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Macron urges Europe to develop 'crewed spaceflight' programme

North Korea leader's daughter believed to have younger sibling: Seoul

Deals worth billions to be signed as UAE leader visits Germany

Wars pose a test as India hosts BRICS summit with Russia, Iran leaders

Zamanat Targets GCC’s $250 Billion SME Financing Gap With Up to $100 Million Tokenized Private Credit Fund

Alessio Vinassa Unveils an Emerging Technology Investment Approach Shaped by Financial Challenges

Sri Lanka court revokes monk's pardon, orders return to prison

Stocks drop as oil spike fans inflation and interest rate fears

'Hopeless, stuck, afraid': US deportees in limbo in Cameroon

Portugal harvests grapes at night to beat the heat

Mount Fuji ends hiking season with landslide, two rescues

India's island choke point

China’s lithography leap

Australia limits migration

Venezuela’s Oil Return

Adobe down 40%: Kodak moment?

Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?

China’s cartel lifeline

Sweden’s welfare reckoning

Philippine ferry fire kills 5, dozens missing

At least five people were killed and 86 remain missing after a fire erupted aboard a ferry near a tourist hotspot in the Philippine province of Palawan, the coast guard said Thursday.

Seahawks beat Patriots again in NFL opener

The Seattle Seahawks shrugged off Sam Darnold's early injury to beat the New England Patriots 13-10 in the NFL's opening game, piling more misery on the team they beat in last season's Super Bowl.

Oil prices flare as Iran tightens grip on Hormuz

Oil prices hovered above $100 a barrel on Thursday, a day after Iran said it attacked more than a dozen vessels trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

Asian Games begin with Qatar basketball win, nine days before opening ceremony

The Asian Games began in Japan on Thursday when Qatar beat Iran in the men's basketball opening group game, the first action in the continental multi-sport showpiece that has more participants than the Olympics.

Trump promises Americans $5,000 if Republicans win Congress

President Donald Trump on Wednesday promised $5,000 to every adult American if Republicans retain control of Congress in November, coupling the extraordinary claim with a plea for his supporters to "pretend" he was on the ballot.

Japan gymnasts under injury cloud for home Asian Games

Japan men's gymnastics team for their home Asian Games this month includes multiple Olympic and world champions, but serious injuries have clouded their chances.

Stocks sink as oil rally fans inflation and rate hike fears

Asian stocks fell Thursday as oil prices extended gains a day after breaking the psychological $100 barrier on the back of resurgent Middle East hostilities that have fanned inflation fears.

India trailblazer won't 'let go' of chance for Asian weightlifting glory

Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu told AFP she "will not let go" of the chance to round off a glittering career with an elusive Asian Games medal, saying her goal feels "so close".

Argentine industry reels from Milei's free-market revolution

In the gloom of a vast warehouse in Argentina, the machines lying idle next to boxes of unsold merchandise represent the collapse of manufacturing under President Javier Milei.

Zverev cruises past van de Zandschulp into US Open semis

Top seed Alexander Zverev motored into the semi-finals of the US Open on Wednesday, cruising past the Netherlands' Botic van de Zandschulp in straight sets to stay on course for his second Grand Slam title.

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