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English village votes to 'secede' from UK over asylum centre plan

BASIS.pro Expands On-Chain Infrastructure with XDC Network Partnership and Zypher DAO as Auto Earn Goes Live

Wildfires push endangered Sumatran elephants to brink: Indonesian NGO

Samson relishing battle with teen star Sooryavanshi for India spot

Stocks head higher as traders prepare for Fed decision

Pickle-flavoured tart? AI inspires Japan's convenience stores

English village votes to 'secede' from UK over asylum centre

Macau holds first closed-door national security trial

Hong Kong unveils plan to align economy with China's goals

Bank of Japan set to raise rates under pressure from inflation, US

Brazilian voters the latest to eye Bukele security model with envy

Zverev, Shelton back on court for Davis Cup qualifiers

EU chief hosts Canada's Carney in push to 'deepen' alliance

Peace is a 'dangerous' word in Russian city heading to polls

Europe’s arms money maze

Houthis and al-Qaeda

Brazil tests Milei’s gamble

Germany under Weidel

Schumacher Ferrari fetches record $15 mn at auction

The Ferrari in which Formula One legend Michael Schumacher won the 2003 World Championship title sold for nearly $15 million at auction in Geneva on Wednesday.

Ukraine has 'strong bipartisan' US support: NATO chief

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday denied the Republicans' advance in US midterm elections would undermine Western military backing for Ukraine.

More than 130 seals found dead on Caspian beaches

More than 130 endangered seals have been found dead on Kazakh beaches of the Caspian Sea, officials said Wednesday.

Stunned Furlong named Ireland captain for Fiji Test

Ireland prop Tadhg Furlong greeted his being named captain by head coach Andy Farrell for Saturday's Autumn Nations Series Test with Fiji as "It's class, it's class."

UK nurses vote to strike over pay

British nurses will strike over pay, the Royal College of Nursing said on Wednesday, announcing the first UK-wide strike action in the union's 106-year history.

Twitter unveils 'official' label for top accounts

Twitter on Wednesday unveiled a new gray "official" label for certain accounts as it revamps the highly influential platform following Elon Musk's buyout.

Schumacher Ferrari fetches record $13 mn at auction

The Ferrari in which Formula One legend Michael Schumacher won the 2003 World Championship title sold for more than $13 million at auction in Geneva on Wednesday.

Thinning Greenland ice sheet may mean more sea level rise: study

Part of Greenland's ice sheet is thinning further inland than previously believed, which will likely lead to greater sea level rise by the end of this century, a new study found Wednesday.

France, Italy wrangle over migrant rescue ship

Tensions mounted between France and Italy on Wednesday over the fate of an NGO ship carrying 234 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean, with Paris calling the refusal by Italian authorities to let the vessel dock "unacceptable."

Brazilian popular music legend Gal Costa dead at 77

Brazilian singer Gal Costa, whose crystalline voice and transgressive sensuality made her the muse of the groundbreaking "Tropicalia" movement in the 1960s, died Wednesday, her public relations agency said. She was 77.

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