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Heavy fighting, internet disruption as Ethiopia conflict rages

Cash for nature protection: hotelier's offer to Principe islanders

From transit to consumption: drug use surges in Mozambique

US miner KoBold bets on AI to gain edge in DR Congo mineral hunt

Chicago teams, Guardians and Padres all book MLB playoff berths

Internet disrupted in Ethiopia as conflict rages

Bijan Robinson destroys Packers in 35-14 win for Falcons

Asian markets mixed after oil gains

Harimoto hails new era as Japan dethrone table tennis kings China

'Genius' Ohashi bids for third Asian Games gold after world record

India rape cases turn focus back onto women's safety

India's 'Tree Father' plants for a greener future

Rebellious Afghan taxi drivers defy ban on music

Hopping mad: New health warning stirs up Belgian brewers

Europe’s arms money maze

Houthis and al-Qaeda

Brazil tests Milei’s gamble

Germany under Weidel

Bengals beat Bills and 49ers end Cowboys' hopes

The Cincinnati Bengals shrugged off driving snow to defeat the Buffalo Bills 27-10 and return to the AFC Championship game while the San Francisco 49ers beat the Dallas Cowboys 19-12 on Sunday to head to the NFC title contest.

Arsenal silence doubters with statement win over Man Utd

Premier League leaders Arsenal have had their title credentials questioned all season but their last-gasp win against Manchester United has silenced many of the remaining doubters.

Macau ponders future even as tourists and gamblers return

Macau's streets were packed in the run-up to the Lunar New Year after pandemic controls were abruptly lifted but it is far from business as usual as the Chinese casino hub wrestles with questions about its future.

Asian markets mixed in holiday-hit trade

Asian markets were mixed in holiday-thinned trade Monday, while the dollar dropped as investors lowered their expectations for US interest rate hikes.

California Lunar New Year mass shooter dead, motive unclear: police

The gunman believed to have killed 10 people during Lunar New Year celebrations in California shot himself dead as police moved in to arrest him, the local sheriff said Sunday.

'I want revenge': Lehecka eyes Tsitsipas upset at Australian Open

A confident Jiri Lehecka has warned Stephanos Tsitsipas he wants revenge and knows how to play against him ahead of their Australian Open quarter-final on Tuesday.

Rosalia, women designers, stark contrasts: Paris menswear highlights

One of the buzziest menswear weeks in recent memory wrapped in Paris on Sunday. Here are some of the highlights:

Iranian women take center stage at Sundance film festival

Movies by and about Iranian women took center stage at the Sundance film festival this weekend, as diaspora filmmakers reflected on female-led protests and the deadly challenges of censorship and resistance in their ancestral home.

The women who dress men

Women are increasingly making their mark in men's fashion, breaking through the "fabric ceiling" that has seen the industry dominated by men, and attracted by a sector where some of the most radical changes are taking place.