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Sumo diplomacy: Japan's heavyweight 'soft power' ambassadors

'Batman' confronts city over ICE Super Bowl plan

US sprint star Richardson arrested on speeding charge in Florida

AI helps doctors spot breast cancer in scans: world-first trial

Arsenal seek fun factor as Frank searches for home comforts

Argentina declares emergency over Patagonia wildfires

Rose leads at Torrey Pines as Koepka makes PGA Tour return

Forest, Celtic into Europa League play-offs as Villa fight back

New York breaks out snow 'hot tubs' to melt winter storm snowfall

Anthony Joshua speaks on camera for first time since Nigeria crash

Apple earnings soar as China iPhone sales surge

Gold soars past $5,500 as Trump sabre rattles over Iran

Gold prices soared to another fresh record above $5,500 Thursday, while oil advanced and stocks fell after Donald Trump ramped up geopolitical tensions with his threatened military strike on Iran.

Samsung logs best-ever profit on AI chip demand

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics posted record quarterly profits Thursday, riding massive market demand for the memory chips that power artificial intelligence.

China's ambassador warns Australia on buyback of key port

China will act to defend its companies' interests if Australia forcibly buys back control of the strategic northern port of Darwin, Beijing's ambassador has warned.

As US tensions churn, new generation of protest singers meet the moment

American singer-songwriters are taking up the protest torch like their forebears Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger and Joan Baez, releasing tracks featuring searing criticism of Donald Trump and homage to Minneapolis residents killed this month by federal immigration agents.

Venezuelans eye economic revival with hoped-for oil resurgence

Ronald Herrera remembered the prosperity that Puerto Cabello enjoyed decades ago as home to the El Palito refinery -- once a symbol of Venezuela's oil boom.

Online platforms offer filtering to fight AI slop

As "AI slop" floods the internet, efforts are mounting to stem an online deluge of shoddy images and videos made using increasingly advanced tech tools.

Samsung Electronics posts record profit on AI demand

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics posted record quarterly profits on Thursday, riding strong market demand for its artificial intelligence chips.

Formerra to Supply Foster Medical Compounds in Europe

Expanded agreement infuses Formerra's European healthcare polymer portfolio with life-saving Foster® compounds.

Rockets veteran Adams out for rest of NBA season

Houston Rockets center Steven Adams will miss the rest of the NBA season after surgery on his left ankle, the team said Wednesday.

Holders PSG happy to take 'long route' via Champions League play-offs

Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique insisted Wednesday that a "catastrophic" run of Champions League matches against some of Europe's best sides had set his team up perfectly for the play-off round as he shrugged off suggestions not qualifying directly for the last 16 was a failure.

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