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Virginia overwhelms Arkansas 91-72 behind balanced scoring

Canadian soldier Aidan Goulding remembered at Vancouver funeral

Second major storm brings destructive winds and outages to British Columbia

Japan Unveils Emergency Cybersecurity Package Following GMO Internet Attack

Tayyab Arif hits 57 on Pakistan Test debut against Sri Lanka

Godzilla Minus Zero leads North American box office with $31.6m

Robert Trujillo discusses literacy and social justice children’s books

Advocate calls for coordinated support for children facing trafficking

Civil rights advocate William Bill Tucker dies aged 98

US Treasury order targets bank transfers linked to crypto exchange MEXC

Godzilla Minus Zero sets foreign-language box-office opening record

Eagles record six sacks as rushing attack struggles against Giants

Villeneuve teases James Bond casting at Los Angeles museum gala

Thames Water seeks to delay £12bn in debt repayments

Trump jeopardising US role as scientific leader: Nobel officials

Donald Trump's assault on science could threaten the United States' position as the world's leading research nation and have knock-on effects worldwide, Nobel Prize officials in Sweden told AFP.

Asian markets surge on US rate hopes, tech fired by chip deal

Asian equities jumped Thursday after data showing job losses in the US private sector fanned optimism for more interest rate cuts and overshadowed a partial shutdown of the country's government.

Trump wants Nobel but 'forgotten' peacemakers more likely, experts say

US President Donald Trump has made it clear he wants the Nobel Peace Prize when it is announced next week but experts predict he has little chance against those toiling on forgotten causes outside the limelight.

Deepfake political scam ads surge on Meta platforms, watchdog says

Scammers are among the top political ad spenders on Meta's platforms, using deepfake videos of American politicians -- including President Donald Trump -- to promote fake government benefits, a watchdog group said Wednesday.

Yankees, Guardians and Padres stay alive in baseball playoffs

Jazz Chisholm raced from first base to score the go-ahead run as the New York Yankees beat the Boston Celtics 4-3 on Wednesday to force a decisive game three in their Major League Baseball playoff series.

Rescuers search for 59 people trapped under collapsed Indonesian school

Rescuers searching for people trapped under a collapsed school in Indonesia on Thursday are hoping to dig a tunnel, at the risk of destabilising the rubble, to reach an estimated 59 still missing.

Rising wildfires spur comeback for Canadian water bomber

The Canadair water bomber revolutionized the fight against wildfires after it debuted in the skies decades ago.

G7 ministers to target those increasing Russia oil purchases

G7 finance ministers pledged Wednesday to take aim at those who are continuing to step up purchases of Russian oil, since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine more than three years ago.

Australia 'mushroom murderer' Erin Patterson to appeal conviction

Australian convicted murderer Erin Patterson will appeal her guilty verdict for killing three people with toxic mushrooms, her lawyer told a court on Thursday, after a trial that sparked a global media frenzy.