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Stocks mostly rise as Nvidia calms AI fears

Alldritt keeps France captaincy as Fickou returns against Australia

Veteran Fickou returns for France against Australia

Spain court orders Meta to compensate media for 'unfair competition'

Australia's Smith takes pre-Ashes swipe at 'Mastermind' Panesar

Deaves to debut for Wales against New Zealand

Giant spider web found in Greek-Albanian border cave: study

Chinese woman who faked nationality to become Philippine mayor jailed for trafficking

New Zealand ring changes for Wales Test

Vietnam flooding submerges homes, kills 16, after relentless rain

The case of Africa's 'vanishing' carbon deals

Stokes tells England to 'write our own history' in Ashes

England captain Ben Stokes admitted Thursday beating "a seriously good" Australia will be tough but said his team was up for the challenge and had a golden opportunity to rewrite Ashes history.

Bangladesh's Mushfiqur joins elite club with ton in 100th Test

Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim joined an elite club on Thursday by scoring a century in his 100th Test, achieving the feat against Ireland in Mirpur.

Memory chip crunch set to drive up smartphone prices

Shoppers could face higher prices for phones, laptops and other gadgets next year, manufacturers and analysts warn, as AI data centres hoover up memory chips used in consumer electronics.

Vietnam flooding death toll rises to 16

Rescuers plucked stranded people from the rooftops of submerged homes as widespread flooding inundated central Vietnam, where authorities said Thursday at least 16 people have died.

Australia's Weatherald and Doggett to debut in first Ashes Test

Opener Jake Weatherald and seamer Brendan Doggett will make their debuts in the first Ashes Test against England in Perth on Friday, Australia skipper Steve Smith said.

Sengun powers Rockets over Cavs as Thunder reach 15-1

Alperen Sengun scored 28 points and Kevin Durant added 20 to lead the Houston Rockets over Cleveland 114-104 on Wednesday while reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City beat Sacramento 113-99.

Chinese woman who faked nationality to become Philippines mayor jailed for trafficking

A Philippine court on Thursday sentenced Alice Guo, a Chinese national who became a mayor while masquerading as a Filipina, and seven others to life in prison on human trafficking charges, state prosecutors said.

Norris eyeing big step towards maiden world title in Vegas

Lando Norris arrives in Las Vegas this week full of confidence after back-to-back wins and in control of the Formula One world championship race as he eyes a maiden title.

Bangladesh police hope new uniform repairs broken image

Bangladesh's police have unveiled new uniforms in a symbolic bid to signal reform and rebuild deeply eroded public trust, just weeks ahead of the first elections since a mass uprising.

Stocks rally as bumber Nvidia report offsets Fed rate concern

Asian markets rallied Thursday after blowout earnings from chip powerhouse Nvidia cooled worries over an AI bubble and overshadowed a Federal Reserve report that dealt a blow to hopes for a December interest rate cut.

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