Berlusconi: Italian ex-PM refusing to let go
Silvio Berlusconi will turn 86 next week but the scandal-plagued former Italian premier and billionaire media mogul has refused to retire and is leading his Forza Italia party into Sunday's general election.
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Bookish Balkans hamlet a 'village of enlightenment'
Most people packed up and left the remote North Macedonia village of Babino years ago.
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Australian Rules club hit by 'heartbreaking' Indigenous mistreatment claims
Australian Rules' chief executive said Wednesday it was "hard to find more serious allegations" after a top club was accused of separating Indigenous players from their families and pressuring one couple to have an abortion.
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Plentiful water offers relief in Vienna
As Europe suffered its worst drought in centuries, residents in Austria's capital were feeling fortunate for their plentiful water supply that courses from streams in the green forests of the Alps.
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Streaming giant shines new light on Thai boys cave rescue
It is the rescue retold around the world: 12 boys, their coach, and impossible odds.
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US Fed set to raise interest rates as recession fears mount
The Federal Reserve is poised to roll out another big increase in interest rates Wednesday as it tries to cool the economy to tamp down the highest inflation in 40 years, but recession fears are rising.
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Global Fund seeks $18 billion to end HIV, TB and malaria
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria will hold a donor conference Wednesday in New York, where it aims to raise at least $18 billion during an event hosted by US President Joe Biden.
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Storm clouds gather over France team ahead of World Cup defence
Just two months before France begin their defence of the World Cup, the mood around the team is in stark contrast to the celebrations that followed their win over Croatia in the 2018 final.
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American, Russians to blast off for ISS as war rages in Ukraine
A US astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts are set to blast off to the International Space Station Wednesday on a Russian-operated flight despite soaring tensions between Moscow and Washington over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Zero-Covid harming 75% of European firms in China: business group
China's "inflexible" and "inconsistent" zero-Covid policy is crippling European business operations in the country, a major business lobby said Wednesday, warning that the presence of the companies "can no longer be taken for granted".
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