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Europe increasingly 'vulnerable' to shocks: ECB chief

Slot says Liverpool will never use Jota grief as 'excuse' for poor form

Aussie Wilson 'devastated' after Gordon ruled out of France Test

Ken Follett: 'There can't be boring bits in my books'

Wales rugby turmoil here to stay as nostalgia battles financial reality

Frida Kahlo painting sells for $54.7 mn in record for female artist

Thailand's last hunter-gatherers seek land rights

Tech firms lead stock rout as AI bubble fears linger

World's biggest nuclear plant edges closer to restart

India's injured Gill out of must-win second South Africa Test

Japan's eel delicacy faces global conservation pressure

Asian stocks rise with focus on Fed, tech as US government reopens

Asian markets rose on Thursday after Donald Trump signed a spending bill to end a record US government shutdown, while focus was also turning to Federal Reserve interest rates and tech bubble worries.

UK economic gloom deepens before budget

Britain's economy slowed in the third quarter, official data showed Thursday, dealing another blow to the Labour government ahead of its annual budget.

Scott Barrett returns to skipper All Blacks against England

Scott Barrett returns from injury to captain New Zealand against England at Twickenham on Saturday as the All Blacks continue their quest for a tour clean sweep of the Home Nations.

Burberry narrows first half loss on turnaround plan

Burberry said Thursday it narrowed losses in its first half thanks to the British luxury fashion label's turnaround plan begun a year ago.

Sri Lanka to stay in Pakistan after bomb, games move to Rawalpindi

Sri Lanka's cricket board said Thursday that its players will remain in Pakistan to complete a one-day international series and a subsequent T20 tri-series, with all games to be played in Rawalpindi.

Zanzibar women turn to sponge farming as oceans heat up

Around 10 in the morning each day, women in hijabs and loose long dresses wade through Zanzibar's turquoise shallow tides to tend their sponge farms -- a new lifeline after climate change upended their former work.

Stocks rise with focus on Fed, tech as US government reopens

Curry lifts Warriors over Spurs, Thunder rout Lakers, Jokic shines

Stephen Curry scored 46 points and the Golden State Warriors rallied to stun the San Antonio Spurs 125-120 on Wednesday as the Oklahoma City Thunder dominated the Los Angeles Lakers in another marquee NBA matchup.

Mushroom material takes on plastic packaging at Belgian start-up

On a gleaming new production line in Brussels, Julien Jacquet shows off a row of milky-white soap bar wrappers -- made by what is billed as Europe's first factory for mushroom-based packaging.

India's top tennis player says denied China visa

India's top-ranked men's tennis player Sumit Nagal said China denied him a visa weeks before he was set to appear at an Australian Open qualifying tournament in southwestern Sichuan.

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