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Renowned Nepali climber among 10 missing after Pakistan avalanche

China factory activity slides as leaders seek spending boost

Ukrainian drones send Crimea's tourism industry into freefall

Far right and far left battle for power in polarised Berlin

Tech rebound fuels record-breaking rally in South Korean stocks

The last trio: S.Africa's zoo elephants await their fate

Cables and cooling bring AI windfall to Indian suppliers

Oil industry sees war windfall but girds for political blowback

Anthropic's models gained unauthorized 'real-world' access during testing

15 years in prison for father of US teenage school shooter

Casemiro keen to team with Messi at Miami

Amazon beats expectations with cloud and AI growth

Amazon beat analysts' expectations on Thursday when it reported growth in overall revenue and sales, particularly in its cloud, artificial intelligence and chips divisions.

Apple tops estimates in CEO Cook's final quarter, but shares fall

Apple beat market expectations in its latest results on Thursday, capping Tim Cook's final earnings report as CEO with a strong showing, although the outlook for the current quarter disappointed investors.

De Minaur beats teen Hewitt in all-Aussie Washington clash

A clinical Alex de Minaur defeated fellow Australian Cruz Hewitt 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals in his Washington Open title defense.

Turkey battles wind-fuelled wildfires on tourist coasts

Hundreds of Turkish firefighters battled on Thursday to contain wind-fuelled wildfires spreading near key tourist regions on the country's Mediterranean coast.

Davies completes Commonwealth double in 5,000m, LaFond leaps to historic Dominica gold

Australia's Rose Davies completed a 5,000 and 10,000 metre double in Glasgow as Olympic triple jump champion Thea LaFond finally landed gold in her fourth Commonwealth Games on Thursday.

Venezuela begins demolishing buildings in quake zone

Venezuelan authorities on Thursday began demolishing buildings in the state of La Guaira, the region worst hit by last month's twin earthquakes, AFP observed.

Blowout Microsoft results lift US stocks as oil retreats

Wall Street stocks rebounded Thursday as blowout Microsoft results and moderating oil prices blunted worries about higher US Treasury yields.

De Minaur beats teen Hewitt in Washington all-Aussie clash

A clinical Alex de Minaur defeated fellow Australian Cruz Hewitt 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday, progressing to the quarter-finals as he seeks to defend his Washington Open crown.

Thitikul leads from history-chasing Ryu at women's British Open

Thailand's Jeeno Thitikul made the perfect start to her quest for a first major at the women's British Open with a record-setting 64 to sit two shots clear at seven under par.

England's Stones joins Inter Milan on free transfer

England centre-back John Stones has joined Inter Milan on a free transfer after spending 10 years with Manchester City, the Italian champions announced on Thursday.

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