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AstraZeneca profit jumps as cancer drug sales grow
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Waseem's 66 enables UAE to post 173-6 against New Zealand
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Stocks mostly rise tracking tech, earnings
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Say cheese! 'Wallace & Gromit' expo puts kids into motion
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BP profits slide awaiting new CEO
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USA's Johnson sets up Shiffrin for tilt at Olympic combined gold
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Trump tariffs hurt French wine and spirits exports
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Bangladesh police deploy to guard 'risky' polling centres
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OpenAI starts testing ads in ChatGPT
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Three-year heatwave bleached half the planet's coral reefs: study
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England's Buttler calls McCullum 'as sharp a coach as I ever worked with'
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Israel PM to meet Trump with Iran missiles high on agenda
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Macron says wants 'European approach' in dialogue with Putin
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Georgia waiting 'patiently' for US reset after Vance snub
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US singer leaves talent agency after CEO named in Epstein files
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Skipper Marsh tells Australia to 'get the job done' at T20 World Cup
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South Korea avert boycott of Women's Asian Cup weeks before kickoff
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Barcelona's unfinished basilica hits new heights despite delays
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Back to black: Philips posts first annual profit since 2021
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South Korea police raid spy agency over drone flight into North
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'Good sense' hailed as blockbuster Pakistan-India match to go ahead
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Man arrested in Thailand for smuggling rhino horn inside meat
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Man City eye Premier League title twist as pressure mounts on Frank and Howe
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South Korea police raid spy agency over drone flights into North
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Solar, wind capacity growth slowed last year, analysis shows
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'Family and intimacy under pressure' at Berlin film festival
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Basket-brawl as five ejected in Pistons-Hornets clash
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January was fifth hottest on record despite cold snap: EU monitor
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Asian markets extend gains as Tokyo enjoys another record day
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Warming climate threatens Greenland's ancestral way of life
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Japan election results confirm super-majority for Takaichi's party
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Unions rip American Airlines CEO on performance
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New York seeks rights for beloved but illegal 'bodega cats'
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Blades of fury: Japan protests over 'rough' Olympic podium
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Zelensky defends Ukrainian athlete's helmet at Games after IOC ban
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Jury told that Meta, Google 'engineered addiction' at landmark US trial
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Despite Trump, Bad Bunny reflects importance of Latinos in US politics
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Ore Energy Completes EU-Funded Multi-Day Energy Storage Pilot At EDF R&D Laboratories In France
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Australian PM 'devastated' by violence at rally against Israel president's visit
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Vonn says suffered complex leg break in Olympics crash, has 'no regrets'
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YouTube star MrBeast buys youth-focused banking app
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French take surprise led over Americans in Olympic ice dancing
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Lindsey Vonn says has 'complex tibia fracture' from Olympics crash
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US news anchor says 'hour of desperation' in search for missing mother
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Malen double lifts Roma level with Juventus
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'Schitt's Creek' star Catherine O'Hara died of blood clot in lung: death certificate
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'Best day of my life': Raimund soars to German Olympic ski jump gold
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US Justice Dept opens unredacted Epstein files to lawmakers
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Epstein taints European governments and royalty, US corporate elite
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Three missing employees of Canadian miner found dead in Mexico
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France says 26 countries commit to Ukraine deployment if peace agreed
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White House quietly drops WTO, ILO from foreign aid cut list
The World Trade Organization and the International Labour Organization told AFP on Thursday that they no longer figured among entities targeted in the White House's latest round of foreign aid cuts.
Xi tells Kim North Korea's importance to China 'will not change'
President Xi Jinping reassured Kim Jong Un of North Korea's enduring importance to China on Thursday, saying Beijing's position "will not change" as the two leaders met for talks.
Europe pledges postwar 'reassurance force' for Ukraine: Macron
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US trade gap widest in 4 months as imports surged ahead of tariffs
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Pro-Palestinian protests rock Spain's Vuelta cycling race
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Europe leaders call Trump after Ukraine security guarantees summit
European leaders on Thursday spoke to US President Donald Trump after holding a summit with President Volodymyr Zelensky on security guarantees for Kyiv in the event of a peace accord to end Russia's three-and-a-half war against Ukraine.
Berlusconi media group takes control of German broadcaster
Italy's MediaForEurope (MFE) announced Thursday it had taken control of one of Germany's biggest private broadcasting groups, as it seeks to build a pan-European group able to compete with streaming giants.
European court faults France over sexual consent rules
The European rights court on Thursday found France's laws on sexual consent are insufficient, ruling against the authorities in a case involving a woman who accused her boss of coercing her into an abusive relationship.
Rubio eyes tough-security ally in Ecuador
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to discuss bolstering security cooperation Thursday in violence-swept Ecuador, as he champions a shoot-first crackdown on the region's criminal groups.
Coffee and cash: how Hamas pays its civil servants in secret
One of thousands of public servants in Gaza's Hamas-run government, Karim, a public works ministry employee, received what seemed like an ordinary message on his phone: an invitation "for a coffee".
China's Xi holds talks with North Korea's Kim in Beijing
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un met for talks in Beijing on Thursday, state media reported, while the North Korean leader is in China on a rare foreign visit.
Zelensky meets European leaders on Ukraine security guarantees
European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky were meeting in Paris on Thursday to agree security guarantees for Kyiv in the event of a peace accord with Russia to end the three-and-a-half-year war sparked by Moscow's 2022 invasion.
China's Xi at centre of world stage after days of high-level hobnobbing
Two blockbuster events in China this week were a successful exposition of President Xi Jinping's vision of a new world order -- one that puts him and his country firmly at its centre while sidelining his rival the United States.
Campaign event for Argentina's Milei ends with skirmishes
Fist fights and hurled projectiles have marked the end of a campaign rally attended by Argentina's President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires ahead of midterm elections.
Open mic caught Xi, Putin discussing immortality
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin discussed life-prolonging organ transplants and immortality as they chatted before Beijing's massive military parade this week, in comments picked up by state media microphones.
Zelensky to meet European leaders after Putin vows to fight on
European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are to meet in Paris on Thursday in a new effort to pile pressure on Vladimir Putin after he vowed Russia will fight on in Ukraine if no peace deal is reached.
Peruvian ex-presidents face courts in separate corruption trials
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Ecuador eyes US security accords during Rubio's visit
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Ecuador Wednesday, as the government said it expects to sign "fundamental" security accords with the United States to tackle rampant cartel violence.
Guyana's President Irfaan Ali: oil industry 'puppet' or visionary?
Irfaan Ali, in office since 2020, is the first Guyanese leader to benefit from the South American country's massive oil reserves, which he leveraged to claim a second presidential term.
Guyanese President Irfaan Ali claims election victory
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Jury tells Google to pay $425 mn over app privacy
A US federal jury on Wednesday ordered Google to pay about $425 million for gathering information from smartphone app use even when people opted for privacy settings, the company confirmed.
Guyanese President Irfaan Ali claims reelection
Guyana's President Irfaan Ali claimed reelection Wednesday to a second term, tasked with turning the South American nation's newfound oil riches into prosperity while navigating tensions with neighbor Venezuela.
Judge overturns Trump funding cuts to Harvard
A US judge ordered the Trump administration on Wednesday to overturn deep funding cuts to Harvard University that froze more than $2 billion over allegations of antisemitism and bias at the Ivy League institution.
Ecuador charges trio in presidential hopeful's assassination
Ecuadoran prosecutors on Wednesday charged a former minister, an ex-lawmaker and a businessman of orchestrating the 2023 assassination of an anti-corruption presidential candidate.
US strike marks shift to military action against drug cartels
US President Donald Trump's deadly strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat from Venezuela marks a significant escalation from law enforcement to military action against cartels that his administration has branded as terror groups.
Trump offers more US troops to Poland's nationalist president
US President Donald Trump offered Friday to send more troops to Poland as he welcomed the country's new nationalist president Karol Nawrocki to the White House with a military flyover.
Islamic State claims deadly attack on Pakistan rally
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Wednesday for a suicide bombing that authorities said killed 15 people and wounded dozens more at a political rally in southwestern Pakistan.
Israel says expecting one million Gazans to flee new offensive
Israel estimates that its imminent offensive on Gaza City would displace one million Palestinians, a senior military official said Wednesday, as Gaza's civil defence reported dozens killed across the territory.