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China to probe US chips over dumping, subsidies

Chinese apps including TikTok hit by privacy complaints in Europe

Hong Kong mogul Jimmy Lai grilled over US, Taiwan ties

Pakistan, West Indies seek to improve from Test Championship lows

Trauma and tragedy in the City of Angels: covering the LA fires

Swiatek powers into Raducanu clash as Fritz sends Melbourne warning

Teen star Fonseca out of Australian Open in five-set thriller

Travel agencies say North Korea reopens border city to tourism

India's outcast toilet cleaners keeping Hindu festival going

Apple loses top spot in China smartphone sales to local rivals

Sri Lanka signs landmark $3.7 bn deal with Chinese state oil giant

Another opposition leader arrested in Nicaragua

Nicaraguan opposition leader Yubrank Suazo, who took part in protests against President Daniel Ortega's government in 2018, was violently arrested on Wednesday, a local human rights group said.

Wall Street stocks tumble following weak results from retailers

Wall Street stocks suffered one of their worst batterings since 2020 on Wednesday, as downcast earnings reports from retailers exacerbated worries about consumer resilience and corporate profitability.

Biden sells renewed US leadership in first Asia trip, but N.Korea looms

Joe Biden leaves Thursday for his first trip as president to Asia convinced that the confrontation with Russia has reinvigorated US leadership, while wary that a rogue North Korean nuclear test could tear up the optimistic script.

DeChambeau withdraws from PGA with left hand injury

Bryson DeChambeau, the 2020 US Open champion, withdrew from the PGA Championship on Wednesday due to a left hand injury.

'Historic' equal pay deal for US men and women footballers

The US men's and women's national soccer teams will receive equal pay under new contracts that feature an unprecedented split of World Cup prize money, the US Soccer Federation announced Wednesday.

'Pharma Bro' Shkreli released to halfway house in US

So-called "Pharma bro" Martin Shkreli has been released from a Pennsylvania prison to a halfway house in New York state, the US Bureau of Prisons said Wednesday.

Tom Cruise receives honorary Palme as 'Top Gun' jets into Cannes

Tom Cruise received an honorary Palme d'Or and gushed about his passion for cinema as he made his first visit in 30 years to the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday for the launch of "Top Gun: Maverick".

UN chief warns of famine, urges Russia to free Ukrainian grain

UN chief Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday of years of mass hunger and famine if a growing global food crisis goes unchecked as he urged Russia to release Ukrainian grain.

Dustin Johnson 'excited' to see what LIV Golf has to offer

Two-time major winner Dustin Johnson says he's excited by what the upstart Saudi-backed LIV Golf series has to offer and it could be good for golf despite a divisive start.

Pee pals: Dolphins use taste of urine to recognize friends

Think about people you know, and how you could tell they were around even if you couldn't see them: their voice, perhaps, or even a favored deodorant.

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