Turkey restores access to Instagram after 9-day block
Turkey said on Saturday it had restored access to social media platform Instagram after the company agreed to cooperate with authorities to address the government's concerns.
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Passenger plane crashes in Brazil's Sao Paulo state. It's unclear how many people were aboard
A plane with 62 people aboard crashed in a fiery wreck in a residential area of a city in Brazil's Sao Paulo state Friday, the airline said, but it was not immediately clear how many people were injured or killed.
US, India, Russia, Japan are building out wind power much too slowly for climate change, report says
The world is falling well short of a promise made at global climate talks last year to triple the amount of wind power, according to a report by an energy think tank released Thursday.
Nikkei’s Black Monday 2.0 triggers contagion talk
As the Japanese yen surges, investors are grasping for correlations — past events that provide some perspective on what might be in store for currency markets.
Anwar’s Russia trip, Brics bid show Malaysia is ‘picking a side’ in power rivalry: analysts
Plans by Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to visit Russia as he energises a bid to join the Brics group of nations show his country joining sides in the struggle between world powers, analysts say, warning it plays into the hands of Moscow as it seeks new allies away from condemnation of its invasion of Ukraine.
Severe drought has returned to the Amazon. And it’s happening earlier than expected
Holder of one-fifth of the world's fresh water, the Amazon is beginning the dry season with many of its rivers already at critically low levels, prompting governments to anticipate contingency measures to address issues ranging from disrupted navigation to increasing forest fires.
Weird flex but okay: Customers pay to get slapped by waitresses at this bar in Tokyo
Some like to de-stress with a drink in hand, while others like to sweat it out.
Tuesday Briefing: Less Than 100 Days to Go
The U.S. presidential election has been transformed by the events of the last few weeks. From now until Election Day on Nov. 5, we’ll keep you up to speed with contributions from Times journalists covering the biggest news.