Death toll in Madagascar cyclone rises to 38, 12,000 displaced
A cyclone packing violent winds has killed at least 38 people and caused devastation in Madagascar's second-largest city, prompting the country's leader to call for "international solidarity", the national disaster authority said Thursday in an updated toll.
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Russia is cracking down on WhatsApp and Telegram. Here's what we know
Russia announced Thursday it had blocked WhatsApp over its alleged failure to comply with Russian legislation, days after restricting access to rival messaging service Telegram for similar reasons.
Read moreBackflips and quads galore: US skater Malinin hits new heights in Milan
With his backflips, one-handed cartwheels and quadruple-jumps galore, US figure skater Ilia Malinin's rip-roaring routines have proved a star attraction at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
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Stocks rise as all eyes on corporate earnings
Stock markets advanced Thursday as traders digested a string of company earnings that mostly suggested economic resilience in line with a bumper US jobs report for January, even though the chances of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts receded.
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Italy bring in Pani for Brex to face Ireland in Six Nations
Lorenzo Pani will make his first start for Italy in almost two years after head coach Gonzalo Quesada named him on Thursday to replace Juan Ignacio Brex in the team to face Ireland in the Six Nations this weekend.
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Norway police search ex-PM Jagland's properties in probe over Epstein links
Norwegian police said Thursday they had searched properties belonging to former prime minister Thorbjorn Jagland following the launch of a corruption probe over his dealings with US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Back flips and quads galore: US skater Malinin hits new heights in Milan
With his blackflips, one-handed cartwheels and quadruple-jumps galore, US figure skater Ilia Malinin's rip-roaring routines have proved a star attraction at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
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UEFA position on Russia ban 'has not changed', says Ceferin
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin on Thursday said European football's governing body was not currently contemplating bringing Russia back into the international fold, after FIFA chief Gianni Infantino recently indicated he backed easing a ban on the country.
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Cooper wins Olympic freestyle moguls gold after dramatic tie-break
Australian freestyle skier Cooper Woods won Olympic men's moguls gold in dramatic fashion on Thursday, with a tiebreak needed to separate him from Canadian great Mikael Kingsbury.
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Turkey's central bank lifts 2026 inflation forecasts
Turkey's central bank on Thursday increased its estimates for inflation as officials try to rein in soaring price increases that have weighed on the economy for years.
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