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Tesla profits fall on higher spending as 'Elon Inc.' talk builds

Tesla profits drop on tech spending spree as 'Elon Inc.' talk builds

NFL Titans coach says gun incident was 'cry for help'

Websites go dark as AI exposes critical security flaws

Meta beats expectations but legal penalties hit profit amid AI race

Man Utd humiliated as Arsenal deny Bayern in Champions League

Low-budget Brewers and Rays seek first World Series title

Arsenal 'concerned' about Saka injury, says Arteta

Pitiful Man Utd display heaps pressure on Carrick

Rice rescues Arsenal draw at Bayern in Champions League

Ohtani surgery 'not on the table': Dodgers chief

Rice grabs Arsenal draw at Bayern in Champions League

eBay to slash 1,000 more jobs, around 9% of workforce

Carrick unconcerned over future despite 'unacceptable' Como loss

Chinese EV giant BYD posts 24.4% rise in profit

Leading Chinese automaker BYD posted on Wednesday a 24.4 percent rise in net profit for the first half of 2024, boosted by continuing strong demand for electric cars in its home and overseas markets.

Discus great Greaves eyes magnificent seventh Paralympic medal

Dan Greaves once competed in the same team as British athletics legend Mo Farah but whilst the latter is now retired the discus thrower is bidding for a national record-extending seventh successive Paralympics medal in Paris.

Nigeria pick Osimhen and Lookman for Africa Cup qualifiers

Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman, who are both locked in possible transfer talks away from their Italian clubs, have been called up for next month's 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin and Rwanda.

A new hope? France's Ubisoft banking on new 'Star Wars' game

Laser pistols loaded, hover bikes revved up, lizard-faced aliens in the crosshairs -- the latest "Star Wars" video game hits the shelves on Friday with its French publisher, Ubisoft, in need of a rescue mission.

Thousands told to evacuate as 'extremely strong' typhoon nears Japan

Japan braced Wednesday for its strongest typhoon of the year, with authorities advising tens of thousands of people to evacuate and issuing the highest warning level for wind and storm surges on the main southern island of Kyushu.

Asian markets mostly up as traders await US data, Nvidia release

Equity markets moved cautiously Wednesday ahead of key US data and the release of earnings by tech titan Nvidia that could shine a light on demand for all things artificial intelligence after this year's tech-led markets rally.

Thousands without power as high winds batter southern Australia

Almost 20,000 people were without power in southern Australia Wednesday after wild winds brought down trees and power lines.

Yemen floods spark cholera crisis

A clinic in western Yemen has been inundated with suspected cholera patients after heavy rains and flooding sparked fears of a major outbreak in the impoverished and war-ravaged country.

Ethiopia says mega-dam doubles electricity output

Ethiopia said it has more than doubled electricity production from its controversial mega-dam on the Blue Nile after two more turbines started operations.

China's solar sector blazes trail in commitment to renewables

Hundreds of rows of gleaming panels blanket swathes of scrubby sand at sunset in a remote northern Chinese desert -- once the biggest solar farm in the world.

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