By Sfundo Parakozov and Alessandro Parodi JOHANNESBURG, Dec 31 (Reuters) - South Africa's rand ended 2025 nearly 13% stronger against the U.S. dollar, marking its biggest annual gain in 16 years as the greenback weakened broadly.

South Korea is one of the few countries that allow farming to extract bile from bears, mostly Asiatic black bears known as moon bears, for traditional medicine or as food believed to promote vitality and stamina.

Sometimes the best way to refresh the mind, body and soul after a long workweek is to enjoy a short weekend trip. Luckily, the southern United States is chock-full of interesting and diverse vacation destinations just waiting to be explored. To help you ...

South Korea gave the green light on Tuesday for the operation of a nuclear reactor with electricity output of 1,400 megawatts, the nuclear watchdog said, starting with a pilot run of six months.

South Pacific countries were the first to bid farewell to 2025. Clocks struck midnight in Auckland 18 hours before the famous ball drop in New York’s Times Square. The five-minute display involved 3,500 fireworks.

Update: Officials say Pastor Josh Sullivan was rescued on Tuesday, April 15. Read the latest here. Our earlier story is below. Gunmen in South Africa have abducted a U.S. missionary from his church as he was delivering a sermon, police and a colleague said ...

The AFC South wasn't supposed to play out this way. Coming into the 2025 NFL season, this division was supposed to field one of the weakest playoff teams in the bracket. Then, halfway through the year, it appeared that there would be three teams out of the AFC South to make the postseason.

Given the Show-Me state's proximity to the South — and its history as a slave state — researchers decided to ask how Missouri residents thought about their identity. A new survey of Missourians shows the vast majority claim Midwestern identity.

South Dakota health officials report two flu-related deaths in Minnehaha County as statewide cases rise to 2,824 with 154 hospitalizations.

That’s just the beginning. More new layouts are on the way: Broomsedge, by Kyle Franz and Mike Koprowski, is open for play, 21 Golf Club, with two golf courses on the way from King Collins, also promises to make headlines among this Golden Age of new ...

The Sangdong mine contains millions of tons of tungsten, known as a war metal that can withstand extraordinary temperatures, something the U.S. desperately needs for defense.