid, accurate and true vaccination record."
February 17, 2022
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Stock markets moved lower Thursday as investors assessed the latest twists in the Ukraine crisis, while oil prices retreated on further signs of a breakthrough in Iran nuclear talks, analysts said.
Kindergarten worker Natalia Slesareva's ears were ringing after she was thrown against a door by a shell blast during an attack that has sent tensions soaring, amid fears that Russia will invade Ukraine.
Kamila Valieva's notoriously demanding coach appeared to have little sympathy after the teenage Russian's hopes of Beijing Olympic figure skating gold evaporated Thursday in a disastrous performance.
France announced Thursday that it was withdrawing its troops from Mali after a breakdown in relations with the country's ruling junta, ending a near 10-year deployment against jihadist groups that pose a growing threat in West Africa.
February 17, 2022
- Canada police ready to move in to clear trucker-led protests
- Djokovic eager for Dubai comeback after vaccine controversy
- Nestle cautious on 2022 targets, given rising costs
- Aussie tennis star de Minaur investigated over false Covid pass purchase scheme
- US steps up invasion warnings as Ukraine tensions soar
- Broken Valieva falls out of medal places as team-mate wins gold
- US 'candy bomber' pilot dead at 101
- Ferrari unveil sleek new car with ambitions to end world title drought