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Bank of Japan hikes rates to 31-year high to battle inflation

Afghan medical students in Pakistan hope court stops college expulsions

Thailand's Muslim separatists vow to fight to the end

AI doomsday warnings unlikely to slow IPOs but questions linger

Mideast turmoil, AI set to dominate UN gathering of world leaders

ICC eyes China in bid to expand cricket

Australia to detain tourists who overstay visa, minister says

Nkunku craving freedom and fun on RB Leipzig return

Championship rivals brace for renewal of bitter feuds

Bhutan's traditional archers lose ground to development

In Brazil's Amazon, the hunt for oil fuels hopes and fears

Asian stocks track Wall St rally as oil prices drop

Australian athlete who soiled herself apologises for continuing Hyrox race

South Korea makes Asian Games complaint over Japan warlord ceremony

Europe’s arms money maze

Houthis and al-Qaeda

Brazil tests Milei’s gamble

Germany under Weidel

Brooklyn Bridge ship crash kills two people: NYC mayor

Two people died and 19 others were injured after a Mexican Navy training ship hit the Brooklyn Bridge, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Sunday.

Tunisian 'revolution oasis' palm grove thrives on self-rule

Since the inhabitants of Jemna in southern Tunisia wrested control of their 100-year-old palm grove from the state during the 2011 Revolution, residents say their lives have radically improved.

Paris kidnap bid highlights crypto data security risks

New regulations threaten the security of the personal data of cryptocurrency users and may expose them to "physical danger", the platform at the centre of last week's Paris kidnapping attempt has claimed.

Mexican Navy training ship hits New York's Brooklyn Bridge

A Mexican Navy training ship slammed into the Brooklyn Bridge late Saturday, snapping all three of its masts and prompting a rescue operation beneath the iconic New York City landmark.

All Black Savea inspires Moana to brink of Super Rugby history

Captain Ardie Savea says he would "run through brick walls" for Moana Pasifika after leading the historical Super Rugby strugglers to the verge of their first play-offs appearance.

High times for German cannabis firm amid medical boom

At an undisclosed site in Germany's Bavaria state, pharmaceutical CEO Philip Schetter opens a 75-centimetre (30-inch) thick steel door that secures his wares: vast amounts of cannabis.

Poland votes in tight election as Europe watches

Poles vote on Sunday in a tight presidential election that will be decisive for the future of the country's centrist government as well as for abortion and LGBTQ rights.

The US towns that took on 'forever chemical' giants -- and won

No corner of Earth is untouched. From Tibet to Antarctica, so-called "forever chemicals" have seeped into the blood of nearly every living creature.

FBI calls deadly California clinic bombing an 'act of terrorism'

A bomb exploded on Saturday outside a California fertility clinic, killing one person in what the FBI labelled a terror attack.

Noren in hunt for first major win after long injury layoff

Alex Noren sat out since last October until last week with a tendon injury, but Sunday he has the chance to win his first major title at the PGA Championship.

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