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Tech jitters pull down Wall Street stocks

ECB holds rates steady after Lagarde says to quit early

Alaska governor orders probe into election same-name 'spoiler'

US economy posts strong growth, inflation stubbornly high in challenge to Trump

Gang-plagued Haiti sets election dates for 2027

What we know about Spain's deadly train crash

Neville warns managers can need sacking 'for their own good' as Carrick fights on

ECB chief Lagarde to step down early, triggering succession race

French businessman takes over 2030 Winter Olympics amid leadership turmoil

'Horrific' Russian drone strike kills 14 at Ukraine train station: Kyiv

Russell Brand found monogamy 'difficult', wife tells UK rape trial

VW says 'no time to lose' to slash costs after 5.8 billion euro loss

Dubai building that saw city's rise from desert due for demolition

Australia lead by 100 after Inglis century

Australia all out for 318 as Pakistan fight back in 2nd Test

Pakistan roared back into the second Test against Australia in Melbourne on Wednesday, grabbing seven wickets in the morning session to dismiss the hosts for 318 at lunch.

Duo battle for lead as storms force eight out of Sydney-Hobart

Two 100-foot supermaxis battled for the lead Wednesday in a storm-struck Sydney-Hobart race fleet of 95 yachts, after eight entrants pulled out of the punishing ocean event.

A migrant's odyssey from Venezuela to the United States

Lying in the jungle with a gun pointed at him, Marcel Maldonado remembered his mother's warning about the dangers of migrating overland to the United States -- and wondered if he'd get out alive.

North Korea kicks off key party meeting ahead of new year

North Korea has opened a year-end ruling party meeting attended by leader Kim Jong Un, state media said Wednesday, with key policy decisions for 2024 expected to be unveiled.

Shakira's Colombian home city unveils statue in her honor

Colombian superstar Shakira's Caribbean home city of Barranquilla unveiled a 6.5-meter (21.3-foot) hip-swaying statue in her honor on Tuesday.

'Happiest man alive': Hojlund joy after ending Man Utd drought

Rasmus Hojlund admitted he was the "happiest man alive" after the Manchester United striker finally scored his first Premier League goal to seal Tuesday's dramatic 3-2 win against Aston Villa.

Liverpool go top as Nunez strikes, Hojlund caps Man Utd fightback

Liverpool climbed to the top of the Premier League as Darwin Nunez ended his goal drought to inspire a 2-0 win against Burnley, while Rasmus Hojlund broke his own barren run to cap Manchester United's thrilling fightback to beat Aston Villa 3-2 on Tuesday.

Hojlund ends goal drought as United fight back to beat Villa

Rasmus Hojlund capped Manchester United's thrilling fightback from two goals down as the Denmark striker netted for the first time in the Premier League to seal a dramatic 3-2 win against Aston Villa on Tuesday.

US rap star Kanye West apologizes for anti-Semitism

US rapper Kanye West apologized to the Jewish community Tuesday, after a series of anti-Semitic comments that sparked outrage and led to the star being dropped from lucrative commercial deals and banned from social media.

Arrests for Venezuelan rapper's killing 8 years after 'suicide' ruling

Venezuelan authorities said Tuesday that a singer named the best Spanish-language rapper by Rolling Stone did not commit suicide eight years ago but was in fact killed.

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