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Former badminton Olympic gold winner Marin retires due to injury
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Olympic women's sport to be limited to biological females
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Africa sets out stall for cotton at the WTO
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Trump's Iran war tests MAGA 'America First' creed
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What's happening with Iran-US 'talks'?
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WTO mulls future of global trading under cloud of Mideast war
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US flexes 'new order' trade policy as WTO meet kicks off
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Germany unveils rescue plan for struggling chemical sector
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UK PM 'very keen' to curb addictive social media after US ruling
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South Africa disinvited from G7 in France after US pressure: Pretoria
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EU moves closer to ban sexualised AI deepfakes
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France bids farewell to ex-PM Jospin who 'modernised' nation
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Belarus' Lukashenko gifts automatic rifle to North Korea's Kim
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Germany bank on team spirit to end World Cup woes
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Venezuela's Maduro back in US court after stunning capture
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French court orders ex-bishop to pay over 1970s child sex abuse
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PSG Ligue 1 game postponed in between two legs of Liverpool Champions League tie
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Iran may believe it has the upper hand as Trump seeks talks
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EU urged to broadly restrict 'forever chemicals'
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Italy seizes millions 'embezzled' from Ursula Andress
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Trump says Iran 'better get serious' in Mideast war talks
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Global trading system hit by 'worst disruptions in the past 80 years': WTO chief
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EU accuses four porn platforms of letting children access adult content
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Cathay Pacific raises fuel surcharge on all flights by 34%
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EU probes Snapchat over suspected child protection failings
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EU parliament backs Trump tariff deal -- with conditions
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'Return hubs' for migrants clear EU parliament hurdle
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Meta watchdog says grassroots fact checks risk harm to users
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G7 meets in France to mend transatlantic rupture on Iran
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ByteDance quietly rolls out SeeDance 2.0 globally
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Israel strikes Iran as Tehran rejects US talks overture
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Mercedes teen ace Antonelli wants more of the same after maiden win
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Singer Rosalia quits Milan concert with food poisoning
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Oil climbs and equities sink amid mixed messages on 'talks'
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'Get out': Verstappen bans reporter from Japan press conference
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Leaked Nepal report into deadly uprising calls for prosecuting ex-PM
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Verstappen says last-minute F1 rule tweak will help only 'a tiny bit'
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Oil rises and equities mixed amid mixed messages on 'talks'
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EU to vote on Trump tariff deal -- but eyes rest of world
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Somalia football slowly becomes a women's game
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Venezuela oil reserves both entice and repel energy giants
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Hamilton says more committed to F1 than ever at 41
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China bans runner after mid-marathon splits goes viral
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Myanmar's rebuild stutters year after deadly quake
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Murray's 53 points propel Nuggets over Mavs
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Israel strikes Iran as Trump says Tehran wants deal to end war
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Wilkinson calls for England to find consistency before World Cup
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Norris talks up McLaren chances after double China disaster
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Teen sprint star Gout Gout 'ready to rock and roll' in Melbourne
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Hezbollah rejects truce talks as Israel presses Lebanon strikes
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Post-apocalyptic 'The Last of Us' more timely than ever, say stars
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Hundreds of thousands join Istanbul protest rally
Waving flags and chanting slogans, hundreds of thousands of anti-government demonstrators rallied in Istanbul Saturday calling for democracy to be defended after the arrest of mayor Ekrem Imamoglu which sparked Turkey's worst street unrest in over a decade.
Are women allowed their own dreams, wonders Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Twelve years after her last novel, best-selling Nigerian author and feminist icon Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is making a highly anticipated return with "Dream Count".
Turkey opposition calls mass rally in Istanbul
Protesters were to join a mass rally in Istanbul Saturday at the call of Turkey's main opposition CHP over the jailing of the city's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a top figure in the party whose arrest has sparked 10 days of the country's biggest street demonstrations in a decade.
US regulators to investigate Disney diversity efforts
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will investigate diversity efforts at the Walt Disney Company, the head of the US agency said on Friday.
Nigerian police ban Kano Eid parade as rival emirs dispute throne
For the second time in a row, police have banned the colourful Durbar festivities that mark Eid celebrations in Kano, northern Nigeria's largest city, as two traditional royals struggle for the throne.
Latina star Selena's killer denied parole 30 years after murder
A woman sentenced to life in prison for murdering a Mexican-American pop star in a Texas motel was denied parole on Thursday, almost three decades after the killing.
Nigerian youth in the spotlight at Lagos contemporary art fest
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Trump order targets 'improper ideology' at famed US museums
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to remove "improper ideology" from the famed Smithsonian Museums -- and the National Zoo -- expanding his conservative clampdown on cultural institutions.
Prosecutors ask for 18-month suspended jail for actor Depardieu
Prosecutors recommended an 18-month suspended jail sentence Thursday in the sexual abuse trial of film star Gerard Depardieu, the highest-profile figure caught up in France's response to the #MeToo movement.
Sundance film festival moving to Boulder, Colorado
Sundance, the highly influential US film festival co-founded by Robert Redford, is moving to a new home in Colorado, organizers said Thursday.
TikTok Shop ready for business in France, Germany, Italy
Social network TikTok is taking e-commerce by storm and will launch a new feature, dubbed TikTok Shop -- on Monday in France, Germany and Italy -- allowing direct purchases in the app, the company said on Thursday.
Copyright questions loom as ChatGPT's Ghibli-style images go viral
The release of the latest image generator on OpenAI's ChatGPT has triggered an online flood of memes featuring images done in the style of Studio Ghibli, the Japanese studio behind classic animated films like "My Neighbor Totoro" and "Princess Mononoke."
Myanmar junta chief insists on polls at annual military parade
Myanmar's junta chief insisted Thursday that a planned election will go ahead despite the country's spiralling civil war, in a speech to thousands of soldiers and dignitaries at the annual Armed Forces Day parade.
Trump calls for end to US public media funding
President Donald Trump called on Congress on Thursday to "immediately" defund two public broadcasters as he and his supporters ratchet up their long-running battle with the US media.
Myanmar junta celebrates itself with military pageant
Myanmar's junta will muster its embattled troops for a show of strength on Armed Forces Day on Thursday, after a year of seismic defeats and turning to forcibly conscripting civilians to bolster its ranks.
Disney reveals 'Avengers' cast with surprise Stewart, McKellen returns
Disney's Marvel Studios on Wednesday revealed the bumper cast of its next "Avengers" film, six years after "Avengers: Endgame" became the highest-grossing movie of all time.
'So unique': Frick Collection set to reopen in New York
New York's storied Frick Collection will reopen its doors on April 17 after five years closed to the public for a major renovation which curators hope will future-proof the collection of former coal and steel magnate Henry Clay Frick.
First trailer for Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' after on-set death
The first trailer for Alec Baldwin's "Rust" -- the Western film made infamous by the fatal on-set shooting of its cinematographer -- was released Wednesday.
Marcin: a guitarist so good, he's accused of faking it
Polish guitar prodigy Marcin, whose virtuoso performances have won celebrity fans and been viewed millions of times online, has a technique so fast and complex that he is regularly accused of tricking listeners.
ECB's digital euro sparks flurry of online misinformation
European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde's recent remarks on a "digital euro" prompted a fresh wave of misinformation online, highlighting an uphill battle ahead to convince the public of the project's merits.
UK artist Grayson Perry indulges playful side in new show
It was a radical idea: give UK artist Grayson Perry, known for his cross-dressing and flamboyant, colourful art, carte blanche to create new works inspired by one of the world's finest collections of decorative arts.
'Spider-Man,' 'Harry Potter' producers hired for new 007 film
The producers behind the "Spider-Man" and "Harry Potter" film franchises will oversee the next James Bond movie, Amazon MGM Studios announced Tuesday.
UK judge slams Paddington Bear statue vandals
Two vandals who broke a statue of Paddington Bear in half were the "antithesis" of everything the affable character from British storybooks stands for, a UK judge sentencing the pair said on Tuesday.
UK watchdog concerned Oasis fans 'misled' into buying costly tickets
Fans of UK rockers Oasis may have been tricked into buying "platinum" seats that offered no additional advantage during the much-criticised ticket sale for their upcoming reunion gigs, Britain's competition watchdog said Tuesday.
Barcelona basilica narrows down search for artist to design facade
Celebrated Spanish artist Miquel Barcelo, his compatriot Cristina Iglesias and Mexican Javier Marin have been shortlisted to design the main facade of Barcelona's iconic Sagrada Familia basilica, the body overseeing its construction said on Tuesday.