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Arsenal boss Arteta 'very surprised' at Jesus blast over Barcelona move

F2 crash in Madrid underlines fears over 'riskiest track'

Czech antitrust office lets Turkey's Pegasus Airlines buy Smartwings

Nepal flood reconstruction bill to be $4.78 bn: foreign ministry

Maresca says spotlight not on him ahead of Manchester derby

Investors on edge as energy costs, surging bond yields roil markets

Philippine Coast Guard finds bodies aboard ferry after blaze

JUMO and Standard Bank launch Social Finance Framework to scale inclusive finance in Africa

UK lawmakers to vote again on failed assisted dying bill

Doomsday tech: could AI really kill us all?

Yemen's Houthis complete takeover of Bab al-Mandab area: govt official to AFP

Italian feminist fighter Emma Bonino dies

Toronto film festival kicks off with ode to political activism

White blazers, pink ties as North Koreans land in Japan for Asian Games

Alcaraz powers into last 16 at Miami, Ruud ousted

World number one Carlos Alcaraz moved into the last 16 of the Miami Open after beating Serbia's Dusan Lajovic 6-0, 7-6 (7/5) on Sunday as he remains on track for tennis' "Sunshine Double."

'Witnessing catastrophe': Iraq preserves memories of IS reign

The horrors they endured under the Islamic State group may be in the past for the people of Iraq, but the traumatic memories remain.

Asian markets mixed as banking fears persist

Asian stocks were mixed Monday in a cautious start to what could be another rocky week for global markets, after a rout in banking shares renewed fears for the sector.

Cyclone Freddy record claim in the eye of the storm

Cyclone Freddy's extraordinary journey will be reviewed in minute detail to verify whether its deadly track counts as the longest-lasting tropical storm, the world extreme weather records chief told AFP.

Wins return as Andreescu finds her joy for tennis again

Canada's Bianca Andreescu heads into Monday's last-16 of the Miami Open brimming with confidence and feeling she has finally refound her love for tennis.

Germany braces for transport 'mega-strike'

Transport staff across Germany are set to stage a major strike on Monday to push for wage hikes in the face of brisk inflation, as passengers brace for serious disruptions.

France's Boutier wins LPGA Drive On title in playoff

Celine Boutier birdied the first playoff hole to edge Georgia Hall for the LPGA Drive On Championship title on Sunday at Superstition Mountain, Arizona.

Artist Karla Ortiz sees AI 'identity theft', not promise

For artist Karla Ortiz, the explosion in artificial intelligence that can stand in for flesh-and-blood artists is nothing more than identity theft.

'Glaze' software aims to protect art from copycat AI

Researchers at the University of Chicago have released free "Glaze" software that they say can thwart efforts by generative artificial intelligence (AI) to copy an artist's style.

Artists fight AI programs that copy their styles

Artists outraged by artificial intelligence that copies in seconds the styles they have sacrificed years to develop are waging battle online and in court.

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Andreescu and Sabalenka march into last 16 in Miami