Laughing about science more important than ever: Ig Nobel founder
Kenya's economy faces climate change risks: World Bank
Crypto firm Tether bids for Juventus, is quickly rebuffed
Can Venezuela survive US targeting its oil tankers?
World stocks retrench, consolidating Fed-fuelled gains
World stocks consolidate Fed-fuelled gains
Stocks rally in wake of Fed rate cut
British porn star to be deported from Bali after small fine
Spain opens doors to descendants of Franco-era exiles
Thai teacher finds 'peace amidst chaos' painting bunker murals
South Korea exam chief quits over complaints of too-hard tests
South Korea exam chief resigns after tests dubbed too hard
Laughing about science more important than ever: Ig Nobel founder
Crypto mogul Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years for fraud: US media
Make your own Mickey Mouse clip - Disney embraces AI
Dark, wet, choppy: Machado's secret sea escape from Venezuela
2024 Eurovision winner Nemo returns trophy over Israel's participation
Make your own AI Mickey Mouse - Disney embraces new tech
Floodworks on Athens 'oasis' a tough sell among locals
German growth forecasts slashed, Merz under pressure
ECB proposes simplifying rules for banks
Desert dunes beckon for Afghanistan's 4x4 fans
Chocolate prices high before Christmas despite cocoa fall
Asian traders cheer US rate cut but gains tempered by outlook
Oracle shares dive as revenue misses forecasts
Divided US Fed makes third straight rate cut, signals higher bar ahead
Weather
The impacts of climate change could shave up to seven percent off Kenya's economic output by 2050 compared to baseline forecasts, unless it adapts, the World Bank warned on Friday.
Economy
Stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic pulled back Friday as profit-taking trimmed some of the gains seen after the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut this week.
Economy
Cryptocurrency firm Tether said Friday it had submitted a bid to Juventus's main shareholder, Exor, to acquire its entire stake in the Turin football club -- but was quickly rebuffed.
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Britain's King Charles III, who has broken royal taboos to talk openly about battling cancer, Friday revealed the "good news" that his treatment will be pared back next year.
Economy
Venezuela has been sidestepping a US oil export embargo for years, selling crude at a discounted price mainly to China. But even this limited income stream is now under threat after the United States seized a Cuba-bound tanker.
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In the Nile Delta village of Nagrig, residents love local son Mohamed Salah from a distance, with ructions between the Egyptian super striker and long-time English club Liverpool doing little to dim his lustre at home.
Economy
Stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic pulled back Friday as pre-weekend profit-taking pared some, but not all, of the gains seen after the Federal Reserve bank delivered a much-anticipated rate easing this week.
Economy
Iranian authorities have freed a woman who was condemned to hanging over the killing of her husband who she married while a child, in a case that sparked international concern over the plight of women sentenced to death in the Islamic republic, rights activists said on Friday.
Economy
Global stocks on Friday held on to gains seen after the Federal Reserve bank delivered a much-anticipated rate easing this week, but investors shied away from big bets on the future direction of US interest rates.
Economy
France released on Friday a revamped roadmap to become carbon neutral by 2050, with an ambitious plan to phase out oil and gas.
Economy
European and Asian stock markets rose Friday as investors tracked a record session on Wall Street in the wake of the Federal Reserve's latest interest rate cut.
Economy
Car manufacturers in Europe will have to include more recycled plastics in new vehicles under new EU rules agreed on by the bloc's countries and lawmakers on Friday.
Economy
Controversial British adult film star Bonnie Blue will be deported from Indonesia's Bali island, an immigration official said Friday, after earlier receiving a small fine for traffic violations.
Economy
Controversial British adult film star Bonnie Blue is expected to be deported from Indonesia's Bali island on Friday after receiving a small fine for traffic violations, her lawyer said.
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Indonesia's deadly flooding was an "extinction-level disturbance" for the world's rarest great ape, the tapanuli orangutan, causing catastrophic damage to its habitat and survival prospects, scientists warned on Friday.
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On the grey walls of a rural Thai school's concrete bunkers, a man calmly paints colourful scenes of helicopters, tanks, fluttering national flags and soldiers carrying the wounded.
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The watch of a Japanese hiker killed by a bear has revealed harrowing details about his last moments, including that the animal returned to his body the next day, a newspaper report said.
Education
The chief organiser of South Korea's notoriously gruelling university entrance exams has resigned -- after complaints that an English test he designed was just too difficult.
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French indie title "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33" dominated the annual Game Awards in Los Angeles, winning a record of nine categories including best video game of the year.
Economy
The chief organiser of South Korea's notoriously gruelling university entrance exams has quit -- after complaints that an English test he designed was just too difficult.
Economy
Asian equities rose Friday as investors tracked a record day on Wall Street in the wake of the Federal Reserve's latest interest rate cut.
Economy
A new analysis by the World Health Organization reaffirmed there is no link between vaccines and autism -- contrary to theories being propagated in the United States.
Economy
South Korean cryptocurrency tycoon Do Kwon was sentenced to 15 years in prison Thursday over fraud linked to his company's failure, which wiped out $40 billion of investors' money and shook global crypto markets, US media reported.
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An extraordinary botanical spectacle is drawing crowds in Rio de Janeiro: several talipot palm trees, planted more than six decades ago, are blooming for the first -- and last -- time in their lives.
Economy
OpenAI released its latest artificial intelligence models on Thursday, shrugging off worries about how it will cash in on massive spending in its technology race with Google.
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Maria Corina Machado's getaway from Venezuela involved a long, "scary" and very wet sea crossing in the dead of night with no lights, according to the US man who says he led the operation.
Weather
More than a million people were left without power Thursday and dozens of flights were cancelled, a day after a cyclone triggered gale-force winds in Brazil's economic capital Sao Paulo, authorities said.
Economy
Nemo, last year's Eurovision winner, said Thursday he was returning the 2024 trophy in protest over Israel's continued participation, which has already prompted five countries to pull out.
Economy
An oil tanker seized by American forces off the Venezuelan coast will be brought to a port in the United States, the White House said Thursday, as fears mount of open conflict between the two countries.
The Dow hit a record high on Thursday despite disappointing earnings from software giant Oracle reviving concerns over sky-high AI valuations.
Economy
Time magazine named the "Architects of AI" as its Person of the Year on Thursday, highlighting the US tech titans whose work on cutting-edge artificial intelligence is transforming humanity.
Weather
A stone's throw from Athens' bustling Nea Filadelfia district, Tassos Sikoutris walks along a stream flanked by reeds and plane trees in a setting unchanged for centuries.