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California puts first US billionaire tax to the vote

Costa Rica opens jail inspired by El Salvador mega-prison

School headscarf ban meets resistance in Austria

Same-sex couple takes fight for equality to Slovakian court

World's top cocoa producer aims for a climate-tough bean

'High hopes' as Indonesian women get a football league, again

Why is Shell facing lawsuits over climate disasters in Brazil and the Philippines?

'Expectations high' for Bordeaux-Begles' Champions Cup hat-trick bid, says Depoortere

New four-lane bridge opens between China, North Korea

Rennie urges All Blacks to stay focused against 'hurting' Wallabies

Tech stocks lead rout after US inflation fuels rate hike bets

Palmeiras beat Fluminense 2-1 in Libertadores semi-final first leg

'No time to recover': UNDP chief sounds alarm on growing poverty after Iran war shock

Brewers blasts leave Dodgers on brink

Western leaders on their guard with China ahead of Trump return

Chinese President Xi Jinping pitched his country as a font of stability at the G20 summit this week as a second Trump term looms, but analysts say wary Western nations are likely to hold Beijing at bay.

South Sudan probes shootout at sacked spy chief's home

South Sudan security forces were investigating Friday a shootout at the home of the troubled nation's powerful former spy chief Akol Koor, who was sacked almost two months ago amid rumours of a coup plot.

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai tells court he advocated 'peaceful resistance'

Jailed Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai on Friday said he had advocated for "peaceful resistance" against China's erosion of the city's freedoms and tried to "reduce violence" during huge democracy protests in 2019.

Hong Kong seniors celebrate life with mass marriage vow renewal

Rowdy cheers spilled from a Hong Kong banquet hall hosting a mass wedding party, as one of the 20 elderly couples renewing their vows coquettishly shared a strawberry marshmallow mouth-to-mouth.

Deadlocked COP29 awaits fresh draft deal on final day

Representatives from nearly 200 nations awaited a fresh proposal Friday for a potential compromise in marathon climate finance talks on the last day of a hard-fought COP29 summit in Azerbaijan.

Conductor Elim Chan wants to shake up 'dinosaur' orchestras

Since her first brush with fame a decade ago, Hong Kong-born conductor Elim Chan has fought a "long-term battle" against tired assumptions about herself, music and how orchestras should be run.

Japan government approves $140bn stimulus

Japan's minority government signed off Friday on a $140-billion stimulus drive aimed at putting more money in consumers' pockets after the ruling party's worst election result in 15 years.

German GDP downgraded in new blow for struggling economy

German third-quarter growth was downgraded Friday with official data showing it expanded even more weakly than previously thought, in a new blow for Europe's top economy as it battles multiple headwinds.

Hamilton on top in Vegas as Verstappen struggles

Lewis Hamilton topped the times for Mercedes ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris as Max Verstappen struggled in Thursday's practice for this weekend's Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Hamilton on top in Vegas ahead of Norris as Verstappen struggles

Lewis Hamilton topped the times ahead of Lando Norris as three-time champion Max Verstappen struggled for grip in Thursday's late-night second free practice session for this weekend's Las Vegas Grand Prix.

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