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Swiss president to quit government

Verstappen goes own way to avoid the rain

Europe rejects US threats over diesel stocks, urges joint G7 action

Oil slides, bonds steady as EU addresses diesel price surge

Philippines tennis star Eala says 'I get overwhelmed sometimes'

Spain housing package at risk in parliament, as protests mount

Ferrari chief Vasseur has support from rival team bosses

Swedish Social Democrats leader to make new bid to form government

Pilot in flydubai attack says could not let 'all those people die'

North Korea calls Seoul 'despicable' after DMZ apology demand

Eurozone inflation hits three-year high at 3.8% in September

Taiwan boxer Lin wins gold as virtual taekwondo makes Games debut

Ancelotti says Brazil 'respects' India ahead of showdown

Man City face appeal deadline after explosive financial verdict

Europe’s arms money maze

Houthis and al-Qaeda

Brazil tests Milei’s gamble

Germany under Weidel

European stocks drop after rate hikes

European stocks sank Thursday after the US Federal Reserve and other central banks in Europe hiked interest rates despite turmoil in the banking sector.

Toshiba says it will 'support' $15 bn takeover bid

Troubled Japanese conglomerate Toshiba said Thursday it will "support" a $15 billion takeover bid by a consortium led by investment fund Japan Industrial Partners.

'Together for now': Ukrainian families serving on the front

When Marta Synchina was first sent to Ukraine's war-ravaged east as a military nurse, she and her father -- deployed in the same brigade -- decided not to tell her mother.

Dutch lose Gakpo, De Ligt and others for France clash due to virus

Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo, Bayern Munich defender Matthijs de Ligt and three other Netherlands players have a virus and will miss the Euro 2024 qualifier against France, the Dutch federation said Thursday.

Controversial gold mine reopens in Thailand

A controversial gold mine in Thailand restarted operations on Thursday, more than six years after the government forced it to close over health and environmental concerns.

After Fed, European central banks hike rates

Switzerland and Norway hiked interest rates Thursday to tackle inflation despite banking-sector turmoil, with the Bank of England next in line after the US Federal Reserve also lifted borrowing costs.

Ethiopia appoints senior TPLF official as head of Tigray interim govt

The Ethiopian government said Thursday it has appointed a senior official in the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) as head of an interim government for Tigray after a peace deal ended a brutal two-year conflict.

Toshiba to go private as board accepts $15 bn takeover bid: reports

Troubled Japanese conglomerate Toshiba on Thursday accepted a $15 billion takeover bid by a consortium led by investment fund Japan Industrial Partners, major local media outlets reported.

Even free transport can't shake Luxembourg's love of the car

Three years after Luxembourg declared all public transport free in a bid to clear its roads of jams and cut pollution, the car is still king of the congested Grand Duchy.

After Fed, European central banks hike their rates

Switzerland and Norway hiked interest rates Thursday to tackle inflation despite banking-sector turmoil, with the UK's central bank next in line after the US Federal Reserve also lifted borrowing costs.

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