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Armani's will lays path to potential buyout by rival

Afghan deputy PM visits earthquake hit area

Russian central bank cuts interest rate as economy slows

Chelsea's Delap out for up to three months: Maresca

Microsoft avoids EU antitrust fine with Teams commitments

Stocks, dollar diverge with focus on rates

Norway sovereign wealth fund drops French miner over environmental fears

S. Koreans greeted with applause at home after US detention

Newcastle's Howe says Isak relationship was 'difficult' before Liverpool move

South Africa jailbreak fugitive loses bid to block Netflix documentary

Rojas targets fifth world triple jump title on injury return

Premier League clubs break £3 billion barrier to roar ahead of rivals

Record spending of £3 billion ($4 billion) during the summer transfer window further cements the Premier League as the "most competitive in world football", according to financial experts Deloitte.

Inoue says taunts 'missed the target' ahead of world title clash

Undisputed super-bantamweight world champion Naoya Inoue conceded Tuesday that Murodjon Akhmadaliev has power but said the Uzbek "missed the target" by claiming to be the better overall boxer ahead of their title fight.

Scramble for survivors after Afghan earthquake kills more than 900

Rescuers desperately searched Tuesday for survivors in the rubble of homes flattened by an earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 900 people.

Ederson leaves City for Fenerbahce as Donnarumma waits in wings

Long-serving Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson has completed a move to Fenerbahce in Turkey, the Premier League club said Tuesday, ahead of the anticipated arrival of Italian international Gianluigi Donnarumma.

Suntory CEO quits over Japan drugs probe

One of Japan's best-known business people has resigned as CEO of beverage giant Suntory after police raided his house in an illegal drugs probe, the company and media reports said Tuesday.

Gold rushes to new high as Asia stocks mixed

Gold hit a record high Tuesday as a weaker dollar and expectations of a US interest rate cut made the safe haven an attractive investment.

Australia to tackle deepfake nudes, online stalking

Australia said Tuesday it will oblige tech giants to prevent online tools being used to create AI-generated nude images or stalk people without detection.

'Vibe hacking' puts chatbots to work for cybercriminals

The potential abuse of consumer AI tools is raising concerns, with budding cybercriminals apparently able to trick coding chatbots into giving them a leg-up in producing malicious programmes.

Villages marooned after deadly floods in India's Punjab

A thousand villages in India's Punjab state are marooned by deadly floods, with thousands forced to seek shelter in relief camps, government authorities say.

Bundesliga faces reckoning as Premier League flexes financial muscle

The Premier League's record transfer summer has had an acute impact on Germany, where even Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich have felt the impacts of English football's growing financial muscle.

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Search for survivors after Afghan earthquake kills 800