LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is expected to be back in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ lineup on Wednesday after a stint on the injured list. The two-way superstar has been on the IL since Sept. 9 due to right biceps inflammation and lingering soreness…
LONDON (AP) — Marlon James and Douglas Stuart have a chance to become only the fifth author to win the Booker Prize twice after both were named Tuesday on the shortlist for arguably the U.K.’s most prestigious fiction accolade. Judges of the award whittled down…
SINGAPORE, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Governments are set to fall well short of meeting a major UN target to protect and conserve biodiversity in at least 30% of the world’s land and seas by 2030, research published on Wednesday showed. As part of the Kunming-Montreal…
BEIJING, Sept 23 (Reuters) – China has issued a set of guidelines for handling criminal cases involving fentanyl-related substances to ensure proper law enforcement, according to its judicial and public security authorities. The guidelines come a day before Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to meet…
By Claire Fu, Chenxi Yang and Nicoco Chan SINGAPORE/LIANYUNGANG, China, Sept 23 (Reuters) – From pre-bleached straight hair wigs to wavy clipped extensions and blinged-out coffin-shaped nails, sales of Chinese-made beauty accessories are surging across the United States. While friction over soaring Chinese exports of…
Sept 23 (Reuters) – Female prisoners in Myanmar are subjected to widespread torture, sexual violence and life-threatening medical neglect, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday, underlining the chronic ill-treatment of thousands of detainees in the war-torn nation. Since the military seized power in a February…
Sept 23 (Reuters) – Australia’s central bank said on Wednesday that ASX’s clearing and settlement facilities still failed to meet its expectations in “several important areas”, including governance and risk management, even as the exchange operator made progress during the year. In its 2026 assessment…
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Sitting on the floor of a makeshift shelter for survivors of Nepal’s deadly recent floods, Tenzin Dolma Ghale said she had nothing left but the clothes she was wearing. Her entire village and members of her family were washed away by…
Sept 22 (Reuters) – SPEEA, the union representing Boeing engineers and technical employees, said on Wednesday that they recommended their members accept Boeing’s latest contract offer. Boeing and its engineering union reached a contract agreement this month, a four-year offer that includes higher general wage…
By Natalia Siniawski MEXICO CITY, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Mexico on Tuesday unveiled nationwide rules restricting cellphone use in schools for younger students from bell to bell, as concern grows over the effects of screen time on children. The measure, which takes effect on November…
