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DR Congo school fire leaves at least 14 children dead

Ultimate Championship as big as Olympics - and more lucrative, says Bolt

USA and France ease into women's Basketball World Cup semis

Diana's 'revenge dress' to go up for auction in New York

ECB lifts borrowing costs amid energy shock, opens door for more hikes

England dominate Pakistan, close in on Test series sweep

France defeat China to reach women's basketball World Cup semis

Tribal Launches Campfire, Letting Business and Technical Teams Build on Salesforce Together

Global Tokenized Real Estate Market to Hit up to $3 Trillion by 2030, ScienceSoft Predicts

Stocks fall as fresh oil surge fans inflation fears

US producer inflation tops expectations as diesel costs jump

August hottest month ever recorded globally as huge El Nino emerges

'Bragging rights' up for grabs at game-changing Ultimate Championship, says Coe

ECB hikes borrowing costs to combat Mideast energy shock

Mysterious Corsican 'cat-fox' revealed as unique species

The elusive striped "cat-fox" familiar mostly to Corsican shepherds and as a source of intrigue to scientists, is indeed its own species specific to the French Mediterranean island, the French office for Biodiversity (OFB) announced Thursday.

England's Farrell and Tuilagi return as Arundell starts in Ireland Six Nations finale

England captain Owen Farrell was recalled to the starting XV for the Six Nations climax against Grand Slam chasing Ireland in Dublin on Saturday, with Manu Tuilagi back in midfield.

Microsoft applies AI powers to Excel, Outlook

Microsoft pressed on with its AI revolution on Thursday, announcing that it would apply the powers behind ChatGPT to its iconic Excel, Word and Outlook programs.

Hamilton says he plans tro stay and fight at Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday that he has no intention of leaving struggling Mercedes but admitted his choice of words had created unnecessary problems for the team in the aftermath of the Bahrain Grand Prix.

Netanyahu defiant on legal reform as Scholz urges compromise

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday fiercely defended disputed legal reforms on a visit to Berlin, where German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged him to reconsider a compromise.

Clashes in Senegal as opposition leader goes to trial

Protesters and security forces clashed in multiple neighbourhoods of the Senegalese capital Dakar on Thursday as an opposition leader appeared in court in a politically charged trial.

UK govt, health unions agree pay deal in bid to end strikes

The UK government and unions representing various health workers in England said Thursday they have agreed a deal to increase pay by 5 percent in the next financial year, potentially ending damaging strikes.

US maternal mortality rate rose sharply in 2021: report

The US maternal mortality rate surged in 2021, the second year of the Covid-19 pandemic, with Black women more than twice as likely to die than white women, according to a report released on Thursday.

Ohtani vows no let-up after Japan reach baseball semi-finals

Superstar Shohei Ohtani said Japan would "keep playing hard" at the World Baseball Classic after booking their place in the semi-finals with a dominant win over Italy on Thursday.

Netanyahu defiant over legal reforms as Scholz urges compromise

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday fiercely defended disputed legal reforms on a visit to Berlin, where German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged him to reconsider a compromise.

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