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Monumental art displayed in shade of Egypt's pyramids

Stocks mixed as tech titans struggle

California governor Newsom slams Trump at COP30

Alcaraz fights back to beat Fritz at ATP Finals

Turkey seeks more than 2,000 years behind bars for Erdogan rival

UK court jails Chinese bitcoin fraudster for over 11 years

Fanfare as Guinea launches enormous Simandou iron ore mine

Ford returns to pull England strings against All Blacks

Stocks mixed as end to US shutdown appears closer

Atalanta turn to Palladino after Juric sacking

'It's un-British': lawmakers raise concerns about aquarium penguins

China holds send-off ceremony for space station astronauts

China held a send-off ceremony on Friday for a new crew of astronauts set to depart for its space station, including its youngest "taikonaut" and four lab mice.

Barcelona to show off unfinished Camp Nou with public training session

After two years in exile as the Camp Nou was renovated, Barcelona will return to the stadium for a public training session on November 7, the club announced Friday.

Turkish court jails 11 for life over deadly hotel inferno

A Turkish court on Friday sentenced 11 people, including the owner of the hotel, to life in prison over a fire at a luxury ski resort that killed 78 people including about 30 children.

Auger-Aliassime ends Vacherot run to reach Paris Masters semis

Felix Auger-Aliassime cruised to a straight-sets victory over Valentin Vacherot on Friday to reach the Paris Masters semi-finals and keep his bid to qualify for the ATP Finals alive.

Australia captain Wilson denies Wallabies use 'dangerous' breakdown tactics

Australia captain Harry Wilson has rejected claims the Wallabies use illegal and dangerous breakdown tactics as they prepare to face England on Saturday.

China's suspension of rare earth controls applies to EU: official

The EU's commissioner for trade on Friday said China's one-year suspension on its restrictions of rare earth materials would apply to the bloc as well as the United States.

Italy complains about strong euro, urges ECB to cut rates

Italy's foreign minister called on the European Central Bank on Friday to reduce interest rates to weaken the euro, warning its strength was hurting his country's exporters.

Louvre to get anti-ramming barriers by year end: minister

France's culture minister said Friday anti-ramming devices would be set up around the Louvre by year's end, after a high-profile heist at the famed museum reignited debate over its security.

Wall Street bounces on Amazon, Apple earnings

Wall Street stocks moved higher on Friday as investors welcomed strong earnings reports by Amazon and Apple.

AI giants turn to massive debt to finance tech race

Meta raised $30 billion in debt on Thursday, as tech giants flush with cash turn to borrowing to finance the expensive race to lead in artificial intelligence.

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