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Vietnam flood death toll rises to 35: disaster agency
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History-making Japan golf twins push each other to greater heights
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Death becomes a growing business in ageing, lonely South Korea
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India's cloud seeding trials 'costly spectacle'
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Chiba wins women's title, Malinin leads at Skate Canada
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Siakam sparks injury-hit Pacers to season's first NBA win
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Denmark's fabled restaurant noma sells products to amateur cooks
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UK train stabbing wounds 10, two suspects arrested
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Nashville top Messi's Miami 2-1 to level MLS Cup playoff series
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Fergie, her daughters and the corgis hit by Andrew crisis
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High price of gold inspires new rush in California
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UK police arrest two after 'multiple people' stabbed on train
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NBA Hawks lose guard Young for four weeks with knee sprain
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50 dead as Caribbean digs out from Hurricane Melissa
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Forever Young gives Japan first Breeders' Cup Classic triumph
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Mbappe's Real Madrid extend Liga lead, Villarreal move second
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Salah savours 'great feeling' after 250th Liverpool goal
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Kinghorn kicks Toulouse to Top 14 summit
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Morant suspended by Grizzlies after rebuking coaching staff
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Frank refuses to condemn Van de Ven, Spence for snub in Spurs defeat
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France superstar Dupont extends Toulouse deal
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Egypt officially opens grand museum near pyramids
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French fraud watchdog reports Shein for 'childlike' sex dolls
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Scotland thrash USA before All Blacks' clash
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Egypt opens grand museum in lavish, pharaonic ceremony
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Joao Pedro strikes at last as Chelsea edge past Spurs
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Ohtani to open for Dodgers in World Series deciding game seven
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Two more suspects charged over Louvre heist
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Wall Street rebounded, European stock markets steadied and oil prices fell Friday as investors weighed the US government shutdown, fears of an AI bubble and the Gaza ceasefire.
France's Macron to name PM to end political gridlock
French President Emmanuel Macron was on Friday due to pick a head of government to lift the country out of political crisis, with allies irritated he could rename the same prime minister who quit earlier this week.
'Like human trafficking': how the US deported five men to Eswatini
Roberto Mosquera's family had no trace of him for a month after he was arrested by US immigration agents, until a government social media post revealed he had been deported to Africa’s last absolute monarchy.
Austria finds Microsoft 'illegally' tracked students: privacy campaign group
Austria's data protection authority has determined that Microsoft "illegally" tracked students using its education software and must grant them access to their data, a privacy campaign group said Friday.
Stock markets limp into weekend as AI bubble fears grow
Stock markets struggled Friday following a mixed week dominated by the Gaza ceasefire, US government shutdown and fears that the artificial intelligence sector is overvalued.
UK opens door to tougher regulation of Google search
Britain's competition watchdog on Friday paved the way for tougher regulation to tackle Google's dominance in online search, under new targeted measures focused on technology giants.
Last fluent speaker on a quest to keep ancient S.African language alive
In her humble home on the red soil of the Green Kalahari, 92-year-old Katrina Esau listened intently as her two great-grandchildren practised the ancient N|uu language of South Africa's indigenous San people.
Asian markets limp into weekend as AI bubble fears grow
Asian equities staggered into the weekend Friday following a mixed week that saw a Middle East ceasefire and huge new AI investments play off against the US shutdown and concerns about a tech bubble.
Morocco youth ask for king's ear at fresh protests
Young Moroccan protesters took to the streets again to demand reforms and a change of government on Thursday, the eve of a keenly anticipated annual speech by King Mohammed VI.
Death of 'sweet king': AI chatbots linked to teen tragedy
A chatbot from one of Silicon Valley's hottest AI startups called a 14-year-old "sweet king" and pleaded with him to "come home" in passionate exchanges that would be the teen's last communications before he took his own life.
Judge halts Trump's Chicago troop deployment as Portland decision looms
A federal judge on Thursday ordered a temporary halt to President Donald Trump's deployment of hundreds of National Guard troops in the Chicago area as part of his sweeping crime and immigration crackdown.
US finalizes $20 bn economic lifeline for Argentina, buys pesos
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that Washington had bought Argentine pesos and finalized a $20 billion economic support program to help prop up the South American nation's faltering finances.
Troops deploy in Chicago as US courts hears challenges
Five hundred US troops deployed in the Chicago area on Thursday as courts heard challenges to the use of the National Guard as part of President Donald Trump's sweeping crime and immigration crackdown.
Police clash with protesters as thousands rally in Madagascar
Several thousand anti-government demonstrators marched on Thursday through Madagascar's capital, several of them injured when police cracked down on the latest youth-led protest of the past two weeks.
Serbia faces 'extremely serious' impacts as sanctions hit oil firm
Serbia's president warned that US sanctions on the Russian-controlled operator of the Balkan nation's only oil refinery that took effect on Thursday put it in an "extremely serious" position.
At German auto crisis meet, Merz vows to fight EU gas guzzler ban
Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed Thursday to do everything in his power to fight EU plans to ban combustion-engine car sales from 2035 after crisis talks with the struggling German car industry.
French court ups jail term for man in Pelicot rape case appeal
A French appeals court Thursday handed a man a 10-year prison term for raping Gisele Pelicot, increasing his original nine-year sentence.
Nepal's youth vow to keep up pressure, one month after unrest
Nepalis lit candles outside the fire-damaged parliament on Thursday, marking one month since anti-corruption protests toppled the government, with fresh vows to keep up pressure ahead of elections.
Silver price hits decades high as gold rush eases
The price of silver hit a three-decade high on Thursday as investors kept flocking to safe havens amid geopolitical and economic uncertainty, but gold eased off a record run.
Ferrari goes electric with four-seat coupe but shares get shocked
Ferrari will begin its cautious shift to electric vehicles in 2026 with its first battery-powered four-seat coupe, but shares plummeted Thursday over a long-term profit outlook that fell short.
500 US troops deploy in Chicago ahead of court hearing
Five hundred US troops deployed in the Chicago area on Thursday as part of President Donald Trump's hardline immigration crackdown, despite strenuous objections of local leaders seeking a judge's order to block the mobilization.
Danish wind giant Orsted to cut workforce by a quarter
Danish offshore wind energy giant Orsted announced Thursday plans to cut 2,000 jobs, or a quarter of its workforce, by 2027 as its business struggles in the United States.
Pope hails role of news agencies in 'post-truth', AI world
Pope Leo XIV Thursday hailed the work of news agencies as a bulwark in an increasingly "post-truth" world, and warned of the dangers of relying on artificial intelligence for information.
Shein's Paris store kicks up a storm in France
Asian e-commerce giant Shein's decision to set up shop in a historic Parisian department store has ruffled feathers in the fashion capital.
Markets diverge tracking AI concerns, Gaza deal
European and Asian stock markets traded mixed Thursday as investors assessed the outlook for the global AI-fuelled rally, Federal Reserve interest rates and the US government shutdown.
Pope Leo puts poor, marginalised centre stage in first major text
Pope Leo XIV called Thursday for the poor and marginalised, including migrants, to be at the centre of the Catholic Church's mission, in the first major publication of his papacy.
Ferrari goes electric with four-seat coupe 'Elettrica'
Ferrari's first electric sports car, to be released next year, will be a four-seat coupe with over 1,000 horsepower and a range of 530 kilometres (329 miles), the company announced Thursday.
French prosecutors seek 12-year term in Gisele Pelicot rape appeal
French prosecutors on Thursday sought a 12-year jail term for the only man among 50 who claims he is innocent after being convicted of sexually abusing Gisele Pelicot.
Markets mixed as traders eye AI rally, US rates and shutdown
Markets were mixed on Thursday as investors tried to assess the outlook for the global AI-fuelled rally, Federal Reserve interest rates and the US government shutdown.
Merz to host German auto sector crisis meeting
Chancellor Friedrich Merz will Thursday host crisis talks with German auto industry leaders in a bid to navigate myriad challenges, from a looming EU combustion-engine ban to growing Chinese competition.
French court to rule in Gisele Pelicot rape appeal trial
A French appeal court is to rule on Thursday in the case of the only man among 50 who claims he is innocent after being convicted of sexually abusing Gisele Pelicot.
Stocks mixed as traders assess AI rally, US rates and shutdown
Asian markets were mixed Thursday as investors tried to assess the outlook for the global AI-fuelled rally, Federal Reserve interest rates and the ongoing US government shutdown.