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Shanghai partly resumes public transport in patchy reopening

Shanghai partly resumes public transport in patchy reopening

Shanghai partially restarted public transport Sunday, signaling a gradual reopening after nearly two months sealed off from the outside world.

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Moldova wine industry's EU focus pays off

Moldova wine industry's EU focus pays off

In the small Moldovan village of Pereni, Nicolae Tronciu gazes at his vineyard, with its buds ready to bloom.

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Adebayo steps up as Heat battle past Celtics to take series lead

Adebayo steps up as Heat battle past Celtics to take series lead

Bam Adebayo delivered a 31-point masterpiece as the Miami Heat dug deep to defeat the Boston Celtics 109-103 on the road and take a crucial 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference finals series on Saturday.

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Rich Lebanese buy 'island passports' as crisis bites

Rich Lebanese buy 'island passports' as crisis bites

Fearing visa hassles could cost him his job in Dubai while an economic collapse had dashed any homecoming options, Lebanese executive Jad splurged around $135,000 on a new citizenship for himself and his wife.

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Manufacturers getting to grips with airless tyres

Manufacturers getting to grips with airless tyres

Airless tyres that never go flat or need to be inflated: It's a decades-long dream that manufacturers hope to turn into a reality soon, but for truck drivers first.

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Bitter harvest for Indian farmers after wheat export ban

Bitter harvest for Indian farmers after wheat export ban

When New Delhi banned wheat exports as prices soared over Russia's invasion of Ukraine it provoked consternation abroad and drove the cereal even higher.

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'Enormously risky': How NFTs lost their lustre

'Enormously risky': How NFTs lost their lustre

A slew of celebrity endorsements helped inflate a multi-billion dollar bubble around digital tokens over the past year, but cryptocurrencies are crashing and some fear NFTs could be next.

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Ukraine's Zelensky warns only diplomacy can end war

Ukraine's Zelensky warns only diplomacy can end war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned only a diplomatic breakthrough rather than an outright military victory can end Russia's war on his country, while pushing its case for EU membership.

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For Iraqis back from Syria, life on hold in 'rehabilitation' camp

For Iraqis back from Syria, life on hold in 'rehabilitation' camp

Awatef Massud is longing to reunite with her Iraqi family after years spent in Syria, but first she must do time in a vetting camp to ensure she has no links to jihadists.

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Bangkok votes for new governor for first time in decade

Bangkok votes for new governor for first time in decade

Bangkok went to the polls Sunday in its first governor election in almost a decade, with the ballot viewed as an indicator for a national vote expected within a year

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