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Greece weighs disputed 13-hour workday reform

'Absolutely critical' to boost growth in Europe: IMF official

'Adolescence' creator asks dads to share letters with sons

Magnus Carlsen and chess federation agree on new world championship

De Jong pens new Barca deal to 2029

Pokemon brushes up decades-old formula with 'Legends: Z-A'

Syrian leader seeks reset in Russia relations in Putin meeting

Will Arnett admits doing stand-up for new role was 'very scary'

Madagascar adjusts to military rule after colonel seizes power

Huge telecom takeover bid raising alarms in France is rejected

Kenya opposition leader Raila Odinga dies, sparking emotion, uncertainty

Tanks in Gaza - Hopes dim?

Cuba's hunger Crisis deepens

Poland trusts only hard Power

How Swiss Stocks tamed Prices

Adobe down 40%: Kodak moment?

Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?

Russia's Drone ploy in Poland

Why Nepal is burning

Brazil's Lula asks Trump to remove tariffs in 'friendly' phone call

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday urged US President Donald Trump to remove punitive tariffs on Brazil in the first-ever official talks between the two leaders.

Paris stocks slide as French PM resigns, Tokyo soars

Stock markets diverged Monday as a deepening political crisis in France sent Paris into a tailspin while a new Japanese ruling party leader buoyed shares in Tokyo.

'Terrible' Zverev dumped out of Shanghai by France's Rinderknech

World number three Alexander Zverev said he was playing "terrible tennis" after he was knocked out of the Shanghai Masters by France's Arthur Rinderknech 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Monday.

What are regulatory T-cells? Nobel-winning science explained

The Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded on Monday to three scientists for discovering how a particular kind of cell can stop the body's immune system from attacking itself.

Indirect talks on ending Gaza war begin in Sharm El-Sheikh: Egypt media

Delegations from Hamas and Israel on Monday began indirect talks in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh on ending the nearly two-year war in Gaza, Egyptian state-linked media reported.

OpenAI signs multi-billion dollar chip deal with AMD

OpenAI signed a multi-year partnership Monday with chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices as the ChatGPT-maker continues an investment spree to secure massive amounts of computing power for rolling out generative artificial intelligence.

Salah under fire as Liverpool star loses his spark

Mohamed Salah is Liverpool's "Egyptian King", but the forward's crown has lost a little of its lustre during a disappointing spell in which his work ethic has come under fire.

Paris stocks drop as French PM resigns, Tokyo soars

Stock markets diverged Monday as a deepening political crisis in France sent Paris into a tailspin while a new Japanese ruling party leader buoyed shares in Tokyo.

ICC finds Sudan militia chief guilty of crimes against humanity

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday convicted a feared Sudanese militia chief for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during brutal attacks in Darfur.

Zverev dumped out of Shanghai Masters by France's Rinderknech

World number three Alexander Zverev was knocked out of the Shanghai Masters by France's Arthur Rinderknech 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Monday, leaving Novak Djokovic as the tournament's top-ranked player.

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