No white flag from Djokovic against Sinner as Alcaraz faces Zverev threat
Novak Djokovic knows all too well the mountain he must scale to capture an elusive record 25th Grand Slam crown, but the Serbian great is not ready to "walk out with a white flag" just yet.
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Vietnam and EU upgrade ties as EU chief visits Hanoi
Vietnam and the EU upgraded diplomatic ties on Thursday, committing to deeper cooperation on trade, technology and security during a visit to Hanoi by European Council President Antonio Costa.
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Starmer, Xi stress need for stronger UK-China ties to face global headwinds
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chinese leader Xi Jinping stressed the need for closer relations between their countries in order to face geopolitical headwinds, as the two met in Beijing on Thursday.
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Senegal coach Thiaw gets five-match ban after AFCON final chaos
Senegal coach Pape Thiaw has been banned for five Confederation of African Football (CAF) matches after a chaotic Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final against Morocco this month, it was announced on Wednesday.
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Phan Huy: the fashion prodigy putting Vietnam on the map
Phan Huy has had a thrilling -- but quite stressful -- journey to making history at Paris Haute Couture Week on Thursday where he will become the youngest and the first Vietnamese designer to present a collection on the official calendar.
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Hongkongers snap up silver as gold becomes 'too expensive'
Hong Kong residents hoping to cash in on a precious metals rally are buying up bars of silver as an alternative to gold that they say has become "too expensive" after reaching record highs.
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Britain's Starmer meets China's Xi for talks on trade, security
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer met Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, seeking closer trade ties while balancing sensitive issues of national security and human rights.
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Chinese quadriplegic runs farm with just one finger
Quadriplegic and bedridden in a prefabricated home, 36-year-old Li Xia can only move one finger and one toe -- yet he runs a high-tech farm in southwestern China using sensors, cameras and a computer.
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Gold soars past $5,500 as Trump sabre rattles over Iran
Gold prices soared to another fresh record above $5,500 Thursday, while oil advanced and stocks fell after Donald Trump ramped up geopolitical tensions with his threatened military strike on Iran.
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Samsung logs best-ever profit on AI chip demand
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics posted record quarterly profits Thursday, riding massive market demand for the memory chips that power artificial intelligence.
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