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Most Asia markets down as tech firms take fresh blow

Most Asia markets down as tech firms take fresh blow

Tech stocks led losses across most of Asia on Thursday as investors continued to unwind huge bets on the sector that have propelled markets to record highs this year.

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Kane saves England as USA, Belgium reach last 16

Kane saves England as USA, Belgium reach last 16

Harry Kane scored twice to rescue England from the brink of a calamitous World Cup exit as co-hosts the United States swept into the last 16 with victory in their primetime clash against Bosnia-Herzegovina.

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South Korean school baseball team suspended over 'Tank Day' chants

South Korean school baseball team suspended over 'Tank Day' chants

South Korea's baseball authority suspended a school team from Thursday for chanting about a Starbucks Korea marketing fiasco that evoked a deadly 1980 crackdown on pro-democracy protests.

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Budding chefs cook up new career at China's BBQ academy

Budding chefs cook up new career at China's BBQ academy

Hunched over sizzling grills and shrouded in smoke, trainees at the Yueyang Barbecue Academy in southern China roast skewer after skewer of succulent beef tendon, perfecting the skills that could land them a restaurant job.

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Ceuzany, Cape Verde's golden voice with volcanic emotion

Ceuzany, Cape Verde's golden voice with volcanic emotion

Barefoot, arms raised and teeming with emotion, Ceuzany belts out the signature track from her latest album, a song dedicated to the fight against domestic violence, in a powerful voice that sends shivers through the Cape Verde bar.

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One stitch at a time: Artist's mission to recreate the Bayeux Tapestry

One stitch at a time: Artist's mission to recreate the Bayeux Tapestry

Ten years ago England-based artist Mia Hansson embarked on a painstaking project that continues to this day: creating a replica of the 70-metre (230-foot) long Bayeux Tapestry.

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Balogun scores and sees red as US beat Bosnia 2-0

Balogun scores and sees red as US beat Bosnia 2-0

Folarin Balogun scored and was sent off as the United States beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 to reach the last 16 of the World Cup on Wednesday.

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Deadly Russian barrage pounds Ukraine capital

Deadly Russian barrage pounds Ukraine capital

Russian missile and drone strikes rocked Kyiv early Thursday, killing two people and wounding more than a dozen, after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Moscow was preparing a "massive attack".

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EU top court to rule on record 4.1 bn euro Google fine

EU top court to rule on record 4.1 bn euro Google fine

The EU's top court will decide Thursday whether to uphold a record 4.1 billion euro ($4.7 billion) fine the bloc slapped on Google for anti-competitive practices related to its Android operating system.

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Belgium coach salutes Tielemans after World Cup rescue act

Belgium coach salutes Tielemans after World Cup rescue act

Belgium coach Rudi Garcia hailed captain Youri Tielemans after the midfielder's last-gasp penalty completed an astonishing 3-2 comeback victory over Senegal in the World Cup last 32 on Wednesday.

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