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BTS pulls out of Grammys after Asian pop category introduction

Profits soar at Airbus as it delivers more planes

Judge orders Amy Winehouse's father to pay nearly £1mn to her friends

Brazil court scrutinizes Jair Bolsonaro deepfake endorsing son

OpenAI says rogue AI agent attack hit other companies

'I started crying': Battle to tame fresh blaze near French seaside

Irish singer, musician Glen Hansard killed in motorbike crash at 56

Former top US Covid expert Fauci declines to answer hostile Senate questioning

Neymar says his time playing for Brazil 'is over'

Rheinmetall shares surge after armsmaker reports record profit

Spanish wildfire evacuees go home as France hit by new heat alert

French DJ Kavinsky, famed for 'Nightcall', found dead in Paris

French DJ and musician Kavinsky, known for his electronic classic "Nightcall", has been found dead at his home in Paris, prosecutors said on Wednesday.

UBS second-quarter net profit up 17% to $2.8 billion

Swiss banking giant UBS reported Wednesday that net profit rose 17 percent to $2.8 billion in the second quarter, driven by investment banking.

How an AFP beach snap became emblem of Europe's wildfire summer

AFP photo editor Maximilien Lamy was on holiday with his partner and daughter last week when he took a series of snapshots of vacationers in fire-struck southwest France with his smartphone.

FIFA hit by furious backlash over plans to sell stake in competitions

There was a furious backlash on Wednesday to FIFA's controversial plans to sell a stake in the business operations of the World Cup and its other competitions through the creation of a private subsidiary.

More than half of England 'officially in drought': UK govt

Just over half of England has been declared in drought after "record-low rain and exceptionally high temperatures", the UK government said Wednesday.

TRX Spot and Perpetuals Listing Launches on Backpack, Expanding Access to the TRON Ecosystem

TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), today announced the listing of TRX spot trading and perpetual contracts on Backpack Exchange. The listing expands market support and access to the native utility token of the TRON network, one of the industry's most actively used blockchain ecosystems.

MEXC Integrates World-Check to Fortify Institutional Grade Compliance Architecture

“In a rapidly maturing digital asset market, relying on fragmented risk data is a critical vulnerability. Building a resilient ecosystem demands institutional-grade intelligence.”

Tel on target as Tottenham held to 1-1 draw by Sydney FC

Tottenham striker Mathys Tel scored a stunning freekick as the London club were held to a 1-1 draw by Sydney FC on Wednesday in a setback to their pre-season momentum.

Tech stocks plunge further but London market hits record high

Global stock markets largely retreated Wednesday, with South Korea's index suffering one of its steepest plunges as investors further unwound bets on the AI boom.

Spain's three worst wildfires since 1961 happened in last two years

The wildfire that engulfed Spain's Avila region, northwest of the capital Madrid, is now considered the largest in the country's modern history, with around 50,000 hectares burned, the government said this week.

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'No home': Spanish pensioner returns to charred ruins after wildfire