Spotify expands audiobooks to more than 180 markets
Streaming giant Spotify announced Wednesday it is expanding access to its audiobook service to more than 180 markets, up from 22 currently, as the format continues to gain popularity.
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French-Japanese duo wins chemistry Nobel for solving molecular 'mystery'
France's Henri Kagan and Japan's Kenso Soai on Wednesday won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for solving the mystery of why only one form of certain molecules appears in nature, a discovery decisive for the manufacture of pharmaceuticals.
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Gauff says online abuse was 'draining' after China Open exit
Coco Gauff said online racist abuse had left her feeling exhausted after she went out of the China Open with her loss to Elise Mertens on Wednesday.
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England's Nations League surge helps heal World Cup wounds
England's free-scoring start to the Nations League has begun to heal the wounds of a painful World Cup exit as Thomas Tuchel's men train their sights on winning a home Euros in 2028.
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'It's personal': Fiji minister pushes better climate finance at pre-COP
Fiji's climate change minister wants streamlined access to financial assistance for Pacific nations, telling AFP on Wednesday the issue was "personal", with waves washing away parts of her own village.
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Mertens beats Gauff to set up Swiatek clash at China Open
Elise Mertens beat a listless Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday to seal her spot in the China Open quarter-finals, where she will face Iga Swiatek.
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Russia glosses over dark Soviet past in reinvented museum
In a Moscow museum that once housed evidence of Stalin-era repression, serene family scenes flickered on a screen as a narrator hailed the tranquility of pre-World War II life in the Soviet Union.
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Benin full of pride at role in Messi's last dance
Football fans in Benin declared that it was "an honour" that the west African nation provided the opposition for Lionel Messi's final international appearance -- and most only had eyes for the Argentinian superstar.
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Indonesian court hears 'negligence' complaint against state over fires, haze
Indonesia's government was accused of "gross negligence" in a court case that opened on Wednesday against the president and other officials over a toxic haze emitted by wildfires that blanketed parts of Borneo island.
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Germany factory production at highest level for 18 months
German industrial production rose to its highest level for a year and a half in August, according to data released Wednesday, but officials warned that the economy's recovery was still fragile.
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