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Venezuela foreign airline ban slammed as 'disproportionate'

Rare Faberge egg set to smash sales record at London auction

Hong Kong's deadliest blaze in decades kills at least 83, scores missing

Deepti, Kerr snap top deals at WPL auction, Healy unsold

Europe secures record space budget to boost indepedence

Slot vows to 'keep fighting' as Liverpool's crisis deepens

Life with Vanessa Paradis was 'bliss', says Johnny Depp

Hong Kong's deadliest blaze in decades kills at least 75, scores missing

Grieving Hong Kong families search stark photos for fire victims

France's Dupont set for Toulouse return after lengthy lay-off

Pope urges Turkey to embrace mediator role on first overseas trip

Survey raises estimate of African forest elephant numbers

DNA pulled from the dung of African forest elephants has given experts a more accurate -- and higher -- population estimate for the elusive animal, but the species remains critically endangered, a study showed Thursday.

Barca's Fermin Lopez out for two weeks with calf injury

Barcelona's Spanish midfielder Fermin Lopez has been ruled out for the next two weeks with a calf injury, the club announced on Thursday.

Two break out of French jail in 'old-fashioned' bed sheets escape

Two prisoners escaped from a French jail using bed sheets after sawing through the bars of their cell, a prosecutor said Thursday.

Brignone ski return a 'starting point' before Winter Olympics

Italian alpine skiing World Cup holder Federica Brignone said on Thursday her return to snow was a "starting point" with the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics a little more than two months away.

Hong Kong's deadliest blaze in decades kills at least 65, scores missing

Hong Kong authorities said on Thursday the death toll from the city's worst fire in decades had risen to 65, as firefighters scoured scorched high-rise buildings in an apartment complex for more than 250 people listed as missing.

New protections for oceanic whitetip sharks, but not eels

The world's top wildlife trade body voted Thursday to effectively ban all international trade in the critically endangered oceanic whitetip shark but rejected a proposal to protect more species of eel.

'Dad, there's a fire': survivors recount deadly Hong Kong blaze

Hong Kong's worst fire in almost 80 years killed at least 65 people in an eight-building apartment complex, with more than 250 people still missing.

'Truly severe' floods overwhelm Southeast Asia

Authorities across Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia worked on Thursday to reach residents trapped in floods that have killed dozens of people across the region in recent days.

Singapore AI teddy back on sale after recall over sex chat scare

A plushy, AI-enabled teddy bear recalled after its chatbot was found to engage in sexually explicit conversations and offer instructions on where to find knives is again for sale, AFP found.

European stocks steady as US shuts for Thanksgiving

European stock markets steadied Thursday after solid gains in Asia, as markets increasingly expect the US Federal Reserve to cut interest rates next month.

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