The world's largest research centre has been launched to examine whether psychedelic drugs can treat depression, and opioid addiction after tech entrepreneurs helped fuel new interest in the field.
The Israeli government has sparked outrage with draft legislation to use cameras for monitoring polling stations in Israel's election next week, a move opponents said was effectively meant to intimidate Arab voters.
Thousands of demonstrators in Hong Kong urged US President Donald Trump to "liberate" the Chinese territory during a peaceful march yesterday, but fresh violence broke out later as police fired tear gas at protesters who vandalised subway stations and blocked traffic.
Danone Dairy Ireland has won accreditation from B Labs, a US non-profit that promotes social and environmental responsibility, in recognition of its commitment to green causes and progressive labour practices.
At least 23 of Sidney Poitier's extended family are feared missing in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian.
Donald Trump has called off negotiations with the Taliban in a stunning reversal that followed the group's refusal to travel to the US to sign a withdrawal deal.
Rescuers scoured the coast of the US state of Georgia on Sunday for four missing crew members of a cargo ship that overturned and caught fire, but the efforts ran into trouble amid the flames and instability of the ship, the US Coast Guard said.
