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Angers mounts in US over vast network of car license plate cams
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Olympic weightlifter hoists debris for Venezuela earthquake recovery
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Darderi to face Nakashima in Montreal quarter-finals
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FIFA condemns 'concerted and ongoing effort' to weaken Infantino
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Espresso power fires Darderi past Borges in Montreal
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South Africa win after surviving late Argentina surge
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Shnaider upsets Pegula to book Toronto quarter-final with Swiatek
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Man Utd boss Carrick being 'careful' with Mount as Man Utd draw with PSG
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Mount injury overshadows Man Utd draw with Paris Saint-Germain
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All Black Tuipulotu surprised after Sharks include Nonu
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Ukraine denies targeting Bulgaria as drone explodes near pipeline
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Infantino denies allegations of affair, favouritism while at UEFA: report
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Vollering grabs Tour de France lead in Nice
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MotoGP leader Martin soars to victory in British GP sprint race
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Euros to showcase new TV guidelines on non-sexualisation of women athletes
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Mosimane set to succeed Broos as South Africa coach
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'Calm' Kiss savours first win as Wallabies boss
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Drone enters Bulgaria, explodes near pipeline at Romanian border
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Duplantis bids for fourth European title as stars align in Birmingham
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Paris orders e-scooter users to wear helmets, reflective gear
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Ukraine warns of tough winter as Russia strikes kill 4 in Kyiv region
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Lionel Messi's father Jorge dies aged 68
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Recovering Marchand to skip medleys at European swim champs
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Johnson reveals 'stress' of Grand Slam Track collapse, clarifies payment
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MotoGP leader Martin speeds to British Grand Prix pole
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Defending champion Ferrand-Prevot out of Tour de France Femmes
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Drone enters Bulgaria, explodes near pipeline at Romanian border: Bulgarian PM
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Wallabies squeeze past Japan to give Kiss a winning start
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Arsenal sign Brazil midfielder Guimaraes from Newcastle
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Kyiv mourns recovery volunteer, whose life 'intertwined with the fallen'
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Atletico will not sell Alvarez, says Simeone
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Only two vehicles earn perfect child-seat scores for 2026
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Ford Fathom turns affordable electric pickup into reality
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Chinese car brands reshape Australia’s automotive market
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Lise Klaveness, the Norwegian thorn in Infantino's side
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Electric cars enter their most decisive generation yet
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Europe’s electric car boom exposes a widening market divide
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Three Chinese carmakers enter the global automotive top 10
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US Senate confirms Trump's ex lawyer as attorney general
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Ukraine's Zelensky visits Russian ally Serbia as Moscow pounds Kyiv
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Tibet conference in Nepal pushed online
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Ukraine's Zelensky visits Russian ally Serbia for talks
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Nocturnal 'coffee frog' discovered in Costa Rica
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Apple limited file-sharing for Chinese iPhone users Thursday, a month after reports that anti-government protestors used the function to share digital leaflets with strangers.
Asian stocks down as US midterms worry markets
Asian stocks fell on Thursday after inconclusive US midterm election results and a cryptocurrency market in shambles left Wall Street and European markets in a sea of red.
Matchfixing sleuths driven by cheating on the rise
Sports matches arousing suspicions of being fixed globally are on course to break the thousand mark this year but if the matchfixers believe they are in for an easy ride they should think again.
Paul Allen's art collection tops $1 bn at Christie's
Paintings and sculptures from the collection of late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen were auctioned off for a historic $1 billion Wednesday, Christie's auction house said, with records set for works by Van Gogh, Cezanne, Gauguin, Seurat and Klimt.
Asian stocks down after US midterms turn global markets red
Asian stocks started down on Thursday after inconclusive US midterm election results and a turbulent cryptocurrency market left Wall Street and European markets in a sea of red.
Indigenous film bringing cross-border Amazon tribes together
In Colombia's Amazon jungle, indigenous people of different nations, ethnicities and languages have come together to find a single voice in cinema to tell their own stories, rather than let outsiders do it.
US stocks tumble as market digests election results, crypto upheaval
Global stock markets fell Wednesday, with key New York indexes ending in a sea of red as traders grappled with inconclusive US election results and upheaval in the cryptocurrency market.
Musk 'kills' new Twitter label, hours after launch
Twitter on Wednesday unveiled -- and then almost immediately scrapped -- a new gray "official" label for some high-profile accounts as Elon Musk struggles to revamp the highly influential platform following his $44 billion buyout.
Twitter unveils 'official' label for top accounts
Twitter on Wednesday unveiled a new gray "official" label for certain accounts as it revamps the highly influential platform following Elon Musk's buyout.
Schumacher Ferrari fetches record $13 mn at auction
The Ferrari in which Formula One legend Michael Schumacher won the 2003 World Championship title sold for more than $13 million at auction in Geneva on Wednesday.
Africa renewable energy investment at 11-year low: research
Investment in renewable energy in Africa fell to its lowest level in more than decade last year despite the continent's huge potential, experts said Wednesday at the COP27 climate conference.
Stocks slide on China, US midterms
Global stock markets fell Wednesday following weak Chinese data and as traders assessed results of US midterm elections.
Strikes flare in Europe as cost of living spirals
European workers squeezed by the soaring cost of living went on strike in Belgium and Greece on Wednesday, with stoppages threatening to paralyse parts of Britain, France and Spain in coming days.
Facebook owner Meta to lay off 11,000 staff
Facebook owner Meta will lay off more than 11,000 of its staff in "the most difficult changes we've made in Meta's history", boss Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday.
Tata Motors extends losses on chip woes, weak exports
India's Tata Motors announced a seventh consecutive quarter of losses Wednesday as chip shortages and weak demand in export markets hurt sales.
Stocks drop with eyes on China, US midterms
Stock markets fell Wednesday following weak Chinese data and as traders assessed results of US midterm elections.
IMF agrees $4.5 billion support package for Bangladesh
The International Monetary Fund said Wednesday it reached a preliminary agreement to provide Bangladesh with a $4.5 billion support package to help it cope with soaring energy and food prices.
Tumbling gas prices fail to subdue energy bills
European wholesale gas prices have fallen from record peaks reached after producer Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but energy bills remain sky high despite government help aimed at easing consumers' pain.
China unveils new orders for homegrown passenger jet
China announced Wednesday hundreds of new orders for its first domestically manufactured large passenger jet, with the aircraft poised to make its commercial debut early next year.
Dark clouds over China's economy as zero-Covid, global slowdown bite
A slew of lacklustre indicators for October show strict and enduring Covid curbs as well as a global slowdown are dragging on China's economy, analysts told AFP, with prospects looking increasingly grim for 2023.
Nissan hikes forecasts on weak yen despite falling unit sales
Nissan on Wednesday upgraded its full-year profit forecasts, as the depreciating yen helps inflate its overseas profits, despite ongoing challenges including Covid shutdowns and the global chip shortage.
Asian markets tepid with eyes on China, US midterms
Asian stocks made a positive start on Wednesday following gains on Wall Street, but lost momentum as factory gate prices in China fell for the first time in nearly two years.
Striking Kenya Airways pilots return to work
Kenya Airways pilots returned to work on Wednesday, after a court ordered them to end their days-long strike which had led to hundreds of flight cancellations and stranded thousands of passengers.
Moldova facing dark winter as energy crisis bites
A silence hangs over Ion Ignat's normally noisy factory in Chetrosu, Moldova, with his 50 workers fretting about their future.
Australian sentenced to 129 years in Philippine child sex abuse case: prosecutor
An Australian man has been sentenced to 129 years in a Philippine jail as part of a child sexual abuse case involving victims as young as 18 months, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
Turbulence ahead: Airline on the block in Sri Lanka reforms
Dozens of state-owned Sri Lankan companies employing tens of thousands of people could be restructured or closed as part of an IMF bailout of the bankrupt country, with the country's airline top of the list for reform.
Climbers at odds over far-right dogwhistle route names
Just outside Vienna, climbers scramble up "Fortress Europe", one of the routes up an impressive rockface towering over fields and forests.
Asian markets turn tepid after China factory data
Asian stocks made a positive start Wednesday following gains on Wall Street but lost momentum as factory gate prices in China fell for the first time in nearly two years.
China's ultra-rich squeezed by slowing economy: Hurun ranking
The wealth of China's billionaires this year dropped by the largest amount in more than two decades, according to an annual ranking, as zero-Covid curbs and a property market crisis stall the world's second-largest economy.
China factory gate prices fall for first time in nearly two years
Factory gate prices in China were down for the first time in nearly two years last month, official data showed Wednesday, as falling global commodity prices made their mark on an economy ailing under strict Covid controls.
Elon Musk sells nearly $4bn in Tesla stock: SEC filing
Tesla chief Elon Musk sold nearly $4 billion worth of shares in the electric car company, SEC filings showed Tuesday, more than a week after he closed his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter.