JOHANNESBURG — JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa on Thursday welcomed a U.S. bridging plan worth $115 million that would continue funding HIV treatment and prevention programs until the end of March, saying it was a sign of good bilateral relations despite recent tensions. The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, has been...

KitKat chocolate bars, manufactured by Nestle SA, arranged in London, U.K., on Monday, July 26, 2021. Nestle report their half-year results on July 29. Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nestle said Thursday it will cut 16,000 jobs as the firm’s new CEO, Philipp Navratil, looks to accelerate a...

LONDON — It’s safe to say they’re making their presence felt. Japan’s top sumo wrestlers were wandering the streets of London ahead of the sold-out Grand Sumo Tournament taking place this week at the Royal Albert Hall, the British capital’s famous Victorian concert venue. Dressed in traditional Japanese clothing, the wrestlers known as rikishi, have...

Kenyan police have fired tear gas at huge crowds of mourners gathering at a stadium in the capital, Nairobi, to view the body of Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga after it had been flown from India where he died. Gunshots were also fired, but it is not clear whether the police were using live...

VATICAN CITY — VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican’s child protection board said Thursday the Catholic Church has a moral obligation to help victims of clergy sexual abuse heal, and identified financial reparations and sanctions for abusers and their enablers as essential remedies. The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors focused on the issue...

The Nio logo is seen at the Nio booth at the National Exhibition Center in Shanghai, China, on April 28, 2025, during the Shanghai Automobile Show 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Hong Kong-listed shares of Nio plunged over 7% after Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund sued the Chinese electric vehicle maker for allegedly violating...

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OceanGate’s Titan submersible imploded on its journey to the wreck of the Titantic because of poor engineering and multiple failures to test the vessel, according to an official report. Titan imploded in June 2023, killing all five passengers on board including OceanGate’s chief executive. The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) found the engineering process...