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Samsung operating profit up 1,800% in second quarter on AI boom

Australian regulator says Telegram breached online safety law

De Zerbi wants Bergvall at Spurs, but can't promise starting role

De Minaur tops Tsitsipas to set up Hewitt clash in Washington

Messi returns to Miami training after World Cup break

Japanese population below 120 million for first time in decades

Idi Amin's grandson disqualified from Commonwealth boxing bout

Meta misses profit expectations, sticks to massive AI spending

O'Connor wins Commonwealth heptathlon as Australia set new record for swimming golds

Inequality best predicts how nations handle pandemics: study

Oil prices surge while US stocks fall as Fed keeps rates unchanged

De Minaur beats Tsitsipas to set up Hewitt clash in Washington

Defending Washington Open champion Alex de Minaur beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 on Wednesday to set up an all-Australian quarter-final clash with teen Cruz Hewitt.

US Fed holds interest rates steady as 'family fight' sees hawks call for hike

The US Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, with Chair Kevin Warsh lauding a "family fight" that saw three policymakers dissent in calling for a rate hike to combat surging inflation.

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro denies authorizing deepfake for election message

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday denied authorizing the use of his image and voice for a deepfake video in which he endorses his son Flavio Bolsonaro's candidacy in October elections.

Nigeria dismantles meth lab, but fears of Mexican cartel links linger

The cooking cauldrons and vats of chemicals were left behind in an abandoned shed, hidden in a Nigerian forest -- remnants of an alleged multimillion-dollar transnational meth operation.

FIFA proposal an opportunity to 'turbocharge' football, says Infantino

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Wednesday that the proposed launch of a private subsidiary to expoit the commercial benefits of the World Cup was "an opportunity but not an obligation".

Boaduwaa strikes as Ghana beat WAFCON debutants Cape Verde

Cape Verde lost 2-0 to Ghana in Morocco on Wednesday as they failed to match the feat of fellow Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) debutants Malawi.

FIFA proposal 'an opportunity but not an obligation', says Infantino

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Wednesday that the proposed launch of a private subsidiary to expoit the commercial benefits of the World Cup was "an opportunity but not an obligation".

US actor Jared Leto denies latest accusations of sexual assault

US actor and singer Jared Leto on Wednesday denied allegations of sexual assault and harassment leveled against him by ten women in a new documentary aired by the BBC.

Campari - king of the spritz - hopes to conquer American heartland

Whether made with Aperol, Campari or Sarti, the spritz has rapidly established itself on terraces across Europe -- with Italy's Campari Group now hoping to conquer the heart of America.

Danube drops to 'historic lows' as fresh heatwave hits

Plummeting river levels have already brought shipping to a standstill in parts of Serbia, squeezing fuel imports and energy production -- and now heatwave warnings have been issued in the Balkans.

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