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IC Markets Australia Wins People's Choice Forex Broker Innovation Award at the 2026 Finder Innovation Awards
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Nepal seeks survivors two weeks after deadly floods
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Brent oil tops $100 on Mideast flare-up, fanning inflation fears
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Bangladesh measles crisis kills more than 1,000 children
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EU wants to edge out China in public contracts
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Pakistan collapse to 26-4 against England in 3rd Test
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Google unveils 13 bn euro AI expansion in Finland
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EU helps cities tighten screws on Airbnb, holiday rentals
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Singapore's hefty ministerial pay hikes draw mixed feelings
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Courtois to put Belgium career on hold
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Cyberattack ruled out in UK air traffic glitch as more flights axed
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RavenDB Launches Quill to Bring Production AI Agents to Enterprise SQL Systems, No Migration Required
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Ekiden Launches Canton Network’s First Order Book-Based Derivatives Exchange
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Affleck family affair at Venice for Casey's latest film 'Company'
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Germany's Merz accuses AfD of promoting 'ethnic cleansing'
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Yemen rebels report fresh Saudi strikes as conflict deepens
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Japanese director Kore-eda's manga film charms critics in Venice
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'They're playing with our lives': AI researcher quits Anthropic
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As African space race heats up, Senegal pursues homemade satellites
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Series finale of 'Babylon Berlin' offers dark mirror for today's Germany
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UK's little-known Bayeux Tapestry replica steps into spotlight
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Zara owner Inditex boosts profits as sales grow across board
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Shelton stuns Alcaraz in 3:34 am US Open finish, Sabalenka battles on
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Alcaraz out in latest US Open finish, Sabalenka through on marathon day
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Alcaraz falls to Shelton in epic latest-ever US Open finish
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Brent breaks $100 on Mideast flare-up, fanning inflation fears
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Tradition Announces Partnership With Affin Moneybrokers to Support Malaysian Market Data
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South Korea video game tycoon to pay record $1.5 bn in divorce
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Protesters urge South Korea to stay out of Iran war
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'Long live Chairman Mao': Supporters pay respects to founder of Communist China
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Africa's informal economy: a burden and lifeline
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Sweden immigration restrictions spark healthcare concerns
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Kenyan start-up makes robotic limbs to sign for deaf kids
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EU to help cities tighten screws on Airbnb, holiday rentals
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Iran, US trade blows as Hormuz impasse deepens
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'Our year': Kane and Bayern primed for Champions League tilt
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The round-the-clock monitors protecting Bhutan from glacier risk
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Australian World Cup star Volpato fined over positive cocaine test
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'Hell': Father of surfers killed in Mexico testifies at trial
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Sabalenka edges Noskova to keep US Open treble bid alive
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Travellers in UK face more chaos after air traffic control glitch
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Pegula outlasts Navarro to set US Open semi with Sabalenka
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Crude pushes towards $100 on Mideast flare-up, fanning inflation fears
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From trenches to catwalk: Ukraine's amputee soldiers hit the runway
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Record rain forces Asian Games athletes to evacuate accommodation
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UK airports face more disruption after air traffic control glitch
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Amusing or addictive? The algorithms powering our social feeds
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ECB meets, weighing a tricky balance between savers and spenders
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Norway bids farewell to King Harald V, 'grandfather' of the nation
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Pakistan police counter drone attacks with Ukraine-style nets
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Asian markets suffered a downturn Tuesday after racking up a series of gains as profit-takers stepped in, while traders were also spooked by a surge in commodity prices.
Parent company of Trump's Truth Social posts $328 mln loss
Trump Media and Technology Group, which owns former US president Donald Trump's social media platform Truth Social, lost more than $300 million in the first quarter of 2024, it said Monday.
Sick of tourists, Japan town blocks view of Mt Fuji
A Japanese town began mounting a large mesh barrier at a popular viewing spot for Mount Fuji on Tuesday, in an attempt to deter photo-taking by an ever-growing number of tourists.
Nasdaq and gold hit record highs
The Nasdaq hit a fresh record Monday as leading bourses mostly rose, while gold also scored a new all-time high as the shock death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi helped bolster the haven investment.
OpenAI to 'pause' voice linked to Scarlett Johansson
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI on Monday said it was working on temporarily muting a synthetic voice that sounds a lot like that of actress Scarlett Johansson.
Women's tennis signs 'multi-year partnership' with Saudi investment fund
The women's tennis tour (WTA) on Monday announced "a multi-year partnership" with the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund (PIF), emulating a deal made by the men's tour (ATP) in February.
Cargo ship that destroyed Baltimore bridge towed to port
The cargo ship that collided with a Baltimore bridge nearly two months ago, collapsing it and killing six highway workers, was refloated on Monday and towed back into port.
Gold hits record high as Iran shock triggers haven support
The price of gold hit a record high Monday as the shock death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash boosted support for the precious metal seen as a haven investment.
US inflation fight will take 'further time': senior Fed official
The US Federal Reserve should keep interest rates at their current elevated levels for longer than previously expected due to disappointing recent inflation data, a senior bank official said Monday.
Ruto on first state visit by Kenyan leader to US in two decades
Kenyan President William Ruto meets his US counterpart Joe Biden in Washington this week, with the crisis in Haiti and efforts to build trade ties likely to top the agenda.
Gold hits high as Iran shock triggers haven support
The price of gold hit a record high Monday as the shock death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash boosted support for the precious metal seen as a haven investment.
Paralympics should put disability back on global agenda, says IPC chief
The Paris Paralympics are expected to give the movement the biggest boost since the mould-breaking 2012 London Games – and organisers hope they will help to move the rights of disabled people to the top of the list of global priorities.
Crunch time looms for BHP's bid buy Anglo American
Mining behemoth BHP must overcome major hurdles to salvage its faltering pursuit of rival Anglo American, analysts said Monday as a midweek deadline over the seismic takeover bid approaches.
Markets rise as traders cheered by China property plan
Equities rose Monday, extending a rally in New York that saw the Dow close at a record high, with sentiment boosted by China's plan to support its struggling property sector and hopes for a US interest rate cut.
Black farmers in Brazil changing views on coffee production
Raphael Brandao beams with pride as he describes the high-end Brazilian coffee he produces with beans sourced exclusively from Black farmers in a country where many still associate the product with slavery.
Ryanair annual profit jumps on higher demand, fares
Irish no-frills carrier Ryanair on Monday said group net profit jumped a third to 1.92 billion euros in its financial year as higher demand and fares offset ballooning fuel costs.
Mexico aims to be big economic winner from US-China tensions
Sparks fly as a laser slices through metal in a factory in Mexico, which is preparing for a wave of foreign investment thanks to heightened tensions between the United States and China.
France's Macron calls fresh emergency on New Caledonia unrest
French President Emmanuel Macron called a meeting of his defence and security council for Monday to discuss the deadly unrest in the Pacific territory of New Caledonia.
How a French director pulled off Cannes's crazy Mexican narcos hit
A musical set in Mexico but filmed in the Paris suburbs by a director who does not speak Spanish and with a trans woman playing a man -- "Emilia Perez" is perhaps the craziest movie at the Cannes Film Festival.
Cannes narco musical star says being trans should be 'unimportant'
Karla Sofia Gascon, the Spanish star of Cannes frontrunner "Emilia Perez", said Sunday trans people were human beings like everybody else and their gender should be "unimportant".
France says will quell New Caledonia riots 'whatever the cost'
French forces smashed through dozens of barricades in a bid to retake the main road to New Caledonia's airport and a top official said Sunday that France would reclaim all of the Pacific territory from independence militants "whatever the cost".
Can we rid artificial intelligence of bias?
Artificial intelligence built on mountains of potentially biased information has created a real risk of automating discrimination, but is there any way to re-educate the machines?
Chinese director Jia mines leftover footage for top Cannes film
Veteran director Jia Zhang-Ke has boldly repurposed the leftover material he has amassed across his entire career to create a brand new film.
Death toll from Texas storm rises to 7
The death toll from severe weather that lashed the Texas city of Houston has risen to seven, authorities said Friday.
Anti-Haitian wall: Dominican president's reelection trump card
A prison-like watchtower casts a pall over an otherwise idyllic tropical beach in the Dominican Republic's extreme southwest.
Protest after Peru classifies transsexuality as mental disorder
LGBTQ groups protested Friday outside Peru's health ministry after the government issued a decree listing transsexualism as a mental disorder.
Dow finishes above 40,000 for first time as rally pauses in Europe
The Dow scored its first-ever finish above 40,000 points Friday in a flourishing end to a week of records after a subdued session in Europe and a rally in some Asian markets.
Mercedes workers reject union in Alabama in setback for labor
Workers at Mercedes-Benz's Alabama facilities have rejected a union drive in a setback to the United Auto Workers' ambitious campaign to organize the American South, according to results released Friday by US authorities.
Higher US food prices lead to a shift in shopping habits
"I don't really shop for groceries as often as I used to," said Jasmine Reed, 32, outside a store in northern Virginia, as she explained the impact of higher food prices on her shopping habits.
French marines patrol New Caledonia after deadly riots
French marines on Friday patrolled the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia, which local authorities said was "calmer" after days of riots over voting reform that have left five dead and hundreds injured.
Military spending pushes Russian economic growth up
Russia's economy grew 5.4 percent in the first quarter of 2024, official statistics published Friday showed, as President Vladimir Putin denied military spending on his Ukraine offensive was reaching unsustainable levels.
For Taiwan shoppers, China's malls only a ferry ride away
With suitcases and packages stuffed with food, alcohol and construction materials, Taiwanese shoppers make their way towards a ferry in the Chinese city of Xiamen bound for the Taipei-administered island of Kinmen.