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'Public lynching': Senegal cracks down on LGBTQ+ community

Hong Kong sentences father of wanted activist to 8 months in jail

The woman fighting to reclaim her face from Albania's 'AI minister'

Bulgaria ski station becomes refuge for digital nomads

Thai runner-up party seeks criminal case against election officials

Spurs win 10th straight, Pistons silence Thunder in battle of NBA's best

Germany's Merz visits China AI hub hoping for business deals

S.Korea's Park Chan-wook to head Cannes festival jury

Export ban sparks rush to process lithium in Zimbabwe

Pakistani sculptor turns scrap into colossal metal artworks

Where are Southeast Asia's data centres?

18 Egyptians missing after deadly boat capsize near Greece

Egypt said Wednesday that 18 of its citizens were still missing after a migrant boat capsized, killing four people, off the Greek island of Crete last week.

Stock markets strike record highs as AI concerns ease

Stock markets in Asia and Europe reached record highs Wednesday on easing worries about the AI sector and ahead of chip behemoth Nvidia releasing its earnings.

Arctic underdogs Bodo/Glimt topple Champions League giants in 'fairytale'

In the space of just over a month, three massive football names, Manchester City, Atletico Madrid, and now Inter Milan, have fallen to Bodo/Glimt -- a small Norwegian club based inside the Arctic Circle.

Bill Gates admits affairs but denies involvement in Epstein crimes

Bill Gates has admitted making a "huge mistake" in associating with Jeffrey Epstein, telling staff at his charity foundation that he had affairs with two Russian women but denying involvement in the disgraced financier's crimes.

Hope fades in search for missing after deadly Brazil rains

Despair hung over two cities in southeastern Brazil on Wednesday as rescuers and residents searched for 33 people missing after torrential rains unleashed flooding and landslides that killed at least 36.

Hakimi, set to face trial for rape, in PSG Champions League matchday squad

Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi, who is facing trial for alleged rape, was included in his team's matchday squad ahead of their Champions League play-off phase second leg tie against Monaco on Wednesday.

Man Utd financial results show profit increase after job cuts

Manchester United chief executive Omar Berrada highlighted the "positive financial impact of our off-pitch transformation" after the club recorded a profit increase following their recent job cuts.

Guinness maker Diageo cuts outlook on weak US, China demand

Diageo, the maker of Guinness stout and Smirnoff vodka, cut its sales outlook and slashed shareholder payouts Wednesday, as its new chief executive seeks to revive the struggling drinks group.

Swiss-EU deals package to be signed next week

After years of negotiations, Switzerland and the European Union will next week sign a package of agreements aimed at simplifying and harmonising their ties, Bern and Brussels said on Wednesday.

Ice melt threatens emperor penguins during annual moult: researchers

Emperor penguins shed all their feathers once a year, a precarious ritual that may have become deadly as climate change pushes them into shrinking patches of Antarctic sea ice, researchers said Wednesday.

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