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British family bids to row back against suicide taboo

Tech firms rally but Asian markets mixed, with eyes on US inflation

China's teenage 223cm basketball player 'just a little girl'

Nepal holds day of mourning as families pray missing still alive

Tokyo's Shinjuku to ban more than half of vacation rentals

African players in Europe: Mbeumo fires solo goal as United draw

Australian Rules limits contact training to reduce concussion

Malaysia cancels haze emergency, but warns problems remain

Germany's Merz under pressure from far-right election triumph

Philippine sensation Eala looks forward to Asian Games 'fun'

Nepal tunnel rescues face 'unprecedented' challenge

Jakarta airport extends closure after volcano eruption

Mourinho's Real Madrid European revival bid starts with Inter reunion

Lonely woman director in Venice sees industry backsliding on gender

Growth downgrade for China 'very likely' on Covid surge: IMF chief

A lower growth forecast is "very likely" for China this year and next, with easing Covid-19 restrictions bringing a surge in infections and temporary difficulties, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva told AFP Tuesday.

In Peru, outside Castillo's prison supporters vow fight to the end

Tearfully, an emotional Ana Karina Ramos vows to stay "as long as is necessary" in front of the prison where Peru's former president Pedro Castillo is being held after attempting to dissolve parliament and rule by decree.

S.Africa's Ramaphosa dodges cash-in-sofa scandal impeachment process

South Africa's scandal-engulfed President Cyril Ramaphosa will not face an impeachment inquiry after easily surviving Tuesday a vote in parliament that could have initiated proceedings to remove him from office.

French court jails suspects in 2016 Nice terror attack

French judges on Tuesday ordered prison terms for eight suspects charged in the harrowing 2016 terror attack in Nice, where a suspected Islamist attacker rammed his truck into a night-time crowd celebrating the July 14 national holiday.

As unrest roils Peru, detained ex-president vows to 'never give up'

Former Peruvian president Pedro Castillo, who was removed from office and arrested last week on charges of rebellion and conspiracy, insisted Tuesday he would "never give up" his cause.

Sam Bankman-Fried: crypto rock star facing life in jail

Sam Bankman-Fried has had a dizzying fall from top of the heap in the world of cryptocurrencies to staring down a hefty jail sentence on a raft of fraud charges.

Amnesty lashes Morocco, Spain over Melilla migrant 'carnage'

Amnesty International on Tuesday blasted as "carnage" the deaths of dozens of migrants trying to cross into Spain's North African enclave Melilla, accusing Rabat and Madrid of seeking to cover up what happened.

US charges crypto tycoon Bankman-Fried with 'massive' fraud

US prosecutors slapped disgraced cryptocurrency tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried with multiple criminal charges on Tuesday for massive fraud as he built his FTX crypto empire.

French left-wing hopeful grounded after domestic violence ruling

A prominent young leader of France's hard-left party was handed a suspended four-month prison sentence Tuesday for slapping his wife, prompting a humiliating parliamentary exclusion from colleagues as they attempt to mount a viable opposition to centrist President Emmanuel Macron.

Mali's world-beating nonuplets back home

A Malian mother who gave birth to nine babies in Morocco last year returned home on Tuesday with her infants, Health Minister Dieminatou Sangare told AFP.

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