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BP net profit quadruples as Mideast war lifts oil prices

'Get them there alive': Ukraine's railways under Russian barrage

Kulusevski says 'nervous system changes' behind Spurs return

Dakar Rally moved to Portugal and Morocco following Houthi attacks in Gulf

Marquez crashes, then tops second practice in Malaysia

German economy logs 0.2% growth, faster than expected

New home for orangutans rescued from Indonesia's burning forests

Crypto platform Binance confirms 'complex' $6.3 bn hack

Independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta shuts under Kremlin pressure

Spanish inflation stays at three-year high before election

Thailand extends activist's jail term to more than 34 years

Drugs giant AstraZeneca reveals higher profits, savings plan

China denies spying on Nvidia's Jensen Huang

French economy 'headed for a wall' as GDP shrinks

Ex-England manager Eriksson says has cancer, 'a year' to live

Ex-England football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and has at best "maybe a year" to live, he said Thursday.

Korda surges into Adelaide semis for second year

Third seed Sebastian Korda powered into the Adelaide International semi-finals for a second straight year Thursday, but needed five match points to set up a last four clash with seventh seed Jiri Lehecka.

Imposing Australia bank on secret weapons in Asian Cup title charge

Australia go for Asian Cup glory boasting few stars but with a record-breaking coach in Graham Arnold, an in-form striker born in Uruguay and an imposing defender whose goal-scoring exploits are more akin to a forward.

13 wounded in Russian strike on hotel in Ukraine

Two Russian missiles struck a hotel in Ukraine's second city Kharkiv, injuring 13 people including foreign journalists, local authorities said Thursday.

Markets track Wall St gains ahead of key inflation data

Stock markets rose Thursday as investors gear up for the release of major US inflation data that could have a huge bearing on the Federal Reserve's timetable for cutting interest rates.

Google awaits EU legal opinion on 2.4-bn-euro fine

The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice will on Thursday publish a long-awaited opinion on a contested 2.4-billion-euro ($2.6-billion) fine that Brussels slapped on Google for anti-competitive practices.

Brunei's polo-playing prince marries commoner

Brunei's polo-playing Prince Abdul Mateen, one of Asia's most eligible bachelors, married his commoner fiancee on Thursday as part of a lavish 10-day celebration in the oil-rich sultanate.

Taiwan prepares for cyber D-Day in China invasion scenarios

Millions of people offline, banks knocked out and the world's most advanced semiconductor industry paralysed -- Taiwan's doomsday scenario includes not just invading Chinese troops but also a wave of attacks against its cyber infrastructure.

China calls Taiwan poll frontrunner a 'severe danger' days from crucial vote

China warned Taiwan's voters Thursday to make the correct choice in the island's weekend elections, describing the presidential frontrunner as a "severe danger" who would threaten peace by following the "evil path" of independence.

UK unveils plans for 'biggest nuclear power expansion in 70 years'

The UK government on Thursday announced plans for what it said was the country's "biggest expansion of nuclear power for 70 years to bolster its energy independence and meet carbon emission targets.

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