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Brazil's Lula asks Trump to remove tariffs in 'friendly' phone call
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OpenAI signs multi-billion dollar chip deal with AMD
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Salah under fire as Liverpool star loses his spark
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Paris stocks drop as French PM resigns, Tokyo soars
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ICC finds Sudan militia chief guilty of crimes against humanity
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Zverev dumped out of Shanghai Masters by France's Rinderknech
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One hiker dead, hundreds rescued after heavy snowfall in China
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Hundreds stage fresh anti-government protests in Madagascar
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Feminist icon Gisele Pelicot back in court as man appeals rape conviction
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US government shutdown enters second week
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Kasatkina ends WTA season early after hitting 'breaking point'
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Paris stocks drop as French PM resigns
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Death toll from Indonesia school collapse rises to 63
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Medicine Nobel to trio who identified immune system's 'security guards'
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UN rights council launches probe into violations in Afghanistan
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UK author Jilly Cooper dies aged 88
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Jilly Cooper: Britain's queen of the 'bonkbuster' novel
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Streaming stars' Le Mans race scores Twitch viewer record
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England rugby star Moody 'shocked' by motor neurone disease diagnosis
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Leopard captured after wandering into Indonesian hotel
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Israel, Hamas due in Egypt for ceasefire talks
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Rescuers scramble to deliver aid after deadly Nepal, India floods
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Tokyo stocks soar on Takaichi win, Paris sinks as French PM resigns
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OpenAI offers more copyright control for Sora 2 videos
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Australia prosecutors appeal 'inadequate' sentence for mushroom murderer: media
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Rugby World Cup-winning England star Moody has motor neurone disease
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Trump says White House to host UFC fight on his 80th birthday
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Vast reserves, but little to drink: Tajikistan's water struggles
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US government shutdown may last weeks, analysts warn
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Arsenal host Lyon to start new Women's Champions League format
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Gloves off, Red run, vested interests: Singapore GP talking points
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Bills, Eagles lose unbeaten records in day of upsets
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Muller on target as Vancouver thrash San Jose to go joint top
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Tokyo soars, yen sinks after Takaichi win on mixed day for Asia
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China's chip challenge: the race to match US tech
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UN rights council to decide on creating Afghanistan probe
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Indonesia sense World Cup chance as Asian qualifying reaches climax
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ICC to give war crimes verdict on Sudan militia chief
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Matthieu Blazy to step out as Coco's heir in Chanel debut
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Only man to appeal in Gisele Pelicot case says not a 'rapist'
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Appetite-regulating hormones in focus as first Nobel Prizes fall
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Gisele Pelicot: French rape survivor and global icon
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Negotiators due in Egypt for Gaza talks as Trump urges quick action
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'My heart sank': Surging scams roil US job hunters
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Competition heats up to challenge Nvidia's AI chip dominance
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UK police to get greater powers to restrict demos
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Global Tech Pioneers CZ and Co-Founder of Shazam to Headline FinTech Forward 2025 in Bahrain
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Dutch princess moved to Spain to escape threats: media
Dutch Crown Princess Amalia fled to Spain to escape threats to her safety, local media reported, as she prepared to make her official debut at a state occasion later Wednesday.

Is fractious France ready for an Olympics party?
Organisers of the Paris Olympics have promised a "great national party" for the country, but with 100 days to go, France's bitter politics and gloomy mindset are dampening the mood.

Prince Harry loses bid to appeal UK security ruling
Prince Harry will not be allowed to appeal the downgrading of his personal security when he visits Britain, a court ruled on Monday.

French-Canadian gets 'Oscars of Science' prize for cancer treatment
French-Canadian scientist Michel Sadelain was awarded an "Oscars of Science" prize in Los Angeles on Saturday for his research into genetically modifying immune cells to fight cancer.

Coachella heavy on indie rock nostalgia, Taylor Swift buzz
Coachella day two was heavy on alt-rock throwbacks including a highly anticipated No Doubt reunion, but it was Taylor Swift -- who wasn't on the lineup and didn't perform -- creating buzz Saturday.

Taylor spotted at Coachella heavy on indies rock nostalgia
Coachella day two was heavy on alt rock throwbacks including a much-anticipated No Doubt reunion, but it was Taylor Swift -- who wasn't on the lineup and didn't perform -- creating buzz.

King Charles III 'horrified' by 'senseless' Sydney attack
Britain's King Charles III said Saturday that he and his wife Queen Camilla were "horrified" by "senseless" stabbings at a shopping centre in Sydney that killed six people.

Shakira wows at Coachella on day dominated by Latino artists
Shakira dropped in Friday night for a surprise Coachella cameo with Argentina's superstar producer Bizarrap, a highlight on day one of the festival that saw a diverse slate of Latino artists command the conversation.

Future of Africa's flamingos threatened by rising lakes: study
The lakes where Africa's flamingos congregate in spectacular numbers are producing less food for the iconic birds as their water levels rise, researchers said Friday, threatening the survival of a much-loved species.

Philippines trains pet dogs for search and rescue
With her owner holding her leash, Philippine pooch Hazel sniffs through rubble in a simulated search for survivors of a major earthquake in the capital Manila.

Salmon fishing off California's coast banned for second year in a row
Salmon fishing off the coast of California will be banned for a second consecutive year, authorities said Wednesday, citing lower fish stocks impacted by drought and wildfires.

Lana, Tyler, Doja headline Coachella where Swift rumored to appear
Hordes of music fans were arriving in California's Coachella Valley for the premier arts festival that begins Friday and features headliners Lana Del Rey, Doja Cat and Tyler, the Creator.

Harry and Meghan team up with Netflix for lifestyle, polo shows
Britain's Prince Harry and his actress wife Meghan Markle are working on two nonfiction series with Netflix -- a lifestyle program and a show on professional polo, their production company announced Thursday.

Cannes Film Festival to unveil line-up
The Cannes Film Festival will unveil its line-up on Thursday, with the main competition entries seeking to win over a jury led by "Barbie" director Greta Gerwig.

George Lucas to get special Cannes festival award
The Cannes film festival will give Star Wars creator George Lucas a special award at its closing ceremony this year, organisers said Tuesday.

Wary Trump says up to states to decide abortion
Abortion rights should be left up to states to decide, US presidential candidate Donald Trump said Monday, in his latest effort to thread the needle between satisfying his hard-right base and not alienating centrists.

Rwanda commemorates 30 years since genocide
Rwandans will on Sunday mark 30 years since a genocide orchestrated by Hutu extremists tore apart their country, as neighbours turned on each other in one of the bloodiest massacres of the 20th century.

Fifty years ago, ABBA paved the way for Swedish pop
"It was love at first sight". Fifty years after ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest, Belgian fan Claudine, still remembers how their performance paved the way for Swedish pop's international success.

Desperate to dodge dengue, Argentines run out of repellent
Insect repellent has become a hot commodity in Argentina, which is besieged by dengue-carrying mosquitoes and facing shortages that have sparked supermarket brawls, rations and homemade concoctions.

White wedding: Kilde and Shiffrin to tie the knot
Alpine skiing's golden couple Aleksander Aamodt Kilde and Mikaela Shiffrin are engaged to be married after the American superstar said "yes" when her Norwegian boyfriend proposed.

NATO marks 75 years in face of Ukraine war
NATO on Thursday marks 75 years since its founding with the Western alliance confronted by the urgent need to do more to help Ukraine win a war currently roiling Europe.

Lea Seydoux comedy to open Cannes festival
French comedy "Second Act", starring Lea Seydoux, will open the Cannes Film Festival on May 14, the organisers announced on Wednesday.

South Africa to end captive lion breeding for hunting
South Africa on Wednesday laid out plans to phase out the captive breeding of lions for hunting purposes as the country moves to ban the controversial business.

S Korean fans bid farewell to internet-famous panda Fu Bao
Thousands of well-wishers gathered Wednesday to bid farewell to the first giant panda born in South Korea, Fu Bao, who left for China in a high-tech non-vibrating vehicle typically used for transporting semi-conductors.

Peace still elusive for east DR Congo 30 years after genocide in Rwanda
Sitting at home in Goma in the volatile east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rachel Sematumba describes herself as "a child of war".

Maryse Conde: Daring storyteller who explored black identity
French writer Maryse Conde, who died on Tuesday at the age of 90, became one of the greatest chroniclers of the struggles and triumphs of the descendants of Africans taken as slaves to the Caribbean.

UK same-sex couples celebrate a decade of legal marriage
When same-sex marriages became legal in England and Wales 10 years ago on Friday, Britons Neil Allard and Andrew Wale could not have tied the knot any quicker.

One dead in rare US mountain lion attack
A rare attack by a mountain lion on two brothers in a remote area of California left one dead and the other severely injured over the weekend, with authorities reporting that the cat was subsequently euthanized.

Convicted rapist Dani Alves leaves Spain jail after posting bail
Convicted rapist and former Brazil international Dani Alves left a prison near Barcelona on Monday after posting the one-million-euro bail set by a court to ensure his release pending appeal.

Kate Middleton conspiracies linger after cancer revelation
The revelation that Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales, has cancer prompted a swift backlash over a torrent of lurid social media speculation around her health, including by those positing she was secretly dead. But the somber news has not stopped the seemingly endless churn of conspiracy theories.

Filmstrip, Hungary's old-school projectors children love
Tablets and mobile phones may have to be prised from the fingers of children elsewhere, but in Hungary storytime can be all about a 100-year-old piece of tech -- filmstrip.

How will UK royal family deal with staffing crisis?
Serious health issues, fallouts and scandals have plunged the UK royal family into a staffing crisis, with responsibility for public duties falling heavily on its older members.