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Reggae icon Meta to headline Stereo Africa Festival in Dakar

Pentagon denies clearing Hormuz Strait mines will take six months

17 injured, five critically, in head-on train crash in Denmark

EssilorLuxottica sales slide as investors turn wary of AI glasses

Lufthansa loses fight over bailout at EU top court

Eurozone business activity falls on Mideast war

Leipzig and Union's Bundesliga clash shows changing face of football

Trump envoy wants Italy to replace Iran at World Cup: report

Electric vehicles supercharge EU car sales

Starc cleared to play in IPL by Cricket Australia

South Korea e-commerce probe opens rift in US ties

US firms voice 'concern' over China's new supply chain rules

China's new supply chain regulations could be a "concern" for US firms, the American Chamber of Commerce in China warned on Thursday.

Japanese team with school coach to cap remarkable journey to the top

Japan's Machida Zelvia shared their clubhouse with senior citizens doing fitness classes less than a decade ago. Now they're one win away from being Asian champions.

Thunder roll past Suns, Pistons bounce back to level series with Magic

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 37 points to propel the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 120-107 victory over Phoenix and a 2-0 lead in their NBA playoff series, as Detroit topped Orlando to knot their series at 1-1 on Wednesday.

Suarez off mark but Messi fires blanks as Miami beat Salt Lake

Luis Suarez scored his first goal of the Major League Soccer season but Lionel Messi failed to get on the scoresheet as champions Inter Miami struck late to beat Real Salt Lake 2-0 on Wednesday.

Inter ready to pounce for Serie A title glory as Milan host Juve

Inter Milan could have their first chance to seal the Serie A title on Sunday as the champions in waiting take on Torino while Napoli and AC Milan try to push back the celebrations by at least one more week.

Fresh paint, careful choreography as pope visits African prison

The walls around Equatorial Guinea's notorious Bata prison were freshly painted salmon-pink for Pope Leo XIV's visit Wednesday, but inside there was no masking the acrid smell of sweat and urine.

Jones calls on Australian fans to get behind Japan at World Cup

Eddie Jones said Thursday he hoped Australian fans would roar on his Japan side when they face Ireland north of Sydney in July, and then again a year later at the Rugby World Cup.

'Dancing in their hands': Japan wig masters set stage alive

Every actor in kabuki -- a traditional Japanese performing art celebrated for its striking makeup and elaborate costumes -- relies on one final, essential element to fully inhabit their role: the wig.

Climate scrubbed from G7 meeting to appease US, host France says

A meeting of G7 nations on the environment begins in Paris on Thursday but climate change has been left off the agenda to avoid a row with the United States.

Akkodis Named a Leader in ISG Provider Lens(TM) Digital Engineering Services 2026 Reports

ISG cites Akkodis' industry-leading strengths in digital engineering, intelligent operations and platform modernization across Europe and the United States.

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