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Indonesia firms in palm oil fraud probe supplied fuel majors

Sean Penn: Hollywood's rebel with a cause wins third Oscar

Trump pressures NATO, China over Iran's closure of key waterway

It's 'Sinners' vs 'One Battle' as the Oscars begin

Sinner tops Medvedev to win first Indian Wells title

'KPop Demon Hunters' wins Oscar for best animated feature

Left leads in Paris, far right eyes gains in France local polls: projections

Amy Madigan wins Oscar as 'Weapons' villain Aunt Gladys

Stars bring glamour to Oscars red carpet

Israel launches fresh strike on south Beirut

Laporta reelected Barca president for next five years

Is that Israel's final blow?

Iran lifts Dollar, sinks Euro

Israel presses Tehran

Iran and the holy War risk

Adobe down 40%: Kodak moment?

Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?

Hormuz Shock Risk rising

Brazil's trade-war boom

From 'Derry Girls' to 'heaven', Irish writer airs new comedy

Following the global success of "Derry Girls", the uproarious comedy about Northern Irish teenagers navigating life during the Troubles, writer Lisa McGee is back with a new show.

Asia markets mixed as stong US jobs data temper rate expectations

Stocks were mixed on Thursday as investors weighed a bumper US jobs report that eased concerns about the state of the world's top economy but forced them to pare back their bets on Federal Reserve interest rate cuts.

Shanaka fireworks as Sri Lanka pile up 225-5 against Oman

Dasun Shanaka blazed the fastest half-century by a Sri Lankan in T20Is as the hosts piled up 225-5 against Oman in their Group B World Cup clash at Pallekele on Thursday.

Samsung starts mass production of next-gen AI memory chip

Samsung Electronics announced Thursday it had started mass production of next-generation memory chips to power artificial intelligence, touting an "industry-leading" breakthrough.

Benin's lovers less row-mantic as apps replace waterway rendezvous

For decades a narrow waterway in Ganvie, Benin has been a discreet rendezvous point for young couples to meet -- safe under cover of darkness, far away from strict families and prying eyes.

Argentina moves closer to labor reform, despite protests

Argentina pushed closer on Thursday to approving labor reforms that have triggered clashes between workers and police in the streets outside Congress.

Geneva opera house selling off thousands of extravagant costumes

Sandra Delpierre's fingers linger on a long blue and white fur coat and graze a pair of angel wings as she winds past thousands of colourful costumes used in opera performances.

Non-alcoholic wine: a booming business searching for quality

Bertrand Degat, vineyard manager for French zero-alcohol wine producer French Bloom, winces visibly when recalling some of the criticism and snobbery he has encountered from his contemporaries.

Greece's Cycladic islands swept up in concrete fever

On the sloping shoreline of the Greek Aegean island of Milos, a vast construction site has left a gaping wound into the island's trademark volcanic rock.

Grieving Canada town holds vigil for school shooting victims

As the sun set in the grief-stricken Canadian town of Tumbler Ridge on Wednesday, hundreds gathered in a main square, lighting candles for victims of one of the country's worst-ever mass shootings.

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Israel president says at end of visit antisemitism in Australia 'frightening'