Spain opens doors to descendants of Franco-era exiles
Kenya's economy faces climate change risks: World Bank
'Stop the slaughter': French farmers block roads over cow disease cull
Why SpaceX IPO plan is generating so much buzz
World stocks mostly slide, consolidating Fed-fuelled gains
UK's king shares 'good news' that cancer treatment will be reduced in 2026
Salah admired from afar in his Egypt home village as club tensions swirl
Iran frees child bride sentenced to death over husband's killing: activists
France updates net-zero plan, with fossil fuel phaseout
EU agrees recycled plastic targets for cars
British porn star fined, faces imminent Bali deportation
Indonesia floods were 'extinction level' for rare orangutans
Japan bear victim's watch shows last movements
French indie 'Clair Obscur' dominates Game Awards
Asian markets track Wall St record after Fed cut
Vaccines do not cause autism: WHO
'In her prime': Rare blooming of palm trees in Rio
OpenAI beefs up GPT models in AI race with Google
Cyclone causes blackout, flight chaos in Brazil's Sao Paulo
US bringing seized tanker to port, as Venezuela war threats build
Time magazine names 'Architects of AI' as Person of the Year
OpenAI, Disney to let fans create AI videos in landmark deal
Thyssenkrupp pauses steel production at two sites citing Asian pressure
Stocks mixed as US rate cut offset by Fed outlook, Oracle earnings
Breakout star: teenage B-girl on mission to show China is cool
Austria set to vote on headscarf ban in schools
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The United States said Wednesday that North Korea is sending a significant amount of artillery ammunition to Russia for its war in Ukraine, under cover of shipments to the Middle East or Africa.
Veteran Israeli hawk Benjamin Netanyahu appeared on the cusp of returning to power Wednesday, with initial election results showing his alliance with the extreme right taking a narrow lead.
Economy
US pharmacy chains CVS Health and Walgreens said Wednesday they had reached preliminary agreements to together pay more than $10 billion to resolve opioid claims from US states, cities and tribes.
Weather
The northern part of Central America was on high alert Wednesday for the passage of Hurricane Lisa, with warnings of devastating winds, downpours and flash floods also affecting Mexico's Yucatan peninsula.
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Germany and Israel on Wednesday paid posthumous tribute to two married couples who rescued Berlin Jews from the Nazis, at an emotional ceremony attended by four generations of the families' descendants.
Technology
Temperatures in Europe have increased at more than twice the global average over the past three decades, showing the fastest rise of any continent on earth, the UN said Wednesday.
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Italian luxury sports car manufacturer Ferrari said Wednesday it had raised its 2022 earnings guidance after posting double-digit gains in sales and earnings.
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British luxury carmaker Aston Martin Lagonda on Wednesday revealed its third-quarter net losses more than doubled on supply-chain disruptions, offsetting accelerating sales.
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US pharmacy chain CVS Health said Wednesday they had agreed to pay approximately $5 billion over 10 years to "resolve all opioid lawsuits and claims" against them by states and cities.
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New Twitter owner Elon Musk said Wednesday that it will be "a few more weeks" before any banned accounts -- such as that of former US president Donald Trump -- may be restored on the platform.
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Private US companies hired more workers than expected in October, as restaurants and retailers stepped up hiring ahead of the festive season, according to data from payroll firm ADP Wednesday.
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Maguette Ndiour stands on the edge of Senegal's Lake Retba, famous for its pink-hued waters, and points to a mound of salt slowly being shovelled into bags by men toiling under the hot midday sun.
Economy
US central bankers are expected to announce another steep interest rate hike Wednesday as they try to prevent soaring inflation from becoming ingrained, but politicians are piling on the pressure in the final days of the midterm elections.
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In the US border town of Niagara Falls, residents accustomed to the soothing roar of the famous waterfalls recently discovered a much less pleasant sound: the "haunting hum" of bitcoin mining farms.
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Chinese authorities imposed lockdowns on 600,000 people in the area surrounding the world's largest iPhone factory on Wednesday after workers fled to avoid a coronavirus outbreak and the resulting restrictions.
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Investors should avoid reading international press coverage of China's economy, a top Chinese securities regulator told a summit of global bankers on Wednesday in comments that received endorsement from two senior executives.
Economy
As tourists pose for selfies on the shores of Lake Victoria in Uganda, factories within spitting distance of the source of the Nile dump their waste directly into Africa's longest river.
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An original copy of the US Constitution -- one of only two known to be in private hands -- will be auctioned off in December with bidding estimated to go as high as $30 million, Sotheby's announced Tuesday.
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Hong Kong’s US-sanctioned leader insisted Wednesday that political stability and business confidence in the city has been restored following the crushing of democracy protests, as he opened a financial summit attended by global bankers including leading Wall Street executives.
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The party of Israel's veteran ex-premier Benjamin Netanyahu was set to come first in Tuesday's vote, initial projections indicated, but there was no guarantee he could form a government.
Economy
Ukraine's first lady called on Tuesday for IT specialists to help her country by building technology that saves lives rather than ending them.
Economy
The party of Israel's veteran ex-premier Benjamin Netanyahu was set to come first in Tuesday's vote, initial projections indicated, but there was no guarantee he could form a government.
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Some of the world's top bankers will attend a Hong Kong finance summit on Wednesday, defying criticism by US lawmakers over their decision to share a stage with the city's leader who is sanctioned by Washington.
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New Twitter head Elon Musk said Tuesday the site will charge $8 per month to verify users' accounts, arguing the plan would upend the platform's "current lords & peasants system" and create a new revenue stream for the company.
Education
With blue schoolbags bouncing off their backs, hundreds of schoolchildren hurtle down small sand dunes eager to attend class again.
Technology
Russia on Tuesday dispatched one of six giant magnets needed for the ITER nuclear fusion programme in France, one of the last international scientific projects Moscow participates in despite the Ukraine conflict.
Economy
Global stock markets were mixed Tuesday, as traders looked ahead to the US Federal Reserve's interest rate decision hoping it will signal a more dovish approach to fighting inflation.
Economy
Israelis cast ballots Tuesday in their fifth election in less than four years, turning out for their strongest showing in two decades with ex-premier Benjamin Netanyahu seeking a comeback.
Technology
Blue whales consume up to 10 million pieces of microplastic every day, research estimated Tuesday, suggesting that the omnipresent pollution poses a bigger danger to the world's largest animal than previously thought.
Technology
SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida Tuesday, the first flight since 2019 of the world's most powerful rocket.
Economy
A British counter-terrorism unit has taken over an investigation into the firebombing of a migrant processing centre, police said on Tuesday.