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'Want to go home': Indonesian crew abandoned off Africa demand wages
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Asian stocks track Wall St rally as Tokyo hits record on Takaichi win
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Bad Bunny celebrates Puerto Rico in joyous Super Bowl halftime show
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Three prominent opposition figures released in Venezuela
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Israeli president says 'we shall overcome this evil' at Bondi Beach
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'Flood' of disinformation ahead of Bangladesh election
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Arguments to begin in key US social media addiction trial
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Gotterup tops Matsuyama in playoff to win Phoenix Open
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New Zealand's Christchurch mosque killer appeals conviction
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Leonard's 41 leads Clippers over T-Wolves, Knicks cruise
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Trump says China's Xi to visit US 'toward the end of the year'
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Real Madrid edge Valencia to stay on Barca's tail, Atletico slump
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Malinin keeps USA golden in Olympic figure skating team event
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Lebanon building collapse toll rises to 9: civil defence
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Real Madrid keep pressure on Barca with tight win at Valencia
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PSG trounce Marseille to move back top of Ligue 1
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Hong Kong to sentence media mogul Jimmy Lai in national security trial
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Lillard will try to match record with third NBA 3-Point title
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Vonn breaks leg as crashes out in brutal end to Olympic dream
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Malinin enters the fray as Japan lead USA in Olympics team skating
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Thailand's Anutin readies for coalition talks after election win
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Fans arrive for Patriots-Seahawks Super Bowl as politics swirl
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'Send Help' repeats as N.America box office champ
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Japan close gap on USA in Winter Olympics team skating event
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Liverpool improvement not reflected in results, says Slot
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Japan PM Takaichi basks in election triumph
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Machado's close ally released in Venezuela
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Dimarco helps Inter to eight-point lead in Serie A
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Man City 'needed' to beat Liverpool to keep title race alive: Silva
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Czech snowboarder Maderova lands shock Olympic parallel giant slalom win
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Man City fight back to end Anfield hoodoo and reel in Arsenal
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Diaz treble helps Bayern crush Hoffenheim and go six clear
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US astronaut to take her 3-year-old's cuddly rabbit into space
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Israeli president to honour Bondi Beach attack victims on Australia visit
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Apologetic Turkish center Sengun replaces Shai as NBA All-Star
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Romania, Argentina leaders invited to Trump 'Board of Peace' meeting
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Kamindu heroics steer Sri Lanka past Ireland in T20 World Cup
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Age just a number for veteran Olympic snowboard champion Karl
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England's Feyi-Waboso out of Scotland Six Nations clash
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Thailand's pilot PM lands runaway election win
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Sarr strikes as Palace end winless run at Brighton
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Olympic star Ledecka says athletes ignored in debate over future of snowboard event
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Auger-Aliassime retains Montpellier Open crown
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Lindsey Vonn, skiing's iron lady whose Olympic dream ended in tears
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Conservative Thai PM claims election victory
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Kamindu fireworks rescue Sri Lanka to 163-6 against Ireland
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UK PM's top aide quits in scandal over Mandelson links to Epstein
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Reed continues Gulf romp with victory in Qatar
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Conservative Thai PM heading for election victory: projections
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Heartache for Olympic downhill champion Johnson after Vonn's crash
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How French film is quietly becoming more diverse
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'Guten Tag babes': Adele announces Munich concerts
Pop superstar Adele on Wednesday announced four open-air concerts in Munich in August, her first shows in mainland Europe since 2016.
Tech CEOs face US Senate grilling over youth content
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and the chief executives of X, TikTok, Discord and Snap face a grilling by US lawmakers on Wednesday over the dangers that social media platforms bring to children and teens.
Malaysia installs outspoken motorcycle-riding king
Malaysia installed an outspoken motorcycle-riding king on Wednesday in an elaborate ceremony steeped in centuries of tradition, with the billionaire determined to play a key role in ensuring political stability.
Celine Dion documentary to explore her rare illness
Pop megastar Celine Dion, who is suffering from a rare neurological disorder, is hoping to raise awareness about her condition with a new documentary that will soon stream on Amazon Prime Video.
Broadway legend Chita Rivera dead at 91
Chita Rivera -- a singer, dancer and actress who lit up Broadway stages over six decades in such shows as "West Side Story" and "Chicago" as one of the foremost entertainers of her generation -- died Tuesday, her publicist said. She was 91.
Misogyny and sexual assault rife in music industry: UK MPs
British MPs on Tuesday called on the music industry to clean up its act, as it laid bare a catalogue of misogyny, discrimination and sexual abuse in a damning report.
Taylor Swift love affair sparks Republican conspiracy theory mania
You knew Taylor Swift was influential, but Republicans are now crediting the singer with James-Bond-villain-level powers in a wacky conspiracy theory claiming the singer's romance with NFL star Travis Kelce is really a plot to rig the Super Bowl and get President Joe Biden reelected.
Four guitars that smashed auction records
The guitar used by former Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler to record the famous opening riff to the band's 1985 hit "Money for Nothing" is expected to spark intense interest when it goes up for auction on Wednesday as part of a massive sell-off of his instruments.
Hungary's 'chilling' foreign influence office starts up
A new government agency to "protect Hungary's sovereignty" which starts work Thursday will have a "chilling effect" on the country's democracy, critics warn.
Jam Master Jay murder fueled 'by greed and revenge': prosecutors
Run-DMC member Jam Master Jay was slain in an ambush fueled "by greed and revenge," US prosecutors told jurors Monday, as defense lawyers cast doubt on evidence in the trial over the alleged murder 20 years ago.
Museum chief brands tourist-hit Florence a 'prostitute'
Mass tourism has turned Florence into a "prostitute", one of the city's museum directors said Monday, sparking outrage from politicians including Italy's culture minister.
Sotheby's sales drop in 2023 after record year
Storied auction house Sotheby's reported on Monday that sales had dipped last year to $7.9 billion, down $100 million from the record-breaking 2022 which was lifted by pent-up demand following the pandemic.
'Wizard of Oz' shoe thief avoids prison
An elderly US man who stole a pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in the classic film "The Wizard of Oz" avoided prison time at his sentencing hearing on Monday.
New anti-Ukraine disinfo campaign aims to bog down Western media
A message on X asked a major French channel to verify what seemed to be a Deutsche Welle report about a Ukrainian artist who "sawed down the Eiffel Tower."
Jam Master Jay murder trial underway with opening statements
Run-DMC member Jam Master Jay was slain in "an ambush" fueled "by greed and revenge," US prosecutors told jurors Monday, as defense lawyers cast doubt on available evidence in the trial over the alleged murder carried out 20 years ago.
'Effeminate' Christ poster angers Spanish conservatives
A poster of Christ to promote Easter week in Seville has drawn a sharp backlash from Spanish ultra-conservatives, who denounced it as "effeminate" and "offensive" to Roman Catholics.
Mad dash? Swift will have to speed across globe to see Kelce in Super Bowl
Pop music icon Taylor Swift is reportedly ready to make a lightning trip from Japan next month to see boyfriend Travis Kelce's Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl.
Trial arguments to begin over 2002 murder of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay
The New York trial over the murder of Jam Master Jay, the influential Run-DMC DJ who was killed two decades ago, is set to begin in earnest Monday with opening statements.
'Festival of resistance': Haiti jazzfest sparks hope in crisis-hit capital
Hundreds of concertgoers attended the "PAPJAZZ" music festival in Haiti's capital this week, which returned for the first time since 2021 with a modified schedule and strict security precautions amid the city's dire security situation.
Egypt pyramid renovation sparks debate
A video showing renovation work at Egypt's Menkaure pyramid at Giza has triggered social media criticism, with one expert decrying its "absurdity".
'Beekeeper' buzzes to top of N.America box office
Amazon/MGM action picture "The Beekeeper" flew to the top of the North American box office on a slow winter weekend with an estimated take of $7.4 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said Sunday.
Activists splash soup on glass-protected Mona Lisa
Two protesters on Sunday hurled soup at the bullet-proof glass protecting Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" in Paris, demanding the right to "healthy and sustainable food", an AFP journalist saw.
Activists splash soup on glass-protected Mona Lisa in Paris: AFP
Two protesters on Sunday hurled soup at the bullet-proof glass protecting Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" in Paris, demanding the right to "healthy and sustainable food", an AFP journalist saw.
Taiwan night market serves up viral dance
Swinging side-to-side to a Chinese ditty, Taiwanese teenagers and kids performed at a recent night market competition, showing off their loose-limbed moves while executing the viral "subject three" dance that has taken social media by storm.
Sketch attributed to Michelangelo to be auctioned in New York
A simple square scribbled on a yellowed piece of paper believed to have been drawn by Renaissance genius Michelangelo will go on sale in April in New York, auction house Christie's announced on Friday.
Amazon show with Hong Kong protest scenes not shown in city
A new television series starring Nicole Kidman and featuring scenes of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests debuted on Amazon Prime Video on Friday, but could not be accessed in the Chinese city where it was partly filmed.
Tears and fears for the man planning Paris Olympics show
The theatre director responsible for the most ambitious Olympics opening ceremony in history in Paris this July was so overwhelmed by the task when first asked to do it that he rang his mother in tears.
Bolivian inmates pass the time, earn money building miniature cars
In a prison in La Paz, inmate Julio Mamani beats a metal sheet from which he is building a tiny truck his wife will try and sell at a craft fair.