Lula puts diverse new face on Brazil government
Brazil's new President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva held his first cabinet meeting Friday, getting down to the business of "rebuilding" and "reunifying" the country after his divisive election battle with far-right predecessor Jair Bolsonaro.
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Conductor Barenboim resigns from Berlin opera over ill health
World-renowned conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim said on Friday he was stepping down as general musical director of Berlin's State Opera due to deteriorating health, marking the end of an era at the fabled institution.
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Stocks mostly rise after US jobs data
Stock markets mostly advanced Friday as traders digested key US jobs data and after news of falling inflation in the eurozone.
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Brazil's Lula gets to work vowing clean break with Bolsonaro
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva held his first cabinet meeting Friday, vowing to work with Congress and run a government of traditional technocrats to "rebuild" Brazil after the "authoritarianism" of predecessor Jair Bolsonaro.
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Harry's memoirs expose deepening feud with future king William
The latest revelations by Prince Harry have shone a glaring light on his fractured relationship with his elder brother William, with whom he was once close.
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29 killed in arrest of Mexico drug kingpin son: government
Ten soldiers and 19 criminal suspects died in a massive operation to arrest a son of jailed drug trafficker Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the Mexican government said Friday, with a dramatic shootout damaging three planes and sowing terror at a local airport.
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French cartoonist investigated over child porn complaint
French prosecutors are investigating a cartoonist after a complaint he was distributing child pornography through his sexually explicit work.
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Animal rights activists blast Paris' Moulin Rouge over snake act
Animal rights activists have launched a campaign against Paris institution the Moulin Rouge, complaining that the storied cabaret is immersing non-aquatic snakes in water on stage.
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Harlequins' Evans joins England as attack coach for Six Nations
Harlequins coach Nick Evans will join England as an attack coach for the upcoming 2023 Six Nations Championship, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) announced on Friday.
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Roux quits senior South African rugby post
South African franchise bosses Eduard Coetzee and Edgar Rathbone are possible replacements for Jurie Roux, whose resignation as national rugby union chief executive was confirmed on Friday.
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