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Nvidia to buy AI platform Hugging Face for $12.9 bn: report

Desperate families search for missing after Nepal floods

Palace intrigue in Uganda as succession battle heats up

The missing in Nepal-Tibet flash floods

'Housing First' approach gets Swedish city's homeless off streets

Search for 1,300 missing after deadly Nepal-Tibet floods

Czech duo Muchova and Mensik win US Open mixed doubles title

Once a top export, prized Kashmir carpet fades

Japan's 'polka dot queen' artist Yayoi Kusama dies aged 97

Search for 1,000 missing after deadly Nepal-Tibet floods

Nepal-Tibet disaster: what we know

Park So-yeon first woman to play for eSports powerhouse South Korea

China deploys record number of ships around Taiwan as pressure grows

Yayoi Kusama: Japan's kaleidoscopic, troubled 'polka dot queen'

Verstappen wary of Hungarian challenge as Red Bull eye end to drought

World champion Max Verstappen conceded on Thursday that he feels wary about his prospects at this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix where Red Bull have not won since 2014.

Gorgosaurus sells for $6.1 mn at New York auction

The first skeleton of a Gorgosaurus dinosaur to go under the hammer sold for $6.1 million at auction in New York Thursday, Sotheby's said.

Wiebes shows 'raw power' in women's Tour de France fifth stage win

Lorena Wiebes demonstrated her impressive sprinting skills with victory in the fifth and longest stage of the women's Tour de France on Thursday in Saint-Die.

Sebastian Vettel - five best races

AFP Sport selects five of Sebastian Vettel's best races following the German's announcement that he plans to retire from Formula One at the end of the season:

Tour champion Vingegaard returns to hero's welcome in village home

Jonas Vingegaard received a hero's welcome from thousands of fans as he returned to his village home on Thursday following his Tour de France triumph.

Deal reached for generic drug to prevent HIV infection

A deal has been reached to allow for distribution of a low-cost generic version of a long-term preventative treatment against HIV in low-income countries where most of the world's infections occur, Unitaid and the Medicines Patent Pool announced Thursday.

Hong Kong boy band ends show after falling screen hits dancers

At least two Hong Kong dancers were injured on Thursday night after being hit by a falling screen at a concert of the city's most popular boy band Mirror.

Deadly Russian strikes target military bases in central Ukraine

Russian strikes on military facilities and residential buildings across war-scarred Ukraine Thursday left several dead in attacks President Volodymyr Zelensky described as "missile terrorism".

Wall Street shrugs off US economy contracting

Wall Street stocks rose on Thursday despite data showing the US economy contracted for a second straight quarter as investors took it as a signal the Federal Reserve may slow interest rate hikes.

Pope celebrates mass at North America's oldest Catholic shrine

Pope Francis celebrated mass Thursday at the oldest Catholic shrine in North America, preaching reconciliation on the fourth day of a visit to Canada as he seeks to reset the Church's relationship with Indigenous people.

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Wiebes sprints to victory in women's Tour de France fifth stage