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Stocks lose steam on AI concerns as jobs data cloud rate cut hopes

Messi's Inter to open Miami stadium in April against Austin

Piastri ready to forget struggles and enjoy Vegas GP

Researchers stunned by wolf's use of crab traps to feed

Colombia shows first treasures recovered from 300-year-old shipwreck

England's Daly ready for aerial challenge against Argentina

Covid inquiry finds UK inaction cost thousands of lives

Italy probes Tod's executives over labour exploitation

Fire forces evacuation at UN climate talks

Montpellier deny 'racism' allegations in Fowler's book

UK Covid inuiry says thousands of lives could have been saved

Erasmus wants to 'fix' his Lansdowne Road jinx

South African head coach Rassie Erasmus said he is hoping his side beat Ireland on Saturday in their Autumn Nations Series Test to secure his first ever win as a coach at Lansdowne Road.

Wales rugby to take inspiration from round-ball cousin, says skipper Lake

There have been large periods of time in Welsh history when football has had to live in the shadow of its oval-balled cousin, rugby union.

Germany says China promised 'reliable' rare earth supply

Germany's finance minister said Thursday Beijing had made a "clear" commitment on ensuring rare earth supplies, following the first visit to China by a minister from Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government.

Spanish PM urges defence of democracy, 50 years after Franco death

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday called on Spaniards to defend the "miracle" of their democracy as the divided country marked the 50th anniversary of ex-dictator Francisco Franco's death.

UN celebrates youth activists using tech for good

Five young activists from around the world received a UN-backed prize Thursday in recognition of their use of technology to drive positive global change.

AI's blind spot: tools fail to detect their own fakes

When outraged Filipinos turned to an AI-powered chatbot to verify a viral photograph of a lawmaker embroiled in a corruption scandal, the tool failed to detect it was fabricated -- even though it had generated the image itself.

US health agency edits official website to reflect anti-vax views

The US health agency has updated its official website to reflect the vaccine skepticism of a senior Trump official, backpedaling on its own years of efforts to combat misinformation on the topic.

US unemployment up even as hiring beat expectations in delayed report

The US jobless rate crept up in September although hiring exceeded analyst expectations, according to a delayed employment report published Thursday after a record-long government shutdown.

Nigerian court jails Biafran separatist leader Kanu for life for 'terrorism'

A Nigerian court on Thursday jailed Biafran separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu for life for "terrorism", ending a decade-old legal saga in which the prosecution sought the death penalty.