Markets surge on US rate hopes, tech fired by chip deal
Equities jumped Thursday after data showing job losses in the US private sector fanned optimism for more interest rate cuts and overshadowed a partial shutdown of the country's government.
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UK supermarket Tesco lifts profit outlook on competitive prices
Britain's largest retailer Tesco on Thursday raised its 2025/2026 profit guidance as the supermarket chain won customers with competitive prices.
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Young pianists vie for global glory in Poland's Chopin contest
Rehearsal time is over. The world's best and most ambitious young pianists have descended on Warsaw for the Frederic Chopin International Piano Competition -- for some, a gateway to classical music glory.
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Robertson rallies All Blacks with Rugby Championship on the line
All Blacks coach Scott Robertson drilled the importance of consistency into his side with the Rugby Championship at stake on Saturday in a must-win Test against Australia.
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Egyptian, Congolese contenders vie for UNESCO top job
An Egyptian ex-minister is the favourite to become head of the UN's culture agency, but his Congolese rival says bets are still off before a key decision next week.
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Siraj on song as West Indies stumble to 90-5 in first India Test
Fast bowler Mohammed Siraj took three wickets to lead some inspired Indian bowling as West Indies stumbled to 90-5 at lunch on day one of the first Test on Thursday.
Read moreNo more signs of life in Indonesia school collapse: rescuers
Rescuers detected "no more signs of life" at a collapsed Indonesian school where 59 people were believed missing days after it gave way, an official said Thursday, raising fears no more survivors would be found.
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'Defect or be jailed': Turkey opposition mayors face new threat
Turkish opposition leaders say the government has found a new way to silence dissent: pressuring its mayors and local officials to defect to the ruling party.
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Addicts swap drug dens for support centre in Abidjan
In Ivory Coast's biggest city Abidjan, vulnerable drug addicts say that discovering a secluded care and support centre in an upscale part of the city has helped them to turn around their lives.
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Afropop icon Adekunle Gold embraces Nigerian roots with new album
Nigerian singer Adekunle Gold returns to his roots on Friday with the release of his sixth album, "Fuji", which he described as a tribute to the ancestral sounds of his home country.
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