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British PM says to make 'difficult decisions' as inflation rises

Watts, Pitt, Cruz to light up Spain's top film festival

TotalEnergies pumps up controversy in France with cut-price gas

Sweden expels Iran embassy employee over anti-Jewish threats

Global fuel price demos: a round-up

Toogood Gold's Table Mountain Sits in the Shadow of a Nevada Gold Rush

Leverate Launches MCP for Traders to Connect AI Assistants With Trading Platforms

MEXC July–August Security Report: 38.66M USDT in Risk Funds Intercepted, Futures Insurance Fund Hits 792M USDT

MEXC Launches $1M "Discover Your Wall Street DNA" Campaign to Help Traders Find Their Market Fit

'Breathing toxin every day': Indonesians choked by haze feel helpless

Emporio Armani names Dario Vitale new creative director

Stocks edge higher ahead of US Fed rate call

Maresca defends VAR officials after Man City benefit from error

Philippines ex-leader Duterte makes first in-person ICC appearance

India's cricket stars bite back over World Cup sandwiches

India's cricket players have complained about getting cold sandwiches after practice at the Twenty20 World Cup with some ordering food online instead, a source told AFP on Wednesday.

Emotional Ireland stun England for famous win at T20 World Cup

An emotional Ireland pulled off a huge upset Wednesday, stunning world number two England by five runs with a fine bowling display in a rain-affected match to throw the Twenty20 World Cup wide open.

Germany allows smaller Chinese stake in Hamburg port

Germany's coalition government on Wednesday allowed a Chinese firm to take a smaller-than-planned stake in a Hamburg port, after Chancellor Olaf Scholz resisted calls to ban the controversial sale outright.

Markets rise with Wall St on rate hope, healthy earnings

Stocks rose Wednesday to build on another strong performance in New York following more healthy earnings from big-name firms while hopes for a slowdown in Federal Reserve rate hikes spread cheer.

Mercedes-Benz to sell off Russian assets to local investor

German carmaker Mercedes-Benz is expected to sell its Russian assets to a local investor, the Russian ministry of industry and trade said Wednesday, becoming the latest automaker to exit since Moscow sent troops to Ukraine.

Ireland stun England for famous win at T20 World Cup

Minnows Ireland pulled off a huge upset Wednesday, stunning world number two England by five runs with a fine bowling display in a rain-affected match to throw the Twenty20 World Cup wide open.

Britain's Sunak to make parliamentary debut as PM

Rishi Sunak will on Wednesday face off against opposition lawmakers for the first time as British prime minister, in a likely raucous parliamentary session following weeks of political turmoil.

Asian markets rise with Wall St on rate hope, healthy earnings

Asian stocks rose Wednesday to build on another strong performance in New York following more healthy earnings from big-name firms while hopes for a slowdown in Federal Reserve rate hikes spread cheer.

Iran mourners flock to Mahsa Amini grave despite crackdown

Iranian mourners gathered Wednesday at the grave of Mahsa Amini to mark 40 days since her death, defying heightened security measures as part of a bloody crackdown on women-led protests.

Residents afraid to return home as aftershocks rock Philippines

Residents were too afraid to return to their homes as aftershocks rocked a blacked-out northern Philippines Wednesday, hours after a strong earthquake injured at least six people and damaged schools, churches and other buildings.

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