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Seoul dives on mixed day in Asia as Samsung fails to ease tech woes
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Belgium thrash USA to end World Cup dream and set up Spain showdown
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Belgium dump US out of World Cup after Balogun row
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France's Le Pen faces pivotal ruling in race for president
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How US is using cash and threats to dump migrants in Africa
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NATO allies seek to win over Trump after Iran ire
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Democrat in key US Senate race denies sex assault claim
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US leads international concern after China test-fires missile into Pacific
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Samsung expects 1,800% leap in quarterly operating profit on AI boom
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Close to tears and on his own as Ronaldo's World Cup dream ends
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Russian strikes kill at least 26 in Kyiv region on eve of NATO summit
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Argentina's gruelling World Cup schedule a concern for Scaloni
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Ronaldo 'won't make rash decisions' following last World Cup game
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Race to recover bodies ahead of Venezuela quake cleanup
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Paraguay govt slams lawmaker for racially abusing France's Mbappe
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Egypt coach Hassan says Palestinian suffering 'a shame on the world'
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US embraces Balogun World Cup reprieve as world seethes
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NBA Kings waive six-time All-Star forward DeRozan
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Spain win it late to give Ronaldo bitter end to World Cup career
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Greaves and Hope centuries usher West Indies towards safety
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Spain edge Portugal to end Ronaldo World Cup dream, US eye quarters
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'I celebrated in bed' -- Norway's Solbakken stays grounded after beating Brazil
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Spain win it late to bid farewell to Ronaldo at World Cup
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Canada chooses Germany's TKMS to build new fleet of submarines
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Trump's fireworks made Washington world's most polluted city
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Mbappe condemns racist abuse by Paraguayan senator after World Cup clash
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Stock markets meander as US tech stocks climb
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FIFA chief forced to defend Balogun World Cup reprieve
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Britain's Fery stuns Dimitrov, Paolini into Wimbledon quarters
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Antetokounmpo says goodbye to Milwaukee in video
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Russian strikes kill 24 in Kyiv region on eve of NATO summit
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Fairytale Fery sinks Dimitrov to make Grand Slam history at Wimbledon
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Trump touts latest White House renovation: a new helipad
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Canadian Artemis II crew member to retire from space agency
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Fritz powers past Bublik, into Wimbledon last eight again
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Prince Harry arrives in UK amid security spat
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Ovechkin won't say next NHL season will be his last
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'Agony' in Cuba amid third nationwide blackout in six months
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Djokovic, Sinner aim to book Wimbledon blockbuster
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For Trump's World Cup, 'America First' collides with world's game
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Record fireworks display choked Washington in toxic smoke
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England's World Cup campaign takes flight with Mexico win
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Macron in Syria on first post-Assad visit by West European head of state
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Tour de France stage record still 'far away' for Pogacar
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US streamers launch new legal fight against French content rules
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Infantino told Trump FIFA disciplinary body is 'independent'
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EU tells France to amend social media ban law
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Japanese forward Hachimura signs with Clippers: reports
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Losses from latest French museum heist estimated at 4.5 mln euros
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Argentina's stock market reacted with optimism Tuesday to the resounding election win by libertarian Javier Milei, despite the country being gripped by uncertainty over what changes the self-described "anarcho-capitalist" will bring.
Home sales in US slow in October to fresh 13-year low
Sales of existing homes in the United States slipped more than anticipated in October to a new 13-year low, according to industry data released Tuesday, on stubbornly low inventory and high mortgage rates.
Germany pledges $1.4 bn for Ukraine's army on Maidan anniversary
Germany on Tuesday unveiled another large military aid package for Ukraine during an unannounced visit to Kyiv by the defence minister that coincided with the 10th anniversary of the historic Maidan protests.
Global markets stumble as traders await Fed minutes
Asian and European stock markets mostly fell Tuesday as investors awaited minutes from the US Federal Reserve's most recent meeting for a steer on interest rates in the world's biggest economy.
Markets retreat but traders confident of Fed rate hikes ending
Stock markets mostly retreated Tuesday, though analysts said there was still confidence on trading floors that the Federal Reserve is finished hiking interest rates.
Musk's X sues media nonprofit over portrayal of site as full of anti-Semitism
Elon Musk's X Corp. on Monday sued nonprofit Media Matters for driving advertisers away from the platform formerly known as Twitter by portraying it as rife with anti-Semitic content.
World's oldest beauty adviser sitting pretty
Tomoko Horino's neighbours gossiped when she first went out to work in patriarchal 1960s Japan, but now, at age 100, the world's oldest beauty adviser is having the last laugh.
Napoleon letters from Russian campaign on sale as hat bags record
Eleven letters sent by Napoleon Bonaparte, including dispatches from the Kremlin, have gone on sale following the blockbuster auction of the diminutive French emperor's hat for $2.1 million.
Milei's Argentina dollarization plan has Latin American precursors
Argentine president-elect Javier Milei ran his campaign on promises to ditch the peso for the US dollar and do away with a central bank -- all in the name of subduing rampant inflation.
South Korean President Yoon kicks off three-day UK state visit
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and First Lady Kim Keon Hee begin a three-day trip to the UK on Tuesday, with King Charles III hosting his first state visitors since his coronation.
OpenAI staff threaten mass exodus to join ex-CEO Altman
Hundreds of staff at OpenAI threatened to quit the leading artificial intelligence company on Monday and join Microsoft, deepening a crisis triggered by the shock sacking of CEO Sam Altman.
AI doomsayers blamed in OpenAI's undoing
OpenAI has gone from ruling the world of artificial intelligence with ChatGPT to chaos, its chief executive ousted seemingly for advancing too fast and too far with the risky technology.
Prince's ruffled shirt sells for $33,000
A silk shirt with a ruffled collar that helped define late music legend Prince's distinctive style has sold for $33,000.
OpenAI staff threaten mass exodus to join ex-CEO
Hundreds of staff at OpenAI threatened to quit the leading artificial intelligence company on Monday and join Microsoft, deepening a crisis triggered by the shock sacking of CEO Sam Altman.
Workers at Detroit's 'Big 3' ratify labor contract: union
Workers from Ford, General Motors and Stellantis ratified new contracts with hefty wage hikes, their union announced Monday, closing the books on an historic autoworkers strike at the three Detroit giants.
Milei says could take two years to tame Argentina's high inflation
President-elect Javier Milei said Monday that it could take between 18 and 24 months to bring Argentina's rampant inflation under control, as he outlined his plans to reform the economy.
Stock markets diverge as traders eye Fed rate signal
Wall Street indices rose on Monday but European stock markets mostly fell as investors focus on whether the US Federal Reserve and other central banks are done hiking interest rates.
Hundreds of OpenAI staff threaten mass exodus to join ex-CEO
Hundreds of staff at OpenAI threatened to quit the leading artificial intelligence company on Monday and join Microsoft.
UK government prepares crunch budget with eyes on next election
Britain's Conservative government this week unveils a budget update that could determine its chances of re-election -- or the size of its defeat -- with promises to reinvigorate the economy as the party lags badly in the polls.
Messi's 2022 World Cup jerseys predicted to top $10 mln at auction
A set of six jerseys that Lionel Messi wore during Argentina's victorious 2022 World Cup run will be auctioned in December, Sotheby's announced Monday, estimating their value at more than $10 million.
Global one-day temperature spikes above 2C for first time: EU monitor
The global average temperature on Friday was more than two degrees Celsius hotter than pre-industrial levels for the first time on record, Europe's Copernicus climate monitor said Monday.
Messi's 2022 World Cup jerseys to go up for auction
A set of six jerseys that Lionel Messi wore during Argentina's victorious 2022 World Cup run will be auctioned in December, Sotheby's announced Monday, estimating their value at $10 million.
Stock markets diverge as traders eye Fed minutes
Asian and European stock markets traded mixed Monday with investors focused firmly on whether the US Federal Reserve and other central banks have reached a peak over interest-rate hikes as inflation cools.
OpenAI stands by decision to fire Sam Altman despite pressure: US media
The board of ChatGPT creator OpenAI on Sunday rejected pressure from Microsoft and other major investors to reverse its stunning decision to fire CEO Sam Altman, US media reported.
Asian markets mosty up as traders eye Fed minutes
Asian stocks mostly rose Monday following small gains on Wall Street as investors grow increasingly optimistic that the Federal Reserve has come to the end of its interest rate hiking cycle.
Asian markets mixed as traders eye Fed minutes
Asian stocks were mixed Monday following small gains on Wall Street as investors grow increasingly optimistic that the Federal Reserve has come to the end of its interest rate hiking cycle.
N.America fans show appetite for 'Hunger Games' prequel
A "Hunger Games" prequel from Lionsgate topped all other movies in North American theaters this weekend, gobbling an estimated $44 million in ticket sales, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.
Napoleon's hat sells for record sum at French auction
A hat belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte when he was French emperor sold for a record of nearly two million euros at a French auction on Sunday, the auction house said.
Napoleon's hat sells for record 1.9 mn euros in French auction
A hat belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte when he was French emperor sold for a record of nearly two million euros at a French auction on Sunday, the auction house said.
Foreign firms race to open Saudi offices before deadline
A wave of ribbon-cutting ceremonies is sweeping the Saudi capital as multinationals face a January deadline to open regional headquarters in the Gulf kingdom or lose out on government contracts.
Under fire, undermanned: Israel's wartime economy soldiers on
When rocket sirens echo on the factory floor of Rav-Bariach Industries, Israel's biggest maker of security doors, workers rush to take refuge in bomb shelters fitted with their own kit.
'Big Three' auto employees ratify overhauled contracts: union source
Members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) have ratified the in-principle labor agreements promising sweeping pay increases that were reached with US car companies Ford, Stellantis and General Motors, a union source told AFP Saturday.