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Sanofi allies with OpenAI, Formation Bio for AI use in drug developmen...

German FM warns in Kyiv of 'dramatic' worsening on Ukraine front

Strike over Olympics bonuses disrupts Paris trains

NGOs seek climate trial of French oil giant TotalEnergies

Postecoglou tells Spurs players to enjoy post-season Australia trip

Gaza battles flare as Israel slams arrest warrant bid for 'war crimes'

German coup plot: Who are the alleged ringleaders?

First tourists evacuated from riot-scarred New Caledonia

Thailand celebrates return of looted statue from New York's Met

German prince on trial in far-right coup plot

Syria first lady diagnosed with leukaemia: presidency

Anderson, Broad left out of England Test squad to face West Indies

England have dropped James Anderson and Stuart Broad, the country's two all-time leading Test wicket-takers, for their tour of the West Indies as part of a major shake-up of the troubled team.

Pfizer sees Covid-19 drug sales topping $50 bn in 2022

Pfizer forecast more than $50 billion in 2022 sales for its Covid-19 vaccine and therapeutic on Tuesday as the pharmaceutical giant reported a more than doubling of annual profits on strong sales of its innoculation.

Trudeau vows to end spreading trucker protest

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has vowed to bring an end to a trucker protest still paralyzing the Canadian capital Tuesday -- in a movement against Covid restrictions fast becoming a rallying cry for far-right and anti-vaccine groups.

Croatia one-euro coin withdrawn over plagiarism controversy

Croatia's national bank on Tuesday announced a new tender for the country's one-euro coin design after a plagiarism scandal led to the withdrawal of an earlier submission.

Rayo boss Iraola refuses to defend gang-rape comments made by coach of women's team

Rayo Vallecano coach Andoni Iraola has said he cannot defend the leaked comments made by the coach of the club's women's team, Carlos Santiso, in which Santiso encouraged staff to gang-rape a 15-year-old girl.

US seizes $3.6 bn of stolen bitcoin in record haul

The US Justice Department announced Tuesday it had recovered more than 94,000 bitcoin stolen in 2016, currently valued at $3.6 billion, a record seizure.

FIFA 'inundated' with 17 million requests for World Cup tickets

Fans have sought 17 million tickets for this year's World Cup finals in Qatar, FIFA said Tuesday, making it more than five times over-subscribed.

Oscar nominations: Five key takeaways

Nominations for the 94th Oscars were unveiled Tuesday, and "The Power of the Dog" led the pack with a dozen nods.

Tour champion Pogacar in Covid-19 setback as UAE race looms

Double Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar of powerhouse Team UAE-Emirates contracted Covid-19 last week, hindering his warm up for the World Tour race on his outfit's home soil, a statement said on Tuesday.

BP swings into profit, accelerates carbon reduction

BP returned to profit in 2021 as oil and gas prices surged, rebounding from a huge loss the prior year when the pandemic struck, the British energy giant revealed Tuesday as it also accelerated plans to cut carbon emissions.

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