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Stocks climb as oil prices retreat

'Gen Z has risen up': Tens of thousands demand better education in France

Vstock Transfer Names Securities Industry Veteran Erica Goodstein General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer

$10 Million and Counting: Hola Prime Hits Major Trader Payout Milestone

Four Indonesian seamen return home after Somali pirate ordeal

UEFA investigate Ireland-Israel tunnel bustup after spitting claim

Crisis-striken Haiti postpones elections

Djokovic wins China Open and keeps unbeaten record after de Minaur retires

Germany arrests ex-spy chief on suspicion of giving secrets to foreign powers

Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum hosts 'homecoming' show for Willem de Kooning

Djokovic wins China Open after de Minaur retires

World Bank forecasts modest growth for Latin America, highlights climate risks

IMF warns cost-of-living shocks cause 'lasting deterioration' in affordability

'Afraid for my future': Tens of thousands demand better education in France

Macron minister raises eyebrows with racy novel

A new novel by French President Emmanuel Macron's heavyweight finance minister, containing one breathlessly erotic passage that has gone viral, has forced the government to explain how he finds the time for such penmanship in a period of economic trouble.

Turkey offers details of Islamic State chief's death

Turkey released new details Monday about its successful operation against the Islamic State's global chief, saying he died by setting off a suicide vest to avoid being detained.

Scientists use brain scans and AI to 'decode' thoughts

Scientists said Monday they have found a way to use brain scans and artificial intelligence modelling to transcribe "the gist" of what people are thinking, in what was described as a step towards mind reading.

Mirziyoyev: Uzbek reformer with autocratic tendencies

Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is credited with leading Central Asia's most populous country out of isolation, but his appetite for change may be waning now that he has consolidated power.

Ukraine withdraws from Judo worlds over Russian soldier presence

Ukraine on Monday pulled its team from the World Judo Championships in Qatar over the presence of Russian athletes it argued were active soldiers.

Sabalenka ends Andreeva adventure to reach Madrid quarters

World number two Aryna Sabalenka made light work of 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva on Monday with a 6-3, 6-1 win to reach the Madrid Open quarter-finals.

Brecel surges into five-frame lead in snooker World Championship final

Belgian Luca Brecel struck three hundreds in four frames as he made a blistering start to the second day's play in the snooker World Championship final against four-times champion Mark Selby.

Arteta adamant Arsenal still in Premier League title race

Mikel Arteta has insisted Arsenal are still contenders for the Premier League title despite slipping from the top of the table at the weekend.

French mass in May 1 show of anger against Macron pension reform

Hundreds of thousands of people on Monday massed in France on labour day to vent their anger against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform, with unions vowing not to stop fighting even after the changes were signed into law.

JPMorgan buys First Republic after regulators seize control

US financial authorities seized California's troubled First Republic Bank on Monday and sold it to JPMorgan Chase, hoping to bring to a close a two-month banking crisis that has spooked the financial system.

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