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Crisis-wracked Volkswagen warns of 10-bn-euro hit to profits
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New France boss Zidane confirms Mbappe as captain after naming first squad
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Costa Rica's Grynspan tops third informal poll for UN chief: diplomat
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California governor signs order to explore AI 'kill switch'
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Stock markets retreat after central bank rate hikes
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Head leads run spree as Australia win Zimbabwe ODI series
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Russia labels director of Cannes Grand Prix winner a 'foreign agent'
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In-form Raphinha wants to finish career at Barcelona
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Macron warns of Russian 'hybrid' threat after meeting presidential hopefuls
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Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman
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UN holds third informal poll for new chief
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Carrick confident Man Utd can 'work through' tough time
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Kulusevski return can spark Spurs: De Zerbi
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Mbappe ends Nike partnership to join Swiss brand On
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Shakira to cap off world tour with Madrid 12-gig run
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Liverpool boss Iraola puts Bournemouth love affair on hold
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Isolated Syrian-Druze city blames Damascus for shortages
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'A disaster' if Man City do not win says Maresca after flawless start
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Isolated Syrian-Druze city shortages
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Kerry James Marshall: American 'blackness' painter celebrated in Europe
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Dutch drop Depay for Germany match in Xavi's first pick
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Spain coach De la Fuente offers 'full support' to people of Ceuta
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Ronaldo named in Portugal squad for Nations League
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Russia seizes assets of Nestle, French firms over West's Ukraine support
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Stock markets diverge after central bank rate hikes
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England can build on World Cup 'spirit', says Tuchel
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Anti-Assad music star makes triumphant return to Syria
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UNESCO can be 'moderator' in AI debate: chief to AFP
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In-form Fernandez included in Spain Nations League squad
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Infantino 'must go', says German FA vice-president
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Arteta buries hatchet with Hurzeler ahead of Brighton clash
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Russia seizes assets of Nestle, French firms
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Alexander-Arnold and Palmer return to England squad for Nations League
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Japan's busiest rail station tests robot bins
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Russians vote as Ukraine war drags on for fifth year
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Anthropic says AI systems moving towards building themselves
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Backpackers fret over Australian visa crackdown
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Asian stocks boosted by falling oil, yen weakens after BoJ rate hike
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Most Asian stocks track Wall St rally, yen drops after BoJ rate hike
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Pakistan court blocks expulsion of Afghan medical college students
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Russians begin voting in controlled election as war drags on
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Athletes 'can't take it any more' as Asian Games issues mount
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Trump 'clearly' wants dialogue with Pyongyang: South Korean President
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Allen lights up Bills' new stadium with 41-31 win over Lions
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Bank of Japan hikes rates to 31-year high to battle inflation
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Afghan medical students in Pakistan hope court stops college expulsions
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Thailand's Muslim separatists vow to fight to the end
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AI doomsday warnings unlikely to slow IPOs but questions linger
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Mideast turmoil, AI set to dominate UN gathering of world leaders
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ICC eyes China in bid to expand cricket
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Swapping their state-enforced veils for T-shirts reading "life" and "liberty", a group of Iranian women who have fled to France now help make wine that traces its roots back to ancient Persia.
Malta to replace struggling national airline
Malta will shut down its loss-making national carrier, Air Malta, next year and replace it with a new government-owned airline, Prime Minister Robert Abela has announced.
Turkey arrests dozens after Ankara attack
Turkey on Tuesday arrested dozens of suspected Kurdish militants and their supporters after an attack on the government district in the capital Ankara injured two policemen.
Families endure grief's 'open wound' a year after Thai nursery massacre
Clutching a well-worn teddy named "Little Bear", Paweenuch Supolwong fiddles with Buddhist amulets hanging heavy on her neck as her grandmother tells of the trauma still afflicting the four-year-old.
Death toll from Mexico church roof collapse rises to 11
The death toll from a roof collapse at a church in northeastern Mexico rose to 11 on Monday, with dozens more injured, as a shocked community mourned victims of the disaster.
Spain nightclub ravaged by fire ignored closure order
A Spanish nightclub ravaged by a weekend fire that killed 13 people had ignored a closure order in 2022, officials said Monday as investigators probed the cause of the tragedy.
Microsoft CEO hits out at 'dominant' Google in US trial
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told a US court on Monday that Google's dominance of the search engine market made it very hard for rivals to emerge, hitting out sharply at the business practices of his company's archrival.
Spanish nightclub ravaged by deadly fire ordered to close in 2022
A Spanish nightclub that was ravaged by fire over the weekend, killing 13 people, had been ordered to shut in 2022, authorities said on Monday, as an investigation began into the cause of the tragedy.
Spain probes nightclub fire that claimed 13 lives
Emergency workers on Monday combed through the wreckage of a blaze that ripped through a packed Spanish nightclub complex over the weekend, killing 13 people, to try to understand the cause of the fire.
At least 10 killed in Mexico church roof collapse
At least ten people, including three children, were killed and 60 more injured when the roof of a church came crashing down on a baptism in northeastern Mexico on Sunday, authorities said.
At least 9 killed in Mexico church roof collapse
At least nine people were killed and 40 more injured in Mexico Sunday after the roof of a church came crashing down, local officials said.
Trump business empire under threat as New York fraud trial opens
Donald Trump faces fresh legal danger on Monday as a civil fraud trial against the former president and two of his sons begins in New York, threatening the Republican frontrunner's business empire as he campaigns to retake the White House with four criminal cases looming.
Pope to publish follow-up to landmark climate text
Eight years after warning in a landmark thesis of the devastation of man-made climate change, Pope Francis is publishing an update Wednesday to take stock and offer ideas for action.
Catholic Church reflects on challenges during Synod assembly
Pope Francis will on Wednesday open the Synod of Bishops, a key congress that will for the first time include women and laypeople to help chart the future of the Catholic Church.
At least 7 killed in Mexico church roof collapse
At least seven people were killed in northeastern Mexico on Sunday after the roof of a church came crashing down during a service, local officials said.
Canada left battered by 'never before seen' wildfire season
When scientists started pouring over data to assess Canada's fire season this year, they struggled to find the right superlatives.
Crypto industry grapples with FTX fallout as trial looms
The collapse of cryptocurrency platform FTX, whose disgraced former boss goes on trial this week, sparked shock waves worldwide, with regulators still seeking to get to grips with the sector.
Baku denies Nagorno-Karabakh ethnic cleansing claims
Azerbaijan denied accusations of ethnic cleansing to clear the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh of its ethnic Armenian population, and told AFP its inhabitants were free to stay or go.
Eswatini rights lawyer lives in fear after mentor's murder
Working as a human rights lawyer is not for the faint of heart in Eswatini, Africa's last absolute monarchy.
Drought drains Brazilian Amazon residents reliant on waterways
Not far from the emblematic site where the black waters of the Rio Negro join the brown currents of the Solimoes, two chief tributaries of the Amazon, what once was a lake has given way to a vast stretch of cracked mud.
Pope joins other Christian leaders in prayer ahead of Synod
Leaders of various Christian denominations joined an unprecedented ecumenical prayer at the Vatican on Saturday in the presence of Pope Francis, ahead of the opening of a major Synod.
At least nine killed in Zimbabwe gold mine collapse
At least nine miners were killed after a shaft in a Zimbabwean gold mine collapsed, an engineer at the site and the miners federation said Saturday.
Pope appoints 21 new cardinals to fill highest ranks of Church
Pope Francis on Saturday elevated 21 clergymen from distant corners of the world to the rank of cardinal, saying diversity was indipensable to the future of the Catholic Church.
Pope to appoint 21 new cardinals, looking past the West
Pope Francis will on Saturday elevate 21 clergymen from all corners of the world to the rank of cardinal -- most of whom may one day cast ballots to elect his successor.
Turkey's Kavala says life term confirmation 'does not value law'
Turkish civil society leader Osman Kavala on Friday said a decision by the top appeals court that upheld his life sentence disregarded law and human life.
New York flooded by heavy rains, subway partly paralyzed
Heavy rains overnight in the northeastern United States left parts of New York City under water on Friday, partially paralyzing subways and airports in the country's financial capital.
Afghan woman sprinter sends message of defiance at Asian Games
Sprinter Kimia Yousofi said she was "here to represent Afghan girls" as she competed at the Asian Games on Friday in defiance of the Taliban.
Gabon charges ousted president's wife with 'money laundering'
The wife of Gabon's ousted president Ali Bongo Ondimba has been charged with "money laundering" and other offences, the public prosecutor said Friday, a month after a coup toppled her husband.
Turkish scholar goes on trial in absentia
A Turkish court held another hearing Friday in the trial of sociologist and writer Pinar Selek over a deadly 1998 explosion, as her supporters protested the case against her outside.
More than 50 killed, dozens wounded in Pakistan blasts
More than 50 people were killed and dozens more wounded in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Friday by a suicide bomber targeting a procession marking the birthday of Islam's Prophet Mohammed, officials said.
At least 40 killed, dozens wounded in Pakistan blast
At least 40 people were killed and dozens more wounded in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Friday by a suicide bomber targeting a procession marking the birthday of Islam's Prophet Mohammed, officials said.
Video games give sports stars second life
The post-retirement careers of the biggest sports stars can be fascinating to watch -- Viagra ads, property ventures, crypto projects -- but one option is becoming a sure-fire winner: put your face on the cover of a video game.