businessNIKE, Inc. announced a sweeping executive succession plan, naming 32-year veteran Elliott Hill as President and Chief Executive Officer effective October 14, following John Donahoe's retirement from the helm.
odd-viralThailand's Khao Kheow Open Zoo implements five-minute viewing caps and 24-hour livestreams as crowds flock to see internet sensation Moo Deng.
businessU.S. equity markets surged to fresh historic highs Thursday, powered by a 1.7% leap in the S&P 500 as investors fully digested the Federal Reserve's decisive 50-basis-point interest rate reduction.
scienceAstrophysicists confirmed that a newly discovered 10-meter asteroid designated 2024 PT5 will be temporarily captured by Earth's gravitational field, serving as a mini-moon for 57 days before escaping back into solar orbit.
cultureMusicologists have uncovered a previously unknown 12-minute string trio composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the mid-to-late 1760s, preserved within the archives of the Leipzig Municipal Music Library.
lifestyleVenice municipal authorities will double the operational calendar of its tourist entrance tax to 54 peak days in 2025, with late bookings rising to €10.
europeIn a historic vote in Strasbourg, the European Parliament formally recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González Urrutia as the democratically elected president of Venezuela, rejecting Nicolás Maduro's claim to power.
entertainmentColin Farrell's transformative performance as Oz Cobb leads HBO's gritty Batman spin-off to glowing reviews and multiplatform viewership records.
healthThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved FluMist Quadrivalent for self- or caregiver-administration, establishing the first influenza vaccine in the United States that does not require an in-person healthcare provider visit.
sportsRogers agreed to buy BCE's 37.5% stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, securing 75% majority control of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Raptors.
worldThe Union Cabinet approved major space exploration initiatives including a lunar sample return mission, a Venus orbiter, and a Next-Gen Launch Vehicle.
automotiveMercedes-Benz Group AG lowered its full-year earnings guidance for the second time in two months, warning that adjusted return on sales in its flagship car division will drop to between 7.5% and 8.5% due to deteriorating macroeconomic demand in China.
