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Dallas deals Davis to Wizards in blockbuster NBA trade: report
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Lens cruise into French Cup quarters, Endrick sends Lyon through
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No.1 Scheffler excited for Koepka return from LIV Golf
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Curling quietly kicks off sports programme at 2026 Winter Olympics
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Undav pokes Stuttgart past Kiel into German Cup semis
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Germany goalkeeper Ter Stegen to undergo surgery
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Bezos-led Washington Post announces 'painful' job cuts
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Iran says US talks are on, as Trump warns supreme leader
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Gaza health officials say strikes kill 24 after Israel says officer wounded
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Empress's crown dropped in Louvre heist to be fully restored: museum
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UK PM says Mandelson 'lied' about Epstein relations
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Shai to miss NBA All-Star Game with abdominal strain
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Trump suggests 'softer touch' needed on immigration
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From 'flop' to Super Bowl favorite: Sam Darnold's second act
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Man sentenced to life in prison for plotting to kill Trump in 2024
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Native Americans on high alert over Minneapolis crackdown
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Dallas deals Davis to Wizards in blockbuster NBA deal: report
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Russia 'no longer bound' by nuclear arms limits as treaty with US ends
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Panama hits back after China warns of 'heavy price' in ports row
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Strike kills guerrillas as US, Colombia agree to target narco bosses
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Wildfire smoke kills more than 24,000 Americans a year: study
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Telegram founder slams Spain PM over under-16s social media ban
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Curling kicks off sports programme at 2026 Winter Olympics
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Preventative cholera vaccination resumes as global supply swells: WHO
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Wales' Macleod ready for 'physical battle' against England in Six Nations
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Xi calls for 'mutual respect' with Trump, hails ties with Putin
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'All-time great': Maye's ambitions go beyond record Super Bowl bid
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Shadow over Vonn as Shiffrin, Odermatt headline Olympic skiing
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US seeks minerals trade zone in rare Trump move with allies
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Ukraine says Abu Dhabi talks with Russia 'substantive and productive'
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Brazil mine disaster victims in London to 'demand what is owed'
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AI-fuelled tech stock selloff rolls on
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Russia vows to act 'responsibly' as nuclear pact ends with US
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White says time at Toulon has made him a better Scotland player
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Washington Post announces 'painful' job cuts
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All lights are go for Jalibert, says France's Dupont
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Artist rubs out Meloni church fresco after controversy
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Palestinians in Egypt torn on return to a Gaza with 'no future'
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US removing 700 immigration officers from Minnesota
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Who is behind the killing of late ruler Gaddafi's son, and why now?
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Coach Thioune tasked with saving battling Bremen
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Russia vows to act 'responsibly' once nuclear pact with US ends
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Son of Norway's crown princess admits excesses but denies rape
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US calls for minerals trade zone in rare move with allies
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Vowles dismisses Williams 2026 title hopes as 'not realistic'
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'Dinosaur' Glenn chasing skating gold in first Olympics
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Gaza health officials say strikes kill 23 after Israel says shots wounded officer
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Italy foils Russian cyberattacks targeting Olympics
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Writer David Szalay deliberately dared his readers to face up to the "ickiness" of an affair between a 15-year-old boy and his much older married neighbour in the first chapter of his new book, "Flesh".
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Stock markets wavered on Thursday after President Donald Trump signed a spending bill to end a record-long US government shutdown.
Google to pay millions to South African news outlets: watchdog
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EU probes Google over news site rankings despite Trump threats
The EU launched a fresh investigation into Google Thursday over suspicions the US giant is pushing down news outlets in search results, despite retaliation threats from US President Donald Trump.
UK economic gloom deepens before budget
Britain's economy slowed in the third quarter, official data showed Thursday, dealing another blow to the Labour government ahead of its annual budget.
Burberry narrows first half loss on turnaround plan
Burberry said Thursday it narrowed losses in its first half thanks to the British luxury fashion label's turnaround plan begun a year ago.
Stocks rise with focus on Fed, tech as US government reopens
Asian markets rose on Thursday after Donald Trump signed a spending bill to end a record US government shutdown, while focus was also turning to Federal Reserve interest rates and tech bubble worries.
In Kyrgyzstan, world's largest natural walnut forest thins away
Rustling through fallen golden leaves, locals in a forest outside Arslanbob in the Kyrgyz mountains were scurrying for walnuts -- an ancient pastime and economic lifeline for the region.
Striking Boeing defense workers to vote on latest contract
More than 3,000 striking Boeing defense workers will vote Thursday on a revised contract proposal that comes closer to their demands.
Australia's opposition ditches commitment to net zero emissions
Australia's conservative opposition said Thursday it will drop its commitment to achieving net zero emissions by 2050 if it wins power and leads a country dependent on fossil fuels but highly vulnerable to climate change.
Stocks stutter with focus on Fed, tech after US reopen vote
Asian markets trod water Thursday as euphoria over the end of a record US government shutdown petered, with focus back on Federal Reserve interest rates and tech bubble worries.
Record rains turn Argentina's farm-filled Pampas plains to wetlands
Parts of the Argentine Pampas, a vast expanse of flat grasslands, look more like wetlands these days following record rains, with local farmers warning of a "catastrophic" impact to their livelihoods.
Solar storm brings new chance of vivid auroras, signal disruptions
Spectacular displays of auroras at abnormally low latitudes were expected again Wednesday night into Thursday, a result of intense solar activity which also carries risks to communication networks.
G7 calls for urgent Ukraine ceasefire, de-escalation in Sudan
G7 foreign ministers on Wednesday called for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and raised the alarm about the escalating crisis in Sudan, as they wrapped up a meeting in Canada.
German experts slam spending plans, cut GDP forecast
Germany is using a massive fund for the wrong purposes and it risks providing just a minor boost to the struggling economy, experts warned Wednesday, as they cut their 2026 growth forecast.
Stocks mostly rise on hopes of US shutdown deal, rate cut
Stock markets mostly rose on Wednesday on optimism that the US government shutdown was nearing an end and on hopes of another Federal Reserve interest rate cut.
Bayer beats forecasts but weedkiller woes still weigh
Germany's Bayer said Wednesday it had set aside more money to deal with long-running legal woes related to weedkillers, even as investors cheered better-than-expected quarterly earnings.
Bayer narrows loss, upbeat on weedkiller legal woes
Germany's Bayer said Wednesday it was confident of "significantly" containing long-running legal woes related to a weedkiller by the end of next year, as it reported a narrower quarterly loss.
Five things to know about the first G20 held in Africa
Leaders of the world's largest economies meet in Johannesburg on November 22 and 23 for the G20 summit, being held for the first time in Africa.
Asian markets rise on hopes over shutdown deal, rate cut
Equities rose in Asia on Wednesday as the US shutdown nears an end and after fresh jobs data boosted the chances of a third successive Federal Reserve interest rate cut.
World wine output set for modest 2025 recovery: industry body
Global wine production is on course for a modest recovery in 2025 after suffering a sharp downturn last year, the industry's international body said Wednesday.
House vote likely Wednesday on ending US government shutdown
The effort to end the longest-ever US government shutdown heads Wednesday toward a final vote, as President Donald Trump declared victory in the political face-off and rival Democrats tore themselves apart over the deal.
Asian markets up on hopes over shutdown deal, rate cut
Equities rose in Asia on Wednesday as the US shutdown nears an end and after fresh jobs data boosted the chances of a third successive Federal Reserve interest rate cut.
US stocks end mostly higher despite drop in Nvidia
Wall Street stocks mostly rose Tuesday as optimism over a likely end to the US government shutdown offset weakness in some leading technology equities.
Stocks mixed as tech titans struggle
Global stocks turned in a mixed performance on Tuesday as tech shares struggled and a rally on optimism over a deal to end the US government shutdown faded.
UK court jails Chinese bitcoin fraudster for over 11 years
A Chinese woman who masterminded a multibillion-dollar bitcoin scam and evaded authorities for years was sentenced to 11 years and eight months in jail by a UK court Tuesday.
Fanfare as Guinea launches enormous Simandou iron ore mine
Authorities in Guinea on Tuesday officially launched production at Simandou, a gigantic mining project that they hope will propel the poor west African country into the ranks of the world's largest iron exporters.
Stocks mixed as end to US shutdown appears closer
Global stocks turned in a mixed performance on Tuesday as a record-long US government shutdown took a step nearer to ending and tech stocks struggled.
German court rules against OpenAI in copyright case
A German court ruled Tuesday that OpenAI has infringed copyright law by using song lyrics to feed its chat models in a case that could have wide implications for European artists.
US-China tensions weigh on Lisbon's Web Summit
Global tech leaders packed Lisbon's annual Web Summit Tuesday to talk artificial intelligence, robots and startups -- all under the shadow of global tensions over cutting-edge hardware and software and the resources needed to build them.
Stocks mostly rise as end to US shutdown appears closer
Europe's main stock markets climbed Tuesday following a largely tepid performance by Asia's top indices as a record-long US government shutdown took a step nearer to ending.