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Young USA Stars beat Stripes in NBA All-Star tourney final
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New anti-government chants in Tehran after giant rallies abroad: reports
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Brignone wins second Milan-Cortina gold as Klaebo claims record ninth Olympic crown
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Morikawa wins at Pebble Beach despite Scheffler heroics
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Germany's Hase and Volodin tango to Olympic pairs figure skating lead
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Rayo thrash Atletico who 'deserved to lose' as Betis cut gap
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Napoli salvage point after Malen twice puts Roma ahead
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Lyon down Nice to boost Ligue 1 title bid with 13th straight win
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LeBron still unclear on NBA future: 'I have no idea'
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Shelton battles back from brink to beat Fritz, take Dallas crown
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Great Britain celebrate best-ever Winter Olympics
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Brignone wins second Milan-Cortina gold as Klaebo claims record ninth
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Arteta concerned over Arsenal's mounting injury list
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Shaidorov still spinning after outshining Malinin for Olympic gold
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Late Gruda goal grabs Leipzig draw versus Wolfsburg
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'Ultra-left' blamed for youth's killing that shocked France
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Canada wrap up perfect Olympic ice hockey preliminary campaign
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Historical queer film 'Rose' shown at Berlin with call to action
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Wales' Tandy tips hat to France after Six Nations hammering
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Quadruple chasing Arsenal rout Wigan to reach FA Cup fifth round
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'Wuthering Heights' debuts atop North America box office
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Rayo thrash Atletico who 'deserved to lose'
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Kok beats Leerdam in Olympic rematch of Dutch speed skaters
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India rout bitter rivals Pakistan by 61 runs at T20 World Cup
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France run rampant to thrash sorry Wales 54-12 in Six Nations
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Rio to kick off Carnival parade with ode to Lula in election year
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Britain celebrate first-ever Olympic gold on snow after snowboard win
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Third time lucky as De Minaur finally wins in Rotterdam
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Leeds survive Birmingham scare to reach FA Cup fifth round
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Klaebo wins record ninth Winter Olympics gold medal
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Fan frenzy as India–Pakistan clash in T20 World Cup
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French 'Free Jazz' pioneer Portal dies aged 90
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Google signs nuclear power deal with startup Kairos
Google on Monday signed a deal to get electricity from small nuclear reactors to help power artificial intelligence.
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Pre-Halloween 'Terrifier' lands atop North America box office
New indie horror film "Terrifier 3" opened atop the North American box office, while last weekend's leader, "Joker: Folie a Deux," suffered a record plunge from its own debut, industry watchers reported Sunday.
Ecuador's last mountain iceman dies at 80
Ecuador's last mountain ice harvester, Baltazar Ushca, who spent over half a century climbing the country's highest summit to extract ice at the top, died Friday at the age of 80, authorities in his hometown of Guano said.
Sculptor Lalanne's animal creations sell for $59 mn
A giant bear, a winged rabbit and a rhino were among the 70 animal bronzes and stone works by celebrated sculptor Francois-Xavier Lalanne that fetched $59 million at Christie's in New York this week.
Hello Hallyu: why is South Korean culture sweeping the globe?
It's won Oscars. Its television shows and K-pop stars dominate global charts. Its leading novelist just won the Nobel literature prize. How did South Korea become such a global cultural powerhouse?
Voice of Japan's beloved robot cat 'Doraemon' dies
A Japanese actor who was the voice of "Doraemon", a cartoon cat robot beloved by children in Japan and other countries has died, her agency said Friday. Nobuyo Oyama was 90.
In Trump 'Truths,' conspiracies, attacks -- and doubts about the election
Donald Trump has been lashing out against Kamala Harris incessantly on Truth Social as next month's US presidential election nears -- mirroring his rally broadsides but in increasingly vulgar and vindictive terms that cater to his most uncompromising supporters online.
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Sebastian Stan immersed himself 24/7 in Donald Trump's early life to research the new biopic "The Apprentice" -- and came to an unexpected realization.
Trump biopic 'The Apprentice' hits US theaters weeks before election
Explosive Donald Trump biopic "The Apprentice" hits US theaters Friday, with filmmakers gambling that it will draw audiences in a fiercely polarized nation just weeks before its subject's election showdown with rival Kamala Harris.
Warhol's rare 'Queen' collection opens at Dutch museum
A Dutch museum is dusting off a rare collection of prints by Andy Warhol of female royalty, made shortly before the pop art icon's untimely death 36 years ago.
Cameroon bans media talk of president's health amid rumours
Cameroon's government has banned the media from discussing the health of President Paul Biya, Africa's second-longest-ruling leader, amid rumours the 91-year-old is gravely ill, according to a document obtained by AFP.
After K-pop, K-novels? South Korean Nobel win sparks joy, hope at home
From the president to K-pop megastars BTS, South Korea errupted into celebration Thursday after "The Vegetarian" author Han Kang won the country's first Nobel Prize for literature.
Han Kang wins South Korea's first literature Nobel
Author Han Kang on Thursday became the first South Korean to win the Nobel Prize in Literature for her work exploring the correspondence between mental and physical torment as well as historical events.
S. Korea's Nobel winner Han Kang a modest, thought-provoking writer
South Korean author Han Kang, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature Thursday, has vowed after receiving other top literary awards that she would continue writing "as if nothing had happened".
Musk's X returns in Brazil after 40-day showdown with judge
Elon Musk's social media platform X, which was banned in Brazil for 40 days in a legal tussle over disinformation, was available again in the country on Wednesday.
Lucian Freud 'masterpiece' fetches £13.9 million at London sale
A nude by Lucian Freud that took 16 months to paint sold for £13.9 million ($18.2 million) at a London auction on Wednesday, the first time the work, hailed as a "masterpiece," has come to market.
Musk's X available again in Brazil after 40-day ban
Elon Musk's social media platform X, which was banned in Brazil for 40 days in a legal tussle over disinformation, was available again in Latin America's biggest country on Wednesday.
Let 'Emily in Paris' remain in Paris, Macron says
French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview published Wednesday he hoped that Netflix's hit series "Emily in Paris" would remain centred on the French capital rather than move to Rome.
Van Gogh museum to launch Impressionism show
The Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam will this week unveil a new exhibition including works by Monet and Cezanne, to mark 150 years of Impressionism and its influence on the Dutch art scene.
Restoration experts piece together silent Sherlock Holmes mystery
Sherlock Holmes fans are being promised a most authentic depiction of the fictional detective, with the restoration of a century-old silent film series chronicling the London sleuth's adventures.
Trumpet star Marsalis says jazz creates 'balance' in divided world
Renowned American trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis believes the universal language of jazz can bridge divides with a common story of humanity.
China's Jia brings film spanning love, change over decades to Busan
Chinese director Jia Zhangke's ambitious latest, which utilises footage shot across two decades, offered a peek into the evolving nature of cinema as it unspooled at this year's Busan International Film Festival.
New stadium gives Real Madrid a headache
Real Madrid's revamp of its historic Santiago Bernabeu stadium has become a problem for the Spanish football club, with locals protesting against noise from concerts and the permanent construction works.
Harry's Bar in Paris drinks to US straw-poll centenary
A straw poll at Harry's Bar in Paris, famous for calling US elections with uncanny accuracy, celebrates its centenary this year as Americans again flock to the drinking hole ahead of the November vote.
Brazil lifts ban on Musk's X, ending standoff over disinformation
Brazil's Supreme Court said Tuesday it was lifting a ban on Elon Musk's social network X, which was blocked in its biggest Latin American market for over a month amid a row over disinformation.
'Diego Lives': Immersive Maradona exhibit hits Barcelona
Argentina football legend Diego Maradona comes to life in an immersive exhibit underway in Barcelona, featuring a hologram of the late player and a reconstruction of his childhood home.
Brazil Supreme Court lifts ban on Musk's X
Brazil's Supreme Court said Tuesday it was lifting a ban on Elon Musk's social network X, which was blocked in its biggest Latin American market for over a month amid a row over disinformation.
US states accuse TikTok of harming young users
A group of 14 US states on Tuesday filed lawsuits accusing TikTok of ensnaring young users with addictive features, then harming their minds and violating their privacy.
Gilded canopy restored at Vatican basilica
Experts conducting the first renovation in 250 years of a towering altar canopy in the Vatican provided a sneak peek of their progress on Tuesday, with centuries-old gilding glowing anew.