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Stocks slide as oil climbs on Mideast flareup

Nobel physics winner's pride at pioneering AI role

French wine harvest set to hit historic low

Kyiv 'cannot agree' to EU membership limiting food exports: minister

Shell refining margins reach record highs as wars hit supply

Arteta targets more Arsenal glory after signing new deal until 2030

Former Spain, Barca winger Pedro retires from football

Russell hit with Singapore grid penalty for taking new power unit

Arteta signs new Arsenal deal until 2030

Spotify expands audiobooks to more than 180 markets

French-Japanese duo wins chemistry Nobel for solving molecular 'mystery'

Gauff says online abuse was 'draining' after China Open exit

England's Nations League surge helps heal World Cup wounds

'It's personal': Fiji minister pushes better climate finance at pre-COP

Hanoi chokes as Vietnam capital tops most polluted cities list

Vietnamese capital Hanoi was blanketed by a thick haze of pollution on Tuesday that obscured high-rise buildings and left the city's nearly nine million people breathing toxic air.

Five things to know about the EU's landmark digital act

The world's biggest digital companies will be forced to comply from Thursday with strict EU rules that Brussels hopes will make the online market fairer for all.

Organised backlash unravels progress in women's rights: research

Conservative counter-campaigns are unravelling global advances in women's rights, the latest "backlash" in a series dating to the 1980s, activists and experts warned ahead of International Women's Day on Friday.

Supercharged EU armed - at last - to take on tech titans

Clamping down harder and faster on abuses of power by the world's biggest digital companies: such is the promise of the European Union's new legal arsenal, which comes into full force from Thursday.

Climbers to pay $13 fee on popular Mount Fuji trail

Hikers using the most popular route to climb Japan's Mount Fuji will be charged $13 each from July, with numbers capped to ease congestion and improve safety, a regional official said Tuesday.

Women battle on for equality in top business jobs

More women are taking top management jobs but inequality persists, with men still dominating business leadership roles, research showed ahead of International Women's Day on March 8.

Bairstow under pressure in 100th Test after lean India series

Struggling England batsman Jonny Bairstow looks to be fighting to save his Test career when the fifth and final match against India begins in Dharamsala on Thursday.

Bezos dethrones Musk to reclaim title of world's richest man

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos took back his spot as the world's richest man on Monday, dethroning Elon Musk on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Scientists develop mathematical model to optimise elite athletes' performance

Scientists have developed a mathematical model that promises to optimise training for competitors in 400-metre and 1,500-metre athletics events, according to a study published Tuesday.

Trade, submarines feature at ASEAN talks in Australia

Australia unveiled plans to ramp up investment in Southeast Asia on Tuesday, setting aside US$1.3 billion to bolster trade in a region of rising economic might.

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