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Climate change main driver of European ocean warming: study

Trump, Carney talk as Canada seeks to hold off new US tariffs

Gauff finds a way into the Cincinnati fourth round

NASA images reveal crater left by SpaceX rocket's Moon crash

ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dies at age 77

UN atomic watchdog says found tons of nuclear material at Syria site

Bayern's Musiala reveals 'neurological disorder' after on-field collapse

Ecuadoran diplomat enters race to be next UN chief

Angelique Kidjo immortalised on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Firefighters in 'crucial' push to encircle Belgian wildfire

US sanctions ICC chief Tomoko Akane of Japan

France to expel two Iranian diplomats: foreign minister

US moves to open vast tracts of pristine forests to logging

Spain's Granada closes iconic Alhambra as new quake hits

Suzuki in talks to quit MotoGP in 2022: company

Suzuki announced on Thursday they want to quit MotoGP and are holding talks with the championship promoters Dorna over breaking their contract.

UK oil capital tackles the energy transition... up to a point

In Aberdeen, northeast Scotland, offshore wind turbines, the extension to the city's port, and hydrogen buses are clear evidence of the move to green energy.

Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra throws down motherland's beats at Eurovision

With their infectious musical fusion of roots and rhythm, Ukrainian folk hiphop band Kalush Orchestra is riding a wave of goodwill at the Eurovision Song Contest this year -- while eyeing the contest's top prize.

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka set for new PM, unity government

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was set Thursday to name a new prime minister, hoping to assemble a unity government after weeks of anti-government protests triggered by a dire economic crisis turned violent.

Iraq strikes deal with Iran to secure summer gas imports

Iraq has agreed to pay $1.6 billion in debt to Iran by June 1 to secure a steady gas supply for power generation through the summer, its electricity minister said.

SoftBank reports record loss as tech shares tank

Japanese investment giant SoftBank Group on Thursday logged a record annual net loss after a bruising year that saw its assets hit by a US tech-share rout and a regulatory crackdown in China.

Covid-19 in North Korea: Five things to know

North Korea announced its first official cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, saying the highly transmissible Omicron variant had been detected and a national emergency declared.

Russians fleeing Putin face lukewarm welcome in France

Artyom Kotenko's world collapsed when Russia invaded Ukraine.

Finnish president, PM in favour of joining NATO 'without delay'

Finland's president and prime minister said on Thursday they were in favour of joining NATO and a formal decision would be taken this weekend, after Russia's war in Ukraine sparked a swift u-turn in opinion.

Nissan reports first full-year net profit in three years

Nissan said Thursday its full-year net profit to March 2022 returned to the black for the first time in three fiscal years, citing cost-saving efforts and positive US market conditions.

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