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Brussels touts 'EU Inc.' company status to lure start-ups

Oil wavers, stocks rise as attention turns to US Fed

China tech giant Tencent bets on AI agents

AFCON stripping of Senegal's title a 'disgrace for Africa' say fans

Japan thrash South Korea 4-1 to set up Women's Asian Cup final with Australia

Fernandez uncertain over Chelsea future after Champions League exit

Iran women's football team arrive in eastern Turkey, heading home

Russia slams Oscar-winning anti-Putin documentary

Mass burials expected for victims of Kabul drug rehab centre strike

Celtic keeper Schmeichel fears shoulder injury could end his career

Israelis shelter with pets from threat of Iran missiles

Deadly strikes across Mideast as Iran vows revenge on slain security chief

Iran vowed revenge as it prepared the funeral for its security chief Ali Larijani on Wednesday, firing off a wave of missiles against Israel while also reporting fresh Israeli-US strikes across the Islamic Republic.

Chinese tourists ditch Japan for third month running

Chinese visitors to Japan tumbled 45.2 percent in February from a year earlier, official data showed Wednesday, as the fallout from the countries' diplomatic spat bit for the third month running.

Record setters Duplantis, Hodgkinson headline Torun world indoors

Olympic gold medallists Armand Duplantis and Keely Hodgkinson headline a stellar cast of athletes for the world indoor championships which kick off in Torun, Poland, on Friday.

Chinese visitors to Japan plunge 45.2% in February

Chinese visitors to Japan tumbled 45.2 percent in February from a year earlier, official data showed Wednesday, as the fallout from the countries' diplomatic spat bit for the third month running.

BTS light stick prices surge ahead of comeback concert

Second-hand BTS light sticks were selling for up to six times the original price ahead of the K-pop megagroup's huge comeback concert this weekend, an online reseller showed Wednesday.

'Special human' Slipper to break Super Rugby appearance record

James Slipper was hailed as "a special human" Wednesday after being named in the ACT Brumbies side to face the Waikato Chiefs for what will be a record-setting 203rd Super Rugby appearance.

Brussels to unveil 'EU Inc' pan-European company status

Entrepreneurs will be able to create pan-European companies under new plans to be unveiled Wednesday, which the EU executive says will make it less of a headache to do business across the bloc.

Greenland's teenage boxers throwing punches to survive

When the bell rang, William let out a cry drowned out by the crowd: that night, the Greenlandic teen was boxing for his mother, who killed herself two years ago.

TotalEnergies faces ruling in Belgian farmer climate case

A Belgian judge will rule Wednesday in a closely watched case pitting French oil giant TotalEnergies against a farmer seeking compensation for damage to his farm caused by climate change.

Brazil starts to restrict minors' access to social media

Brazil began implementing new measures on Tuesday to restrict minors' access to social media and prevent them from viewing violent or illegal content.

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