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Nowitzki, Bird among eight inductees into FIBA Hall of Fame
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Stocks fall, oil climbs amid uncertainty over US-Iran talks
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Iran war means more orders for US defense giants
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Mexico pyramid shooting was planned attack, officials say
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Trump's messaging on Iran grows increasingly erratic
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Churchill Downs buys Preakness for $85 million
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Unregulated AI like speeding with no steering wheel: AI godfather Hinton
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Tourists return to Rio viewpoint after shootout scare
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Maradona's daughter slams 'manipulation' of family by his doctors
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Abhishek's 135 powers Hyderabad to third straight IPL win
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Vance still in Washington as uncertainty mounts over US-Iran talks
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No.1 Jeeno seeks first major win at LPGA Chevron event
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New batch of World Cup tickets to go on sale
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Material girl: Madonna offers reward for missing clothes
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Maker of Argentina's first Oscar-winning film, Luis Puenzo, dies at 80:
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Rape retrial hears Weinstein 'preyed' on aspiring US actress
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Arrests, hangings, blackout: Iran cranks up wartime repression
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Seixas relishes 'steep' challenge at Fleche Wallonne
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US Fed chair nominee says will not be controlled by Trump
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Singapore's Tang gets second term at UN's patent agency
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Taiwan leader postpones Eswatini trip after overflight permits revoked
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Lula warns will respond after US expels police attache
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Trailblazer Karren Brady steps down from West Ham role
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US Fed chair nominee says he will not be controlled by Trump
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Stocks slip, oil climbs as US-Iran truce expiry looms
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In Portugal, Lula urges return to multilateralism
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Sinner wants to use Madrid to boost career Grand Slam chances
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Renewables key to buffer fossil fuel energy shock: COP31 co-hosts
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Chery wants to make small electric car in Europe
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Donovan steps down as Bulls coach
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US official says gas prices have peaked despite Iran war
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Pope calls for 'law and justice' on Equatorial Guinea visit
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Trump's Fed chair pick vows to safeguard independence at confirmation hearing
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Mideast war lights fire under energy transition plans
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Trump says Iran violated truce as doubt surrounds peace talks
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Djibouti president re-election confirmed with 97% of vote
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Barcelona need leaders to fulfil Flick's Champions League dream
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Guardiola hints that Rodri will make swift Man City return
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'We weren't soft, we were skilled': Nowitzki on NBA's European revolution
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PSG and Luis Enrique sweat on Vitinha ahead of Champions League semis
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Counting a billion people: Inside India's mega census drive
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UK tackles electricity price link to world gas amid Mideast war
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In south Lebanon's Nabatieh, residents fear a return to war
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Bangladesh fuel crunch forces hours-long wait at the pump
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Fondness for Francis undimmed one year after pope's death
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Oil and stocks steady as US-Iran truce expiry looms
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Downing Street exerted pressure to OK Mandelson: sacked UK official
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Pope visits Equatorial Guinea on last stop of Africa tour
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German investor morale lowest in over 3 years on Iran war fallout
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FedEx faces French 'genocide' complaint over Israel cargoes
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Iconic Iran river threatened by droughts, diversions
The famed river bridges of the Iranian city of Isfahan are a beloved tourist draw -- but much of the time their stone arches span just sand and rocks, not water.
UK fines US AI firm £7.5m over mass image collection
Britain announced Monday it had fined US facial recognition company Clearview AI Inc more than £7.5 million ($9.4 million, 8.8 million euros) for amassing online images of people without their knowledge.
Fly me to the Moon: US, Japan aim for lunar landing
Japan and the United States said Monday they want to put the first Japanese astronaut on the Moon as the allies deepen cooperation on space projects.
Manufacturers getting to grips with airless tyres
Airless tyres that never go flat or need to be inflated: It's a decades-long dream that manufacturers hope to turn into a reality soon, but for truck drivers first.
Cannes film-makers urge France to face up to colonial past
Film-makers are holding up a mirror to France over its colonial past at the Cannes festival, helped by star power and a growing French readiness to face up to injustices committed notably in Africa.
Boeing's Starliner spaceship docks with ISS in high-stakes test mission
Boeing's Starliner capsule docked with the International Space Station Friday, a major milestone in a high-stakes uncrewed test flight as the US aerospace giant seeks to restore its reputation following past failures.
Boeing's Starliner approaches ISS in high-stakes test mission
Boeing's Starliner capsule was preparing to dock with the International Space Station Friday, in a high-stakes uncrewed test flight key to reviving the US aerospace giant's reputation after a series of failures.
Race relations expert is France's surprise new education minister
Pap Ndiaye, a historian specialising in race relations, emerged as the surprise choice for French education minister on Friday and came under immediate attack from the far-right.
Boeing's Starliner approaching ISS in high-stakes test mission
Boeing's Starliner capsule was preparing to dock with the International Space Station Friday, in a high-stakes uncrewed test flight key to reviving the US aerospace giant's reputation after a series of failures.
Israeli firm hopes AI can curb drownings
An Israeli city is testing whether an artificial intelligence programme that detects drowning threats can help save lives off its beaches.
G20 failing to update carbon-cutting pledges: report
Nations in the G20 group of major economies have yet to strengthen greenhouse gas reduction goals despite agreeing to revisit their plans ahead of critical UN climate talks in November, according to an analysis by leading research NGOs seen exclusively by AFP.
Boeing's Starliner encounters propulsion problems on way to ISS
American aerospace giant Boeing's Starliner capsule was heading for the International Space Station Thursday, in a critical uncrewed test flight that followed years of failures and false starts.
Hive mind: Tunisia beekeepers abuzz over early warning system
Elias Chebbi inspected a beehive in a field in Tunisia, minutes after a buzz on his phone warned him of a potential problem.
Boeing's troubled Starliner launches for ISS in key test
American aerospace giant Boeing launched its Starliner capsule for the International Space Station Thursday in a critical uncrewed test flight that followed years of failures and false starts.
Third launch attempt for Boeing's beleaguered Starliner spacecraft
American aerospace giant Boeing is making a third attempt to reach the International Space Station Thursday in a critical uncrewed test flight for its Starliner capsule, which has been beset by numerous failures and false starts.
Namibia comes to Europe to sell its sunshine
As Europe struggles to decarbonise its economy and wean itself off Russian oil and gas, one of the world’s sunniest and most arid nations is pitching itself to the continent as an answer to its problems.
Indonesia to lift ban on palm oil exports from Monday
Indonesia will lift its ban on palm oil exports next week, President Joko Widodo said Thursday, relieving pressure on the global vegetable oil market after prices spiked because of the suspension and the war in Ukraine.
Climate fight rages in rich Australian suburbs
In a land struck by ferocious bushfires and floods, Australian voters frustrated by climate inaction are flocking to a band of right-leaning green-minded independents, threatening to flip a string of conservative strongholds from blue to "teal".
Pee pals: Dolphins taste friends' urine to know they're around
Think about people you know, and how you could tell they were around even if you couldn't see them: perhaps their voice, or a favored perfume.
Pee pals: Dolphins use taste of urine to recognize friends
Think about people you know, and how you could tell they were around even if you couldn't see them: their voice, perhaps, or even a favored deodorant.
How Italy's car-bombed judges shaped fight against mafia
"It was war and we all felt called up. No-one could afford to look away any longer," says Marzia Sabella, remembering the assassination of anti-mafia judge Giovanni Falcone 30 years ago.
World's tallest building engulfed as Mideast sandstorms hit UAE
The world's tallest building disappeared behind a grey layer of dust on Wednesday as sandstorms that have swept the Middle East hit the United Arab Emirates, prompting weather and traffic warnings.
Climate change indicators hit record highs in 2021: UN
Four key climate change indicators all set new record highs in 2021, the United Nations said Wednesday, warning that the global energy system was driving humanity towards catastrophe.
Italy marks 30-year anniversary of murder of anti-mafia judge Falcone
Thirty years ago, the Sicilian mafia killed judge Giovanni Falcone with a bomb so powerful it was registered by experts monitoring volcanic tremors from Etna on the other side of the island.
End of the line nears for NASA InSight Mars lander
After some four years probing Mars' interior, NASA's InSight lander will likely retire this summer as accumulated dust on its solar panels saps its power.
Jamestown, cradle of America, threatened by rising seas
The waters rose overnight and by morning formed a shallow pond over the grassy field covering a cemetery in Jamestown, one of the founding sites of the American nation.
Waiting for the water train in scorching India
Afroz misses school every day to spend hours waiting with a handcart full of containers for a special train bringing precious water to people suffering a heatwave in India's desert state of Rajasthan.
Latest sandstorm brings Iraq to standstill
Another sandstorm that descended Monday on Iraq sent at least 2,000 people to hospital with breathing problems and led to the closure of airports, schools and public offices across the country.
Iraq at a standstill during latest sandstorm
Another sandstorm descended Monday on Iraq forcing the closure of airports, schools, universities and public administrations across the country, officials said.
South Asia pummelled by heatwave that hits 50C in Pakistan
South Asia was in the grip of an extreme heatwave on Friday, with parts of Pakistan reaching a temperature of 50 degrees Celsius as officials warned of acute water shortages and a health threat.
Toshiba in early talks with 10 potential buyout 'partners'
Troubled conglomerate Toshiba said Friday it has been approached by 10 potential investors as it weighs going private, a move that would be highly unusual in corporate Japan.
First image of black hole at Milky Way's centre revealed
An international team of astronomers on Thursday unveiled the first image of a supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy -- a cosmic body known as Sagittarius A*.