Kyiv threatens Bakhmut counterattack as Zelensky visits Kherson
A top Ukrainian commander on Thursday threatened an impending counterattack against Russian forces in the frontline town of Bakhmut as President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Kherson, still partially controlled by Russia.
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German unions call major transport strike
Transport across much of German will be paralysed Monday as workers strike demanding higher wages to cope with surging inflation, the latest industrial action in Europe's top economy.
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Bone fragments held by Nazis get funeral in Berlin
A funeral was held on Thursday for thousands of human bone fragments found during excavations at Berlin's Freie Universitaet, thought to have been part of "scientific" collections held by the Nazis.
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Shou Zi Chew, TikTok's low-key CEO, faces down US Congress
TikTok's CEO Shou Zi Chew, who will represent the Chinese company in a US congressional meeting Thursday, is a former banker turned tech boss whose soft-spoken persona belies his meteoric rise.
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IMF warns Lebanon at 'very dangerous moment'
Crisis-hit Lebanon is "at a very dangerous moment", a visiting International Monetary Fund delegation said Thursday, criticising slow progress on reforms needed to unlock billions in loans.
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Stocks mixed after more interest rate hikes
Wall Street rose but European stock markets fell Thursday after the Bank of England and other central banks joined the US Federal Reserve in hiking rates despite turmoil in the banking sector.
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'Not the most attractive': Underdog snail wins Mollusc of the Year
In the end it was neither beauty, nor gymnastic mating rituals that won the public over.
Read moreControversy in France over AI-assisted Olympics surveillance
French government plans to trial surveillance cameras upgraded with artificial intelligence at the 2024 Paris Olympics have opponents fuming at what they say is unnecessary and dangerous security overreach.
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UEFA launch probe into Barcelona refereeing scandal
European football's governing body UEFA said on Thursday it was launching an investigation into claims Barcelona paid for favourable refereeing decisions.
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TikTok chief faces grilling in US Congress as ban looms
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will fight for the survival of the hugely popular video-sharing app in the United States on Thursday, as he faces skeptical Washington lawmakers over the company's alleged ties to the Chinese government.
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