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Bolivia's attorney general arrested for alleged drug trafficking, money laundering

German sugar tax sparks new government row

Four-member crew blasts off for International Space Station

i-payout Expands True Local Payment Capabilities to Help Enterprises Pay Recipients Globally

Stocks slide as bond yields spike

Botched US execution prompts global calls to scrap death penalty

Algeria adopts law imposing death penalty on forest arsonists

Man City sponsor Etihad says considering legal action against Premier League

France unveils cost-cutting 2027 budget as borrowing costs rise

Family of woman killed by US immigration agent sues Trump administration

Brazil court orders removal of fake posts amid patron saint election row

French school protests spread as fires, blockades deepen unrest

Italy's firefighting planes return home after scorching summer

UK tribunal overturns ban on Naomi Campbell leading charities

EU court rejects Brussels appeal over Amazon tax ruling

A top EU court rejected Thursday Brussels' appeal against a ruling blocking its bid to force Luxembourg to recover 25 million euros ($272-million) in back taxes from Amazon.

No guilt for Eddie Jones after taking Japan job

Eddie Jones said Thursday that he did not "feel any guilt at all" about becoming Japan's head coach, six weeks after he walked out on the Wallabies.

Rate pauses in view on busy central banking day in Europe

The European Central Bank and the Bank of England were on Thursday expected to pause rates again as inflation retreats, while markets cheered the US Federal Reserve's clear signal that it would start slashing borrowing costs in 2024.

OPEC+ cartel's grip on oil market loosening: IEA

Slowing demand growth and rising US crude production will make it more difficult for OPEC+ to continue to prop up prices, the IEA said on Thursday.

Russian court hears appeal by veteran rights activist

A Russian court began on Thursday hearing the appeal of Oleg Orlov, a veteran human rights campaigner and co-chair of the Nobel-Prize-winning group Memorial, who has been convicted of discrediting Russian forces.

Stocks track record day on Wall St, dollar extends losses

Equity markets rallied Thursday and the dollar extended losses after the US Federal Reserve indicated it would begin cutting interest rates next year.

Zack Snyder creates his own 'Star Wars' with 'Rebel Moon'

If Zack Snyder's new Netflix sci-fi movie epic "Rebel Moon" looks and feels a lot like a "Star Wars" film, that's because it was originally pitched as one.

Warner hits century as Australia reach 210-2 at tea against Pakistan

Veteran opener David Warner hammered an unbeaten century to silence critics and steer Australia to 210-2 at tea against an inexperienced Pakistan attack in the first Test at Perth.

LIV chief Norman says 'more apples will fall' after Rahm move

LIV Golf chief executive Greg Norman says that Jon Rahm's move to the Saudi-backed circuit will "create a domino effect" of more high-profile players making the lucrative jump.