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German economy logs 0.2% growth, faster than expected

New home for orangutans rescued from Indonesia's burning forests

Crypto platform Binance confirms 'complex' $6.3 bn hack

Thailand extends activist's jail term to more than 34 years

Drugs giant AstraZeneca reveals higher profits, savings plan

China denies spying on Nvidia's Jensen Huang

French economy 'headed for a wall' as GDP shrinks

BP net profit quadruples on higher oil prices

South Korea to prosecute students cheating with smart glasses

Kiss backs 'hungry' Beale to push for Wallabies game time

World number one Rybakina withdraws in Tokyo with injury

Malawi's fuel shortages, record prices deepen economic crisis

Shock, vindication, regret: Scientists react to AI roiling life's work

Crypto platform Binance confirms $6.3 bn hack

Fiorentina's Bove visits teammates after hospital discharge

Edoardo Bove caught up with his Fiorentina teammates during training on Saturday, nearly two weeks after his harrowing on-pitch cardiac arrest.

Brazil ex-defense minister arrested in coup plot investigation

Brazilian authorities on Saturday arrested General Walter Braga Netto, a former defense minister and close ally of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, on suspicion of obstructing an investigation into an alleged 2022 coup attempt, a police source told AFP.

Amorim says Man Utd will 'fight' for victory at Man City

Ruben Amorim says Manchester United will "fight" for victory in Sunday's clash against misfiring Manchester City as he bids to turn around their own shocking Premier League form.

At least two killed as Cyclone Chido batters France's Mayotte

At least two people were killed Saturday as fierce winds from Cyclone Chido lashed French Indian Ocean territory Mayotte, with authorities warning of severe damage and residents fearing the worst.

Nice's Boga suffers 'serious muscle injury'

Nice's Ivorian international striker Jeremie Boga has suffered a "serious muscle injury" to his right thigh, coach Franck Haise said Saturday, which the club estimate could take months to heal.

Odermatt wins giant slalom in Val d'Isere

Swiss skier Marco Odermatt bounced back to form in the giant slalom, his favourite event, to take his first victory in the discipline this season at Val d'Isere on Saturday.

PSG coach Enrique having 'best season of my career'

Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique insisted Saturday the statistics indicate "the best season" of his career as he brushed aside talk of tensions with some of his players.

World falls short of drought deal at Saudi-hosted talks

Negotiators failed to produce an agreement on how to respond to drought at Saudi-hosted UN talks, participants said on Saturday, falling short of a hoped-for binding protocol addressing the scourge.

Diallo reelected head of French football

Philippe Diallo was comfortably reelected president of the French Football Federation on Saturday.

Olympic champions Papadakis, Hubbell to perform as same-sex ice dancers in gala

Olympic ice dancing champions Gabriella Papadakis and Madison Hubbell announced Saturday they will team up as a same-sex couple at a figure skating gala early next year.

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