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Dakar Rally moved to Portugal and Morocco following Houthi attacks in Gulf

Marquez crashes, then tops second practice in Malaysia

German economy logs 0.2% growth, faster than expected

New home for orangutans rescued from Indonesia's burning forests

Crypto platform Binance confirms 'complex' $6.3 bn hack

Independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta shuts under Kremlin pressure

Spanish inflation stays at three-year high before election

Thailand extends activist's jail term to more than 34 years

Drugs giant AstraZeneca reveals higher profits, savings plan

China denies spying on Nvidia's Jensen Huang

French economy 'headed for a wall' as GDP shrinks

BP net profit quadruples on higher oil prices

South Korea to prosecute students cheating with smart glasses

Kiss backs 'hungry' Beale to push for Wallabies game time

Ukraine sends ground robots

Lyman's surrender crisis

Pakistan’s Taliban dilemma

Venezuela and the Qatar Fund

Londoners 'speed date' for the ideal housemate

"I'm a software engineer," says Josephine Wright, cocktail in hand, as she introduces herself to another woman at a bar in west London.

Melbourne officials vote to ban rental e-scooters

Melbourne has become the latest city to ban rental e-scooters, abruptly moving to end a trial contract with two firms after a community revolt.

Japan PM Kishida to exit party leadership race: media

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida intends to drop out of the race to remain his party's leader, local media reported Wednesday, meaning an expected end to his nearly three-year premiership.

Kiribati votes in test for pro-China government

Polls opened in the Pacific nation of Kiribati on Wednesday after a campaign dominated by the increasing cost of living, rising sea levels, and questions about the benefit of deeper ties with China.

India's bad boy pilgrimage for Hindu god of destruction

The Hindu sacred month of Shravan honours the god of destruction Lord Shiva, and in northern India, it has become increasingly associated with mob violence by saffron-clad devotees.

Canadian LGBTQ community denounces alarming rise in attacks

Members of Canada's LGBTQ community have denounced a resurgence of "hateful comments and attacks," including seeing rainbow flags burned, Pride marches disrupted and increasing violence targeting them -- all a stark contrast to the country's reputation of tolerance.

Five talking points in the new Premier League season

Manchester City face a strong challenge from Arsenal as the champions look to win an unprecedented fifth successive Premier League title.

Argentine lithium a boon for some, doom for others

Anahi Jorge, 23, works for a lithium extraction company in Argentina, earning four times the salary of a local government worker in her village of Susques.

Meth found in sweets handed out by New Zealand charity

Pineapple sweets dished out by a New Zealand charity have tested positive for potentially lethal amounts of methamphetamine, police said Wednesday, sparking an urgent race to remove them from the streets.

Banksy lifts curtain on London animal mural series

Elusive street artist Banksy's ninth animal-themed mural in nine days, unveiled on Tuesday on a shutter outside London Zoo, depicted a gorilla releasing animals from the zoo, tying together the series of artworks.

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