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Pakistan collapse to 26-4 against England in 3rd Test

Google unveils 13 bn euro AI expansion in Finland

EU helps cities tighten screws on Airbnb, holiday rentals

Singapore's hefty ministerial pay hikes draw mixed feelings

Courtois to put Belgium career on hold

Cyberattack ruled out in UK air traffic glitch as more flights axed

RavenDB Launches Quill to Bring Production AI Agents to Enterprise SQL Systems, No Migration Required

Ekiden Launches Canton Network’s First Order Book-Based Derivatives Exchange

Affleck family affair at Venice for Casey's latest film 'Company'

Germany's Merz accuses AfD of promoting 'ethnic cleansing'

Yemen rebels report fresh Saudi strikes as conflict deepens

Japanese director Kore-eda's manga film charms critics in Venice

'They're playing with our lives': AI researcher quits Anthropic

As African space race heats up, Senegal pursues homemade satellites

80 years since daring 'cockleshell' raid on Nazi ships in France

France marks next week the 80th anniversary of a daring World War II raid by British Royal Marines, who slipped past German patrols up the Gironde estuary to mine crucial supply ships.

European gas pipe dreams become reality in eastern France

Underneath the lush countryside in eastern France lie the pipelines expected to rescue Europe before a winter without Russian gas.

Dutch turn against blackface festive character: poll

The Dutch are rapidly turning against the use of blackface for a popular festive character, with young people in particular saying it has no place in modern society, a survey showed Friday.

US hiring tops expectations in November as wages pick up

US job gains were unexpectedly robust in November despite efforts to cool the economy, while unemployment held steady and wages ticked up, the government reported Friday.

Stocks fall after strong US jobs data

Stock markets fell on Friday after strong US jobs data raised concerns that the US Federal Reserve may continue to aggressively hike interest rates to tame inflation.

Germany's once fearsome World Cup reputation in tatters

Perhaps the most damning indictment in the inquest into Germany's second consecutive exit from a World Cup at the group stage came from 23-year-old forward Kai Havertz, who said simply, "I don't think we're a tournament team anymore".

Energy crisis driving climate-friendly power savings: IEA

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has driven countries across the world to boost energy efficiency, creating "huge potential" to tackle high prices, security and climate change, the IEA said on Friday.

Putin says strikes on Ukraine infrastructure 'inevitable'

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russia's strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure were "inevitable" as the Kremlin rejected US President Joe Biden's terms for talks and warned the assault would continue.

Xi signals China could loosen zero-Covid policy, EU officials say

President Xi Jinping suggested the spread of the less lethal Omicron strain might allow China to loosen its zero-Covid policy, senior EU officials reported Friday, as cities across the country made further moves towards unwinding some restrictions.

Argentina wary of Australia's speed ahead of World Cup clash

Argentina's Rodrigo De Paul said the South American team are wary of Australia's height and speed ahead of their World Cup last-16 clash in Doha on Saturday.

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