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British family bids to row back against suicide taboo

Tech firms rally but Asian markets mixed, with eyes on US inflation

China's teenage 223cm basketball player 'just a little girl'

Nepal holds day of mourning as families pray missing still alive

Tokyo's Shinjuku to ban more than half of vacation rentals

African players in Europe: Mbeumo fires solo goal as United draw

Australian Rules limits contact training to reduce concussion

Malaysia cancels haze emergency, but warns problems remain

Germany's Merz under pressure from far-right election triumph

Philippine sensation Eala looks forward to Asian Games 'fun'

Nepal tunnel rescues face 'unprecedented' challenge

Jakarta airport extends closure after volcano eruption

Mourinho's Real Madrid European revival bid starts with Inter reunion

Lonely woman director in Venice sees industry backsliding on gender

US-China trade war surges, overshadowing Trump climbdown

The US-China trade war intensified Thursday, sending the global economy into unknown territory and dampening relief after President Donald Trump's earlier climbdown from a wider tariff onslaught against the rest of the world.

Slippery business: France jails men over eel smuggling

A French court on Thursday sentenced eight people to up to five years for smuggling eel larvae destined for Asian markets, in a scheme worth about two million euros that prosecutors likened to cocaine trafficking.

Sudan tells top court UAE 'driving force' behind 'genocide'

Sudan told the International Court of Justice Thursday that the United Arab Emirates was the "driving force" behind what it called a genocide in Darfur, a charge the UAE said "couldn't be further from the truth".

When Kimi met Kimi: Antonelli's first meeting with F1's 'Iceman'

Mercedes' Italian teenager Kimi Antonelli spoke on Thursday about his encounter with the man whose name he shares - Kimi Raikkonen.

Charles and Camilla visit Dante's tomb, Byzantine mosaics

King Charles III and Queen Camilla wrapped up a state visit to Italy on Thursday with a visit to Dante's tomb and world-famous mosaics in Ravenna, the day after a surprise meeting with Pope Francis.

Mbappe moves closer to recouping 55mn euros from PSG

Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe moved closer on Thursday to receiving the 55 million euros ($61 million) in unpaid wages and bonuses he says his former club Paris Saint-Germain owe him.

OpenAI countersues Musk as feud deepens

Artificial intelligence giant OpenAI has filed counterclaims against multi-billionaire Elon Musk, accusing its former co-founder of waging a "relentless campaign" to damage the organization after it achieved success without him.

Global plastic recycling rates 'stagnant' at under 10%: study

The amount of plastic being recycled around the world is stagnant at less than 10 percent with most new plastic still made from fossil fuels, a new study said Thursday.

Mumbai attacks suspect extradited from US lands in India

A Pakistan-born Canadian citizen wanted for his role in the deadly 2008 Mumbai siege landed in New Delhi Thursday after his extradition from the United States, Indian law enforcement said.

Scheffler launches quest for Masters repeat

World number one Scottie Scheffler launched his bid for a rare Masters repeat Thursday, parring the first hole at Augusta National as the early starters jockeyed for position in the first major golf championship of the year.

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