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Hot US inflation data dents Wall Street stocks

Saudi league postpones three matches after Houthi attacks

India sends 'cockroach' leaders to jail after protest

US consumer inflation up more than expected as midterms loom

'Sinners' director Ryan Coogler to reboot 'X-Files' for Disney

Canadian publisher supports novelist Orelien after AI denial

Lufthansa wins contest for TAP Air Portugal stake

Medvedev sees off Tsitsipas to reach Shanghai Masters quarters

AI worms, 'major' incident fears spur safety calls at industry summit

Louvre boss warns of closure risk without major renovations

Fuel shortage triggers queues on Indonesia's Bali island

Lawes and Genge urge England to end ban on overseas-based players

Evolution Metals & Technologies Corp. Reaffirms $400 Million to $460 Million FY2027 Revenue Guidance, Unveils Eight Sintered Magnet Grades Covering an Estimated 75% of Global NdFeB Revenue, and Moves to Answer U.S. Army Call for Rare Earth Magnets

Metrika Selected by OCC to Support Stablecoin Supervisory Framework Under the GENIUS Act

Europe’s arms money maze

Houthis and al-Qaeda

Brazil tests Milei’s gamble

Germany under Weidel

'Time bomb'?: Race to identify health effects of microplastics

Tiny pieces of plastic have been found littered throughout human bodies, trapped in our lungs and laced through our blood, but the long-term health effects of this exposure remain unclear.

Sudan fighting resumes minutes after latest truce ends

Renewed artillery exchanges rocked greater Khartoum early Wednesday as Sudan's warring generals resumed fighting just minutes after the latest US and Saudi-brokered ceasefire expired.

AU force in Somalia starts reducing troop numbers

The African Union's mission in Somalia said Wednesday it had begun reducing troop numbers in line with plans to eventually hand over security to the troubled country's national army.

Michael Jackson's moonwalk fedora up for auction in Paris

The black fedora worn by pop superstar Michael Jackson just before he dazzled the world with his moonwalk dance for the first time will be up for grabs in September during a Paris auction of music memorabilia.

French World Cup winner Kante joins Saudi champions Al Ittihad

France's World Cup-winning midfielder N'Golo Kante has joined Saudi Arabian champions Al Ittihad, the club said in a statement on Wednesday, joining up with compatriot Karim Benzema.

Equity markets struggle as traders await Fed boss testimony

Markets mostly fell Wednesday, following a downbeat lead from Wall Street as investors braced for Fed boss Jerome Powell's testimony to the US Congress.

Equity markets drop as traders await Fed boss testimony

Markets mostly dipped Wednesday, following a downbeat lead from Wall Street as investors braced for Fed boss Jerome Powell's testimony to the US Congress.

High inflation hinders UK cost-of-living fight

Britain's annual inflation rate unexpectedly remained at 8.7 percent in May, official data showed Wednesday, piling pressure on the Bank of England and government to act over a cost-of-living crisis.

West African football coach dreams big in Kyrgyzstan

Under the watchful eye of Daniel Tagoe, a coach from Ghana, around 30 children wearing blue and yellow kits learn to play football in a village outside the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek.

Africa Cup of Nations qualifying: Five talking points

Five-time champions Cameroon will be among 16 teams chasing nine finals places in the last round of 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying during September.

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