WHO members close to accord on tackling future pandemics, sources say
WorldGENEVA -- Members of the World Health Organization are close to a deal on a treaty to prepare for future pandemics, sources involved in the talks told Reuters on Saturday, with a WHO spokesperson saying discussions had been paused until Tuesday.
Salman wants AFC to consider awarding 2031 and 2035 Asian Cups at same time
WorldAsian Football Confederation President Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa suggested that the votes for hosting the 2031 and 2035 Asian Cups be held together after confirming a record seven nations had expressed interest in hosting the 2031 finals.
Ten trading days that shook financial markets
WorldSINGAPORE/LONDON -- The pain, said Shuntaro Takeuchi, was 10 out of 10. Not in the portfolio of Japanese stocks he runs out of San Francisco, California, but in his appendix.
UN shipping body approves global carbon pricing system
WorldMember states of the International Maritime Organization have voted in favor of a global pricing system to help curb maritime carbon emissions, the UN shipping body announced Friday.
RFK Jr's autism 'epidemic' study raises anti-vaxx fears
WorldUS Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr's announcement of a vast study to reveal the cause of a so-called autism "epidemic" has alarmed medical experts, who fear it could rekindle thoroughly debunked conspiracy theories about vaccines.
Frustrated families await news days after 222 killed in Dominican club disaster
WorldFrustration grew Friday in the Dominican Republic as families of some of the 222 people killed in a nightclub roof collapse three days earlier waited for their loved ones' bodies to be identified.
Investors grapple with tariff-driven economic threat as market swings persist
WorldNEW YORK -- Investors hoping for an end to wild market swings were reminded on Thursday that fallout from U.S. President Donald Trump's shifting tariff plans remains a threat to earnings and the economy, and could deal yet more punishment to equities.
Alphabet, Nvidia invest in OpenAI co-founder Sutskever's SSI, source says
WorldSAN FRANCISCO -- Alphabet and Nvidia have joined prominent venture capital investors to back Safe Superintelligence (SSI), a startup co-founded by OpenAI's former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever that has quickly risen to become one of the most valuable artificial intelligence startups months after its launch, a source familiar with the matter said.
Argentina seals $20 billion IMF deal, tears down currency controls
WorldBUENOS AIRES -- Argentina sealed a $20 billion, 48-month Extended Fund Facility deal with the International Monetary Fund on Friday and, in a major policy move ahead of the deal, dismantled key parts of its years-long currency controls and loosened its grip on the peso.
Prada to buy Versace for 1.25 bn euros to create new force in Italian fashion
WorldPrada said Thursday that it had reached a deal to buy Versace for 1.25 billion euros ($1.38 billion), building a new Italian fashion powerhouse and hoping to insert much-needed "spark" into its smaller, flashier rival.
