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Biden promotes US biotech, cancer fight in new 'Moonshot'

Biden promotes US biotech, cancer fight in new 'Moonshot'

President Joe Biden issued an executive order Monday boosting the US biotech sector as part of his Cancer Moonshot initiative, which invokes the national effort to land a man on the Moon 60 years ago.

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King Charles leads queen's coffin procession in Scotland

King Charles leads queen's coffin procession in Scotland

On foot and flanked by his three siblings, King Charles III on Monday led a sombre procession carrying Queen Elizabeth II's body through hushed Edinburgh streets packed with mourners.

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Hilfiger returns to New York with a new logo and metaverse focus

Hilfiger returns to New York with a new logo and metaverse focus

With a new logo and eyes on the metaverse, Tommy Hilfiger returned to New York's Fashion Week, presenting a collection that seeks to reinvent his brand.

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50 million people stuck in 'modern slavery': UN

50 million people stuck in 'modern slavery': UN

Fifty million people around the world are trapped in forced labour or forced marriage, the UN said Monday, warning that their ranks had swelled dramatically in recent years.

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Williams driver Albon needed ventilator treatment after appendix surgery

Williams driver Albon needed ventilator treatment after appendix surgery

Williams' Formula One driver Alex Albon suffered "respiratory failure" and was left on a ventilator following complications from surgery on his appendix.

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Zverev out of Davis Cup with 'extreme pain', likely to miss 'months'

Zverev out of Davis Cup with 'extreme pain', likely to miss 'months'

Alexander Zverev will not feature for Germany in this week's Davis Cup group stage in Hamburg after experiencing "extreme pain" and is unlikely to play again this year, he said Monday.

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Liverpool 'horror show' leaves Klopp searching for answers

Liverpool 'horror show' leaves Klopp searching for answers

Jurgen Klopp said Monday he has spent days trawling over Liverpool's "horror show" of a 4-1 defeat to Napoli that leaves last season's Champions League finalists with little margin for error in Europe.

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Art world to mark 50 years since Picasso's death

Art world to mark 50 years since Picasso's death

From the Prado museum to the Pompidou Centre and New York's Met, the art world has mobilised to stage "an unprecedented" 42 exhibitions marking 50 years since Picasso's death, officials said Monday.

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Overnight queue, strict rules for Queen Elizabeth II's lying in state

Overnight queue, strict rules for Queen Elizabeth II's lying in state

Britons have a reputation for patiently waiting in line but the queue for Queen Elizabeth II's lying in state is likely to be unprecedented even by their standards.

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'Not something you can just make in a day': the queen's coffin

'Not something you can just make in a day': the queen's coffin

Queen Elizabeth II's coffin, which will lie in state in London for four days later this week before her funeral next Monday, was reportedly crafted more than three decades ago.

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