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Swift concert attack plan convict fails to get Disney damages

Energy costs spark inflation surges in France, Italy

Ocon to leave Haas at end of F1 season

South Korea break China hearts to reach Asian Games football final

Indonesia razes poolside prison 'villas' where whisky, TVs seized

Eala storms into Asian Games semi-finals to thrill adoring fans

Japan court rules human voice is protected in TikTok AI case

Turkey freezes ex-minister's assets as fund crisis grows

French inflation jumps to 3% in September on energy costs

South Korea score late to reach Asian Games football final

Most equities rise after oil price plunge, US data in focus

Tom Kim defies jet-lag, Kho cards ace as Asian Games golf begins

Polar oceans transformed as warming melts ice habitats: research

Thai teen rocker Nene aims to tour, write music... and return to school

All Black Barrett looking to 'mentally refresh' in Japan

All Blacks playmaker Beauden Barrett said Thursday that he plans to "mentally refresh" during his season-long sabbatical in Japan before returning to play for New Zealand next year.

'Unabated': a word to split the world at COP28

The outcome of the most important climate negotiations in years could rest on the ambiguity surrounding one linchpin term, according to experts: "unabated fossil fuels".

Between love and exile: Albanian filmmaker captures nation's struggles

With short films centred on poverty, migration and love, Erenik Beqiri has helped draw the global spotlight to Albania's film industry by telling stories at the heart of the country's social and economic fault lines.

Suarez fires farewell double to end Brazilian adventure

Luis Suarez scored twice in his farewell match for Gremio as the Brazilian side defeated Fluminense 3-2 at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday.

EU tells China 'differences' must be addressed

EU President Ursula von der Leyen told Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday that the bloc and its biggest trading partner must address their differences, as they began the first in-person EU-China summit in over four years.

China says exports rise for first time in seven months

Chinese exports rose in November for the first time in seven months, officials said Thursday, as the country navigates a troubled recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.

EU leaders meet China's Xi for summit with high stakes but low expectations

European leaders met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday for talks dominated by divisions between the bloc and its largest economic partner over everything from trade to the war in Ukraine.

Indonesia ends search after volcano eruption kills 23

Indonesian authorities on Thursday said they had ended a search and rescue mission for any hikers missing or killed after a volcano eruption over the weekend that left 23 people dead.

McDonald's eyes big expansion, plans CosMc's small-chain pilot

McDonald's announced an aggressive expansion roadmap Wednesday to reach 50,000 restaurants worldwide by 2027, as the chain unveiled plans to roll out CosMc's, a new network of small-format shops focused on cold beverages.

Pioneering Cuban movie maintains its relevance 30 years later

It has been three decades since the seminal film "Strawberry and Chocolate" generated both ovations and tears, marking a before and an after in Cuban cinema.

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