The American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) was awarded the Gold Initiative Certificate – Star of Excellence in Patient Experience, receiving a prestigious five-star ranking from the Arab Hospitals Federation. The announcement was made during the official ceremony held at the Conrad Abu Dhabi – Etihad Towers, under the High Patronage and in the presence of H.E. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Cabinet Member and Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence of the United Arab Emirates.

Among all winners, AUBMC stood out as the only hospital to achieve an unprecedented performance of six platinum recognitions and three gold recognitions across the nine categories evaluated, setting it apart as a regional leader in patient-centered excellence.

Critically endangered yellow-crested cockatoos found an unexpected sanctuary among Hong Kong 's towering skyscrapers, but like their human neighbors they now face trouble finding a place to call home.

Native to Indonesia and East Timor, the snow-white birds, their crests flashing like yellow crowns, squawk through the urban parks of the Asian financial hub. They make up roughly 10% of the species' global wild population, which numbers only up to 2,000 mature birds.

Bayern Munich is purring in the Bundesliga after a perfect start to the season.

Spain and Lamine Yamal took top spot from Argentina and Lionel Messi in the FIFA men's rankings published on Thursday, and lead for the first time since being dethroned as world champion in June 2014.

Ligue 1 leader Paris Saint-Germain faces its biggest rival Marseille at Parc des Princes on Sunday.

Marseille's longstanding bragging rights as the only French side to win the Champions League finally ended when PSG won it in emphatic style last season. On the domestic front, PSG has pulled away from Marseille with 13 Ligue 1 titles compared to nine.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to Mexico on Thursday in an effort to diversify trade as America's neighbors brace for a review of the free trade deal with United States.

The United States-Mexico-Canada trade pact, or USMCA, is up for review in 2026. More than 75% of Canada's exports and more than 80% of Mexico's go to the U.S.

Australia on Thursday set a new target of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by between 62% and 70% below 2005 levels by 2035.

Beatrice Nutekpor weaves through the mangroves in Tsokomey community, just outside of Ghana's capital of Accra, every day to harvest oysters for sale. It's a family tradition she's been doing since she was 15. Now 45, she is struggling to sustain the practice and pass it to her daughter.

In Ghana's coastal mangroves, oyster farming has been a key source of livelihood dominated for ages by women. Hundreds of women were trained in eco-friendly farming methods for oysters, including mangrove planting and preservation, and selective oyster harvesting, to lessen the impact of climate change.

At a moment of growing international alarm about the humanitarian situation in Gaza, more U.S. adults view Israel's military action in the Palestinian territory as excessive than at the beginning of the war, according to a new poll.

Pope Leo XIV said in his first interview as history's first American pope that he has no intention of getting involved in U.S. politics but will raise his voice on issues of concern to the Catholic Church, including on immigration.