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The year has only just started but already Europe has broken an alarming number of weather records as extreme heat spread across the continent.

Most of us know the travel fear of a bag not appearing on the belt after a flight. Some of us -- ever more, thanks to the aviation chaos this year -- know the gut punch of it not appearing. But an increasing number of travelers know what it's like to lose a bag and get it back -- not because of airlines' diligence, but because they knew their bag's location thanks to a tracking device they'd packed with their clothes.

Welcome to the first trading day of 2023. Markets are pushing higher but don't get comfortable just yet — if last year taught us anything it's to expect the unexpected.

Tesla delivered a record number of cars last year, as sales continued to grow by percentages any other major automaker would dream about. But Tesla still managed to disappoint Wall Street throughout 2022 -- and the last quarter was no different.

Brazilians will pay their final respects to football great Pelé with a 24-hour public wake, which begins on Monday at the Urbano Caldeira Stadium, the home of his former football club Santos.

Kateryna and her husband Oleg endure what every citizen of Kyiv must -- long blackouts, hours without any internet connection and constant apprehension about the next missile barrage.

Tesla Inc's China chief Tom Zhu has been promoted to take charge of the electric carmaker's US assembly plants as well as sales operations in North America and Europe, according to an internal posting of reporting lines reviewed by Reuters.

Rescuers in Vietnam were desperately trying to free a 10-year boy on Monday two days after he fell into the narrow open shaft of a concrete pile at a construction site on New Year's Eve.

Free condoms are now available to young people under the age of 26 at French pharmacies as part of what French President Emmanuel Macron has called "a small revolution in preventative healthcare."

The event that dominated the world's news agenda in 2022 was the Ukraine war and its far-reaching repercussions. Its impact was felt deeply in the Middle East, with the region's energy supplies, strategic waterways, and even weapons industries playing a key role in the war.

The lying-in-state of former Pope Benedict XVI, who died Saturday at the age of 95, began Monday in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City ahead of his funeral later this week.

At least 14 people died in a brazen armed assault on a prison in the Mexican border city of Juarez on Sunday, officials said.

New year equals new outlook. Apply this formula liberally to travel planning in 2023.

North Korea has fired Pak Jong Chon, the second most powerful military official after leader Kim Jong Un, state media reported.

The last year in architecture will be remembered as one of firsts, from the world's first "upcycled" skyscraper winning World Building of the Year to Burkina Faso-born Francis Kéré becoming the first African architect to win the coveted Pritzker Prize.

China's economy grew at least 4.4% in 2022, according to leader Xi Jinping, a figure much stronger than many economists had expected. But the current Covid wave may hobble growth in the months ahead.

A midair collision between two helicopters in Australia has left four people dead and three others in critical condition, authorities said Monday.

After a tumultuous end to a momentous and challenging year, China heads into 2023 with a great deal of uncertainty -- and potentially a glimpse of light at the end of the pandemic tunnel.

Russia's war in Ukraine has proven almost every assumption wrong, with Europe now wondering what left is safe to assume.

Chaos erupted on New Year's Day in the Philippines after a severe airport power outage temporarily impacted air traffic control, disrupting nearly 300 flights and leaving tens of thousands of travelers stranded in the South East Asian hub.