Who can qualify for 2026 World Cup in next round of European qualifiers
The penultimate round of European qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup takes place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
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Ireland's climate battle is being fought in its fields
On a windswept Irish farm, high-tech cow collars track animal health and solar panels glint on the milking parlour's roof, as a country famed for its lush green pastures tries to reduce its agricultural carbon footprint.
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Sony hikes profit forecasts on strong gaming, anime sales
Japanese giant Sony hiked its full-year revenue and profit forecasts Tuesday on the back of the huge global success of the latest "Demon Slayer" anime blockbuster.
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End to US government shutdown in sight as stopgap bill advances to House
The longest-ever US government shutdown moved forward Monday toward an eventual resolution, after several Democratic senators broke ranks to join Republicans in a 60-40 vote passing a compromise deal -- sparking intra-party backlash.
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'Western tech dominance fading' at Lisbon's Web Summit
Global tech leaders will pack Lisbon's annual Web Summit from Tuesday to talk Artificial Intelligence, robots and startups -- all under the shadow of tensions over cutting-edge tech and the natural resources needed to build it.
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Asian stocks rise as record US shutdown nears end
Most Asian markets rose for the second day in a row Tuesday as US lawmakers edged towards ending a record government shutdown.
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'Joy to beloved motherland': N.Korea football glory fuels propaganda
North Korea is basking in its dominance of women's youth football after a third World Cup win in just over a year, sporting success that is being used to justify the secretive state's political system.
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Taiwan coastguard faces China's might near frontline islands
With a clear view of China's skyscraper-studded coastline, Taiwanese coastguard captain Huang Heng-chun steers his patrol boat through choppy waters around a group of islands controlled by Taipei.
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Concentration of corporate power a 'huge' concern: UN rights chief
A few tech giants accumulating massive power coupled with artificial intelligence is posing huge global rights challenges and needs regulation, the UN human rights chief told AFP in an interview.
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Indian forensic teams scour deadly Delhi car explosion
Indian crime scene investigators scoured through the wreckage of a car on Tuesday that exploded hours earlier in the heart of the capital, killing at least eight people.
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