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'Short of blue-collar workers': Ukraine's battle for labour
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'Don't understand it, but it looks fun': cricket bowls Japan over
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Poor planning fuels Bangladesh contraceptive crisis
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Fugitive financier sought in Malaysian fund scandal seeks Trump's pardon
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World Cup comes to 'Soccer Town USA,' but locals priced out
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Don't mention the war: Tucson prepares to welcome Team Iran for World Cup
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Hosting World Cup evokes powerful memories for Mexico, and raises expectations
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AI rivalry overshadows push for guardrails at Xi-Trump talks: experts
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Asian stocks fall on US-Iran impasse, AI setbacks
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Wembanyama leads Spurs to brink as Timberwolves routed
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Ronaldo left waiting for Saudi title after goalkeeping gaffe
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'Not my son's fault': The women bearing the children of Sudan's war rapes
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'I applied to be pope': Losing grip on reality while using ChatGPT
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EU to ease train travel with one journey, one ticket rules
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Quick bowler Brown left out of Australia T20 World Cup squad
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Los Angeles stadium undergoes World Cup facelift
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Pacific nation Nauru to change name in break from colonial past
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Messi still highest-paid player in MLS
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Paramount defends Warner bid amid California probe
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Agnete Kirk Kristiansen Appointed Chair of the LEGO Foundation
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Blister worry hits McIlroy as PGA start looms at Aronimink
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Tens of thousands demonstrate in Argentina over Milei university cuts
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Ex-NBA player Jason Collins dies after brain cancer battle
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Foot blister forces McIlroy to cut short PGA practice round
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Man City boss Guardiola urges players to make VAR irrelevant
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Favourites Finland, Israel through at Eurovision semis
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Revitalized Rose sets aside Masters loss for top PGA form
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Musk 'wanted 90%' of OpenAI, Altman tells tech titan trial
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Former Honduras mayor arrested over murder of environmental activist
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Conan O'Brien to host 2027 Oscars: organisers
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Oil prices advance, stocks mostly fall on US-Iran deadlock
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'Bittersweet' runner-up run has Scheffler inspired at PGA
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Lakers would welcome return of LeBron James
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Musk 'wanted 90%' of OpenAI, Altman says in high-stakes trial
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US appeals court halts order declaring Trump's global 10% tariff illegal
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Rubio, with new Chinese name, heads to Beijing despite sanctions
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Showtime as boycotted Eurovision kicks off
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Stars descend as Cannes Film Festival opens without Hollywood backing
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No.1 Scheffler to start PGA with Rose and Matt Fitzpatrick
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Trump heads to China for superpower summit
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Referees' chief says disallowing Hammers goal against Arsenal 'categorically' right
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Brazil's Lula launches plan to fight organized crime ahead of elections
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Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke dies at 29: team
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No.5 Morikawa still battles back issues as PGA start looms
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Stadium changes just part of Houston's World Cup transformation
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Trump announces departure of food and drug regulation chief
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Russia demands closure of high representative post in Bosnia
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Rabada stars as Gujarat hammer Hyderabad to move top of IPL
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Kevin Warsh returns to Federal Reserve with 'regime change' agenda
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Former Georgia rugby captain Sharikadze banned over urine-swap scheme
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The US music industry passed 100 million paid streaming subscriptions for the first time in 2024, according to the latest report from the Recording Industry Association of America released Tuesday.
Hollywood urges Trump to protect film, TV from AI
Hundreds of Hollywood stars including Ben Stiller, Cate Blanchett and Cynthia Erivo have urged Donald Trump's White House to protect film, TV and music copyrights against big tech and artificial intelligence.
China calls media outlets facing Trump funding axe 'notorious'
Beijing on Tuesday said media outlets facing the axe by US President Donald Trump had a "notorious" history of reporting on China, as Cambodia's autocratic former leader hailed the move for "combating fake news".
Fired US federal worker in need of releasing steam? Try the internet
A spoon emoji, a subreddit, a viral song: US federal workers are finding sweet succor in the bosom of the internet as President Donald Trump takes an ax to their jobs.
Conan O'Brien tapped to host Oscars again
Conan O'Brien will return to host a second consecutive Oscars, the Academy said Monday, after this month's well-reviewed gala drew almost 20 million viewers in a slight ratings uptick.
Trump to visit top US arts venue after takeover
US President Donald Trump will on Monday visit the Kennedy Center in Washington for the first time since his stunning takeover of the top arts venue that he branded too "woke."
Nine-year-old Thai tattooist makes his mark
Wielding a cumbersome tattoo gun with his small hands swamped in surgical gloves, nine-year-old Napat Mitmakorn expertly inks the pattern of a fanged serpent on a man's upper thigh.
Trump admin begins mass layoffs at Voice of America
President Donald Trump's administration on Sunday began mass layoffs at Voice of America and other US-funded media, making clear its intent to gut outlets long seen as critical for US influence.
Trump begins mass layoffs at Voice of America
President Donald Trump's administration on Sunday began mass layoffs at Voice of America and other US-funded media, making clear its intent to gut outlets long seen as critical for US influence.
Belgian actress Emilie Dequenne dead at 43: family, agent
Belgian actress Emilie Dequenne died of a rare cancer Sunday in a hospital just outside Paris, her family and her agent told AFP. She was 43 years old.
'Novocaine' wins painful weekend for N.America box office
"Novocaine," an action-comedy starring Jack Quaid as a banker who cannot feel pain, topped the North American box office in its debut weekend, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday, but ticket sales overall were brutally slow.
'Rigid' Hong Kong office turned into artists' satire
At first glance, the office desk could belong to any Chinese executive -- an ashtray, mini-flags, a golden sculpture inscribed with the character for "integrity", and a picture of a local celebrity.
'Disney's Snow White' gets muted Hollywood premiere
Disney's live-action remakes of animated classics are usually safe bets. But a new version of the oldest of them all, "Snow White," has become mired in controversies, receiving an unusually low-key premiere in Hollywood on Saturday.
Trump freezes VOA, Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe
President Donald Trump's administration on Saturday put journalists at Voice of America and other US-funded broadcasters on leave, abruptly freezing outlets long seen as critical to countering a Russian and Chinese information offensive.
Former Meta employee barred from promoting explosive memoir
Facebook parent company Meta is seeking to silence a former employee who has made scandalous allegations in a new tell-all book, obtaining a ruling to temporarily bar her from promoting the memoir or bad-mouthing the tech giant.
Hong Kong museum puts Picasso in cross-cultural dialogue
More than a century ago, Pablo Picasso smashed the Sacre-Coeur Basilica in Paris into a web of tangled lines on his canvas, deconstructing reality with the brushstrokes of a master cubist.
War of words: Myanmar migrants face disinformation in Thailand
More than a million people have fled Myanmar's brutal civil war to seek shelter and work in neighbouring Thailand, where experts say nationalists are using disinformation to fuel prejudice against them.
Four-song EP by late singer Faithfull to be released in April
A new four-song EP by British singer and actor Marianne Faithfull, who died in January, is to be released in April, with the title track out on Friday, her family announced.
IOC strike $3 bn deal with NBC in US up to 2036 Olympics
The International Olympic Committee on Thursday announced a $3 billion deal allowing NBC Universal to broadcast the Olympics until 2036 in the United States.
End of era as Donatella Versace gives up creative reins of Italian brand
Donatella Versace is giving up the creative reins of luxury fashion label Versace after nearly three decades, it was announced Thursday, effectively ending the family's hold over the brand founded by her murdered brother.
Meta tests 'Community Notes' to replace fact-checkers
Social media giant Meta on Thursday announced it would begin testing its new "Community Notes" feature across its platforms on March 18, as it shifts away from third-party fact-checking toward a crowd-sourced approach to content moderation.
All-women marching band livens up Taiwanese funerals
At a funeral in rural Taiwan, musicians wearing pleated mini-skirts and go-go boots march around a coffin to the beat of the 1980s hit "I Hate Myself for Loving You".
Struggling Intel names industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan as CEO
Intel on Wednesday announced tech industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan as its new chief executive, boosting shares of the US computer chipmaker struggling to catch up in the AI race.
Russian playwright tells story of wounded soldiers
Sat in a Moscow theatre, Pavel wiped tears as he watched actors perform a dramatised version of his life: from his childhood in the south of Russia, near Ukraine, to his mobilisation into the Russian army and amputation after combat.
Talk of the town: Iconic covers of the New Yorker magazine
From its first edition 100 years ago through the atomic bombs dropped on Japan, to the attacks of September 11, 2001 and on to the present day, New Yorker covers have won both artistic and journalistic acclaim.
The New Yorker, a US institution, celebrates 100 years of goings on
The New Yorker magazine, a staple of American literary and cultural life defined by its distinctive covers, long-form journalism, witty cartoons and particular grammar, is celebrating 100 years on newsstands.
Cuban kids resist reggaeton, one verse at a time
Forget reggaeton or rap: for children in rural Cuba the epitome of cool is writing and singing a ten-line poem -- a art form honed by farmers and preserved over generations.
Trump's anti-diversity and immigration stance overshadows SXSW festival
Shockwaves from the Trump administration's campaign against pro-diversity policies and its harsh anti-immigrant rhetoric were felt throughout the South By Southwest festival, the sprawling arts and tech event long known for championing progressive values.
Paris cabaret world mourns veteran Moulin Rouge director
Cabaret dancers past and present turned out Tuesday for the funeral of Moulin Rouge creative director Janet Pharaoh, who helped oversee a renaissance of the Parisian nightspot over the last 30 years.
Stars hop aboard for train-inspired Louis Vuitton show
Louis Vuitton invited a star-studded audience to its Fall-Winter 2025 show near the Gare du Nord train station on Monday in Paris, unveiling a collection packed full of its version of travel essentials.
Musk says X hit by major cyberattack
Elon Musk said X was hit by a major cyberattack on Monday as outages plagued users of the platform once known as Twitter.
The trends at Paris Women's Fashion Week
Lots of fur and leather, ever-expanding shoulder pads and shoes, splashes of yellow: AFP looks at some of the trends from Paris Women's Fashion Week, which wraps up on Tuesday.