'Numb' New Orleans grapples with horror of deadly truck attack
The celebratory atmosphere of Bourbon Street in New Orleans, long an American byword for indulgence and revelry, was dimmed Wednesday as residents and visitors alike reeled from a deadly truck attack on New Year's crowds.
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Asia stocks begin year on cautious note
Asian stocks began 2025 mostly in the red on Thursday after worries about US interest rates, tariffs and China's economy gave Wall Street the holiday blues for a fourth straight session.
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FBI probes 'terrorist' links in New Orleans truck-ramming that killed 15
A US army veteran with an Islamic State flag and "hellbent" on carnage steered a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year revelers in New Orleans on Wednesday, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens, officials said.
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2024 was China's hottest year on record: weather agency
Last year was China's warmest on record, its weather agency said, as the world experiences a surge in extreme weather fuelled by climate change.
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Perera smashes 46-ball ton as Sri Lanka pile up 218-5 in 3rd NZ T20
Kusal Perera cracked a career-best 101 as Sri Lanka, playing only for pride in the third Twenty20 match against Zealand, posted 218-5 in Nelson Thursday.
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South Korea police raid Muan airport over Jeju Air crash that killed 179
South Korean police said they raided Muan airport and the Jeju Air office Thursday morning over the crash involving one of the carrier's Boeing 737-800s that killed 179 people.
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South Korea's Yoon resists arrest over martial law bid
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was resisting arrest for a third day on Thursday after vowing to "fight" authorities seeking to question him over his failed martial law bid.
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Sainz set to step out of comfort zone to defend Dakar Rally title
Veteran Spanish driver Carlos Sainz made history when he won his fourth Dakar Rally last year and is confident that he has what it takes to challenge for victory in this season's gruelling race in Saudi Arabia.
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New Year's fireworks accidents kill five in Germany
Five people died across Germany and a police officer was seriously injured from accidents linked to the powerful fireworks Germans traditionally set off to celebrate the new year, police said Wednesday.
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'I'm Still Here': an ode to Brazil resistance
"I'm Still Here," Brazil's hope for Oscars glory, focuses on the country's military dictatorship years (1965-1985) but is also very much "a film about the present," its lead actress Fernanda Torres told AFP.
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