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Italy seizes millions 'embezzled' from Ursula Andress

Oil jumps, stocks drop on uncertainty over US-Iran talks

EU accuses four porn platforms of letting children access adult content

Cathay Pacific raises fuel surcharge on all flights by 34%

EU probes Snapchat over suspected child protection failings

'Return hubs' for migrants clear EU parliament hurdle

Meta watchdog says grassroots fact checks risk harm to users

G7 meets in France to mend transatlantic rupture on Iran

ByteDance quietly rolls out SeeDance 2.0 globally

Mercedes teen ace Antonelli wants more of the same after maiden win

Singer Rosalia quits Milan concert with food poisoning

Oil climbs and equities sink amid mixed messages on 'talks'

Oil prices jumped and equities fell Thursday as investors tracked developments in the Middle East amid hopes that US and Iranian officials will bring an end to a conflict that has ramped up fears of an unprecedented global energy crisis.

'Get out': Verstappen bans reporter from Japan press conference

Four-time world champion Max Verstappen was involved in a flashpoint ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix on Thursday when he refused to start his press conference until an English journalist had left the room.

Verstappen says last-minute F1 rule tweak will help only 'a tiny bit'

A despondent Max Verstappen said Thursday that a last-minute tweak to energy-saving rules at this week's Japanese Grand Prix qualifying would help "a tiny bit, but the basics are the same".

Oil rises and equities mixed amid mixed messages on 'talks'

Oil prices rose and equities fell Thursday as investors tracked developments in the Middle East amid hopes that US and Iranian officials will bring an end to a conflict that has ramped up fears of an unprecedented global energy crisis.

Somalia football slowly becomes a women's game

Hundreds of Somali spectators cheered as they watched two teams of young women play football in a Mogadishu stadium -- an unimaginable scene in the conservative, conflict-hit country just a few years ago.

Venezuela oil reserves both entice and repel energy giants

President Donald Trump's administration is pushing to open Venezuela's untapped natural resources to US investment but the oil-rich Latin American country's outdated infrastructure ismaking energy giants think twice about going all-in.

Hamilton says more committed to F1 than ever at 41

A rejuvenated Lewis Hamilton said Thursday that he was more committed to Formula One "than ever" aged 41 and believes he trains harder than any other driver.

China bans runner after mid-marathon splits goes viral

A runner who stopped during a marathon in China to pose doing the splits and another who hoarded energy gels have been banned for two years, the local athletic association said Thursday.

Myanmar's rebuild stutters year after deadly quake

The gaping holes torn in a road to Mandalay by last year's devastating earthquake have been filled in, and the route in northern Myanmar partly resurfaced.

Murray's 53 points propel Nuggets over Mavs

Denver's Jamal Murray scored 53 points and teammate Nikola Jokic added a monster triple-double as the Nuggets topped the Dallas Mavericks 142-135 on Wednesday.

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