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Aviation, tourism, agriculture... the economic sectors hit by the war

Salah's long goodbye brings curtain down on golden era for Liverpool

AI making cyber attacks costlier and more effective: Munich Re

War-linked power crunch pushes Sri Lanka to four-day week

IEA chief says 'ready' to release more oil reserves if needed

Maybach: Between Glory and a Turning Point

German business morale falls as war puts recovery on ice: survey

Labubu maker Pop Mart's shares fall 23% despite surging earnings

ECB won't be 'paralysed' in face of energy shock: Lagarde

McEvoy says best is to come after breaking long-standing swim record

Japan PM asks IEA to prepare additional 'coordinated release' of oil

Goat vs gecko: A tiny Caribbean island faces wildlife showdown

The tiny Caribbean island of Terre-de-Haut boasts pristine turquoise waters and deserted coves. It also has goats, hundreds of them.

Japan PM asks IEA chief to prepare additional 'coordinated release' of oil

The head of the International Energy Agency said Wednesday he was "ready to move forward" with an additional release of oil reserves "if and when necessary".

Hungary's hard-pressed LGBTQ people say Orban exit is only half battle

Even if Hungary's nationalist premier Minister Viktor Orban loses next month's election, it does not mean relief for the country's embattled LGBTQ community, rights activists say.

'No heavier burden': the decades-long search for Kosovo war missing

Halit Krendali peered over the edge of a freshly dug pit in southern Kosovo, desperately hopeful his uncle, missing for nearly 30 years, had finally been found in a mass grave.

Exotic pet trade thrives in China despite welfare concerns

Pet lovers eagerly gathered around a container to snap photos of meerkats at a Beijing animal fair, each selling for $320, while nearby a raccoon nervously paced in a cage only slightly bigger than itself.

BTS concert drew 18.4 million viewers, says Netflix

The comeback concert by K-pop megastars BTS drew an estimated 18.4 million viewers worldwide, streaming giant Netflix said Wednesday.

France and Brazil weigh up World Cup prospects in glamour friendly

Brazil and France will be among the leading contenders for World Cup glory later this year and the two heavyweight nations continue their preparations for the tournament by facing off in a glamour friendly in the United States this week.

Italy hoping to end World Cup pain as play-offs loom

Italy are hoping to end a 12-year absence from the World Cup as one of the planet's most important footballing nations heads to the qualifying play-offs in the midst of another identity crisis.

Dirty diapers born again in Japan recycling breakthrough

Billions of dirty diapers end up buried or burned every year in Japan -- more from seniors than babies -- but a recycling breakthrough has given them a new lease of life, one hot mess at a time.

Verstappen's Japan GP win streak under threat as Mercedes dominate

Max Verstappen says that the Japanese Grand Prix is one of his favourite races, but his chances of a fifth straight victory at the weekend look vanishingly slim as his Red Bull struggles with Formula One's sweeping new regulations.

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