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Zuckerberg skewered again on screen in 'The Social Reckoning'
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Big guns back for Australia's Rugby League World Cup defence
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Fiji urges 'just' climate transition, financing at pre-COP gathering
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Braves rock Dodgers to level series, Brewers win thriller
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Thailand's Jeeno overcomes late wobble to win Lotte Championship
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Most Asia stocks rally as 'Goldilocks' jobs data ease rate fears
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Brazil heads to run-off as Bolsonaro pulls off shock first place finish over Lula
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Sunken Silk Road city reveals Central Asia's lost history
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EU, China to hold Beijing talks to avert trade war
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Three years on, Israeli rescuer cannot escape October 7
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Bolsonaro edges past Lula as nail-biter Brazil vote goes to a run-off
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Research into weight-loss drugs tipped for Nobel as award week opens
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Rubio visits Iceland as US boosts Arctic presence
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US Supreme Court hears bid to shut the door on climate suits
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Bolsonaro leads Lula as nail-biter Brazil vote goes to a run-off
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Chourio walk-off single lifts Brewers over Padres
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Patriots inflict first Bills defeat as Chiefs keep winning
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Flavio Bolsonaro leads Lula in near-done Brazil vote count
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Pacific nations take centre stage at 'pre-COP' climate summit
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Flavio Bolsonaro leads Lula in partial Brazil poll results
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Ronaldo can return to Portugal team if he wants: coach Jesus
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Titan FX Launches Second “Dream Beyond Borders 2.0” Brand Commercial Featuring Keisuke Honda
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Portugal move into Nations League knockout stage, Germany held
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Patriots inflict first Bills defeat as Rams surge late
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Ronaldo-less Portugal beat Norway to reach Nations League quarters
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Brazil's Indigenous back Lula as El Nino fuels forest fires
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Bosnian Serb strongman claims election win, thanks Trump and Putin
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Brazil braces for results of election battle between Lula and Bolsonaro
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Israel wear black armbands in Ireland tie over Hamas attack
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Indians protest election chief ahead of top court hearing
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'I fear it could drag on': anxiety takes hold in Ethiopian city wrested from rebels
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'Verity' kills, Cruise bombs in N. American movie theaters
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Brazil's Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro face off in knife-edge election
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Colts top Commanders in NFL London game
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UK Green party adopts 'Zionism is racism' policy
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Hundreds of schools to shut Monday as student protests rock France
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Rio favela residents vote with little hope
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Three previous two-time Arc de Triomphe winners
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Evenepoel puts worlds 'disappointment' to bed with European crown
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'Champion' Daryz wins second successive Arc in fine style
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Two-time winning Arc trainer Rouget bows out in emotional farewell
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Daryz wins second successive Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
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Battling Djokovic stuns top seed Zverev at China Open
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England's seven-goal spree sends message to Euro rivals: Kane
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Spy chief Clayton, the Trump loyalist tech bosses trust on AI
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Trump confirms national intelligence chief as new AI czar
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UK's Glastonbury festival tickets sell out in 45 minutes
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Up to 500 French schools to be totally or partly closed Monday: minister
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Two dead in Catalonia due to torrential rains: Spanish officials
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Sydney Roosters edge Knights in tense NRL grand final
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Wall Street stocks rise before key rate decisions
New York stocks climbed Monday at the start of a busy week of central bank meetings in the United States, Britain and Japan that should shed more light on the direction of interest rates.
Inter's Acerbi leaves Italy camp after racist abuse claims
Francesco Acerbi on Monday left Italy's training camp ahead of two friendlies in the United States after reports he will be investigated for alleged racial abuse of Napoli defender Juan Jesus.
Stock markets rise before key rate decisions
Stock markets climbed and the dollar dipped Monday ahead of interest-rate decisions due this week from the United States, Britain and Japan.
TikTok and its 'secret sauce' caught in US-China tussle
As a US campaign to sever TikTok from its Chinese parent heads to the Senate, analysts say Beijing's response to a forced sale of the app -- and its 'secret sauce' algorithm -- will be clear: Hands off.
Asian stocks rise after strong China production data
Asian stocks gained on Monday after China posted stronger than expected industrial production data in a fragile recovery for the world's second-largest economy.
Blinken says fighting disinfo 'vital US national security interest'
Fighting disinformation including AI-enabled content is a "vital" national security interest and diplomatic priority for the United States, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday at a democracy summit in Seoul.
Methane: a powerful gas heating the planet
Climate talks often revolve around reducing the most dangerous greenhouse gas CO2.
China retail sales show shaky economic recovery
The performance of China's economy in the first two months of 2024 was mixed, official figures showed Monday, with sluggish household consumption alongside increased industrial production reflecting an uneven recovery.
Asian trade cautious ahead of key rate decisions
Traders in Asia were cautious on Monday after US shares receded, and as anticipation builds for the Bank of Japan to finally ditch its negative interest rate.
Sins of the fathers: Children of IS left to rot in Syria camp
Ali is 12 and has survived things no child should see, spending half his life in what amounts to a prison camp for jihadist families in an arid corner of northeastern Syria.
Australian taxi drivers win $178 million payout from Uber
Australian taxi drivers impacted by the rise of ridesharing giant Uber have won US$178 million in compensation, their lawyers said Monday after settling a gruelling legal battle.
Monsters, asteroids, vampires: AI conspiracies flood TikTok
From vampires and wendigos to killer asteroids, TikTok users are pumping out outlandish end-of-the-world conspiracy theories, researchers say, in yet another misinformation trend on a platform whose fate in the United States hangs in the balance.
'Kung Fu Panda' again beats sandworms in N.America box office
For a second weekend running "Kung Fu Panda 4" battled its way to the top of the North American box office, narrowly edging out "Dune: Part Two," according to industry watcher Exhibitor Relations.
Spanish farmers stage fresh protests in Madrid
Hundreds of farmers paraded through the Spanish capital on foot and by tractor on Sunday in the latest protest over the crisis facing the agricultural sector.
Vietnam faces $3bn annual crop losses from rising saltwater levels
Vietnam faces nearly $3 billion a year in crop losses as more saltwater seeps into arable land, state media reported Sunday, citing new research.
UK brass band keeps miners' legacy burning, 40 years after strike
Memories of the UK's once-mighty mining industry are fading but 40 years after an epoch-defining strike, Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band still embodies the close ties that once bound the community.
US Fed to provide fresh clues on rate cuts after uptick in inflation
The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to keep its key lending rate unchanged again on Wednesday, as policymakers continue discussions over when to start rate cuts and launch the next phase in their long-running battle against inflation.
German train drivers union halts strikes to negotiate
Germany's Deutsche Bahn railways and the GDL train drivers' union announced they had returned to the negotiating table on Saturday after a wave of strikes demanding better pay.
Gaza truce efforts revived as first sea aid unloaded
Efforts towards a truce in the Israel-Hamas war appeared to rekindle on Saturday after a new proposal from the Palestinian militant group which also called for more aid into Gaza, where the first food shipment by sea reached shore.
Inferno destroys prestigious Arab film studio in Cairo
A major fire in Cairo destroyed one of the Arab world's most prestigious and oldest film production houses, founded 80 years ago, an AFP journalist said.
Truce efforts ongoing as first sea aid unloaded for hungry Gazans
Efforts towards a truce in the Israel-Hamas war continued Saturday after a new proposal from the Palestinian militant group which also called for more aid into Gaza, where famine threatens and the first food shipment by sea was unloaded.
UN says 5 million at risk of starvation in Sudan
The United Nations appealed Friday for Sudan's battling factions to allow delivery of humanitarian relief to fend off looming "catastrophic" hunger.
EU chief outlines more concessions for bloc's farmers
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen on Friday laid out a further series of concessions to EU farmers, especially for those on smaller properties, in a bid to calm rolling protests in the sector.
Vodafone sells Italian unit to Swisscom, deal angers Swiss hard-right
British telecoms giant Vodafone said Friday it has agreed to sell its Italian unit to Swisscom for eight billion euros ($8.7 billion) in a cash deal that was slammed by Switzerland's main political party.
Dutch pick France's Naval Group for submarines deal
The Netherlands picked French defence company Naval Group on Friday to build four submarines for its navy in a deal worth billions of euros that had also been pursued by Swedish and German firms.
21 migrants including five children dead in Aegean: Turkey
Twenty-one migrants including five children drowned after a boat capsized off the Turkish coast, local officials said on Friday.
Economic hard times make Swedes cut back on drinking
A slumping economy gave Swedes less to cheer about last year as alcohol consumption fell the most in nearly a decade in the Nordic country, excluding the 2020 pandemic, research showed Friday.
Nissan, Honda explore partnership in electric vehicles
Japanese arch-rivals Nissan and Honda said Friday they were exploring a strategic partnership in electric vehicles to face up to a "once-in-a-century" upheaval in the car industry.
Eyes on Bank of Japan as unions announce big wage hikes
Japan's largest trade union said Friday it had secured the highest wage hikes since 1991 in preliminary data that stokes speculation the central bank will finally shift away from its outlier ultra-loose monetary policy.
Women bus drivers, a first for Uzbekistan
Saodat Shermatova "cried with joy" after Uzbekistan, a predominantly Muslim former Soviet republic, lifted a ban last month on women working as bus drivers.
Al-Shabaab besieges hotel in Somali capital
Sporadic explosions and gunfire rang out from a popular hotel in the Somali capital early Friday, an AFP correspondent said, many hours after Al-Shabaab fighters attacked the site near the presidential palace.
Vodafone sells Italian unit to Swisscom for 8 bn euros
British telecoms giant Vodafone said Friday it has agreed to sell its Italian unit to Swisscom for eight billion euros ($8.7 billion), completing efforts to overhaul the UK group's European operations.