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England dominate Pakistan, close in on Test series sweep

France defeat China to reach women's basketball World Cup semis

Tribal Launches Campfire, Letting Business and Technical Teams Build on Salesforce Together

Global Tokenized Real Estate Market to Hit up to $3 Trillion by 2030, ScienceSoft Predicts

Stocks fall as fresh oil surge fans inflation fears

US producer inflation tops expectations as diesel costs jump

August hottest month ever recorded globally as huge El Nino emerges

'Bragging rights' up for grabs at game-changing Ultimate Championship, says Coe

ECB hikes borrowing costs to combat Mideast energy shock

France withdraws support for Infantino in FIFA presidential election

England turn screw in 3rd Test against Pakistan

Evolution Metals & Technologies Provides Initial Revenue Guidance of $400-460mm for Fiscal Year 2027

France will not support Infantino in FIFA election: federation chief

Clark-led USA thrash Hungary to move into women's World Cup semi-finals

Russian skater Valieva loses neutral status

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, who returned to action this year after a long doping ban, has been barred from international competition after losing her status as a neutral athlete, the International Skating Union (ISU) said Thursday.

Oil prices extend gains as markets await ECB rate outlook

Oil prices rose further Thursday on resurgent Middle East hostilities, fanning concerns about high inflation that is widely expected to push the European Central Bank to raise interest rates this afternoon.

'Metal Gear' creator moves to Xbox after Playstation cancellation

Legendary Japanese video game creator Hideo Kojima said Thursday he had partnered with Microsoft's Xbox for his next project after its development for the PlayStation console was cancelled by Sony.

Messi to buy second Spanish lower league club

Argentina icon Lionel Messi has agreed to take over Spanish club Eldense, the second division side confirmed on Thursday.

Indonesia rescues six orangutans from fires in a week

Six orangutans including two nursing infants have been rescued from fires raging on Borneo island in the past week, Indonesian authorities and rescuers said Thursday, bringing the total to 15 in a month.

Pochettino calls for Chelsea to lose 2016-17 Premier League title

Former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino says Chelsea should be stripped of their 2016-17 Premier League title for financial rule breaches and the honour awarded to the side he led to the runners-up spot.

Zamanat Targets GCC’s $250 Billion SME Financing Gap With Up to $100 Million Tokenized Private Credit Fund

Zamanat Fund CEIC Limited is the company’s first live proof point for regulated fund tokenization on ZIGChain focused on GCC private credit.

Alessio Vinassa Unveils an Emerging Technology Investment Approach Shaped by Financial Challenges

Tech entrepreneur and angel investor Alessio Vinassa today announced the expansion of his investment framework focusing on the convergence of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, applying strategic risk-mitigation model lessons derived from managing high-pressure financial turnarounds to emerging enterprise technologies. Before he began investing across artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, Web3 and innovative finance, he faced a financial collapse that changed how he understood risk.

Sri Lanka court revokes monk's pardon, orders return to prison

Sri Lanka's Supreme Court overturned Thursday a presidential pardon granted to a hardline Buddhist monk and ordered him to serve the remainder of a six-year prison sentence for intimidating the wife of a missing cartoonist.

Stocks drop as oil spike fans inflation and interest rate fears

Asian stocks fell Thursday and Brent oil held gains a day after breaking the psychological $100 barrier on the back of resurgent Middle East hostilities that have fanned inflation fears.

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