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Relatives' anguish grows as Spain identifies train crash dead
Distraught relatives of the 69 victims of Spain's second high-speed train collision this year endured growing anguish on Friday as the authorities worked to identify the bodies.
England great Anderson asks what's 'wrong with me?' after Lancashire exit
James Anderson has revealed how his exit from Lancashire left him questioning if there is "something fundamentally wrong with me as a person" as the England great weighs up whether to extend his remarkable career.
Chase sparks Bangladesh collapse as West Indies on top in Mirpur
West Indies captain Roston Chase ripped through Bangladesh's top order to leave the hosts reeling at 79-6 on the third day of the first Test in Mirpur on Friday.
New Zealand's Phillips hits sublime century in 87-run win over India
Glenn Phillips scored a sublime century as New Zealand made their highest T20 score in an 87-run win against India in Auckland on Friday.
BP net profit quadruples as Mideast war lifts oil prices
British energy giant BP said Friday that its net profit quadrupled in the third quarter as the Middle East war disrupted oil and gas supplies and sent prices surging.
'Get them there alive': Ukraine's railways under Russian barrage
Aboard the morning high-speed train from the Ukrainian capital Kyiv to Poltava, some 300 kilometres to the east, 24-year-old Daryna Styrchuk was nervous.
Kulusevski says 'nervous system changes' behind Spurs return
Dejan Kulusevski has revealed how a "change to my nervous system" enabled him to return with Tottenham after a 17-month injury layoff left him fearing the end of his football career.
Dakar Rally moved to Portugal and Morocco following Houthi attacks in Gulf
Portugal and Morocco will host the 2027 Dakar Rally the organisers announced on Friday after it was moved from Saudi Arabia following repeated attacks on the kingdom by Yemen's Houthis.
Marquez crashes, then tops second practice in Malaysia
Marc Marquez recovered from an early crash to set the fastest time on Friday in the second practice for the Malaysian MotoGP, ahead of his brother Alex Marquez.
German economy logs 0.2% growth, faster than expected
Germany's economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter, official data showed Friday, defying headwinds ranging from the Iran war energy shock to low water levels on major rivers.
New home for orangutans rescued from Indonesia's burning forests
Deep in a forest in Indonesian Borneo, conservationists open a cage. A female orangutan and her baby waste little time, clambering up the towering trees and disappearing into the canopy, safe at last.
Crypto platform Binance confirms 'complex' $6.3 bn hack
Cryptocurrency platform Binance said Friday it was working to resolve a "complex attack" that hit around $6.3 billion in funds, with about half that amount frozen to prevent a massive theft.
Independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta shuts under Kremlin pressure
Russia's flagship independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta announced Friday it was closing, saying it had been "killed" by state pressure after years of repression targeting its journalists whose reporting was critical of the Kremlin and its Ukraine war.
Spanish inflation stays at three-year high before election
Spanish inflation in October remained at 4.9 percent, its highest level since February 2023, official data showed Friday, one month before an election in which the cost of living will be a major issue.
Thailand extends activist's jail term to more than 34 years
A Thai court sentenced a leader of 2020 protests to an additional two years in jail on Friday, a rights group said, bringing his total term to more than 34 years.
Drugs giant AstraZeneca reveals higher profits, savings plan
British pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca announced Friday a 23-percent jump in net profit for the third quarter and a new programme aiming for annual savings of $1.5 billion.
China denies spying on Nvidia's Jensen Huang
Beijing dismissed as "groundless speculation" on Friday a report that said Jensen Huang, head of US chip giant Nvidia, was the target of a Chinese spy plot.
French economy 'headed for a wall' as GDP shrinks
The French economy contracted in the third quarter, data showed Friday, and could be "headed for a wall" if the government is unable to get a deficit-reducing budget passed soon, the finance minister warned.
BP net profit quadruples on higher oil prices
British energy giant BP said Friday that its net profit quadrupled in the third quarter as the Middle East war disrupted oil and gas supplies and sent prices surging.
South Korea to prosecute students cheating with smart glasses
South Korea will file criminal complaints against students caught cheating on a national university entrance exam with smart glasses and toughen penalties for their use, a government official told AFP Friday.
Kiss backs 'hungry' Beale to push for Wallabies game time
Wallabies head coach Les Kiss backed Kurtley Beale on Friday to push for a place in the Australian team during the Nations Championship after the veteran star's shock recall.
Surging costs of living top US voter concerns
Soaring prices for gas, medicine and other cost of living essentials are preoccupying Americans as they start to cast their ballots ahead of next week's midterm elections.
World number one Rybakina withdraws in Tokyo with injury
Elena Rybakina withdrew from the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo with a neck injury on Friday, a day after she secured the year-end world number one ranking.
Basic services, fading loyalties loom over South Africa's vote
Ntombekhaya Makeleni stopped using the communal toilets in her Cape Town neighbourhood after a group of men tried to force their way in as she was inside one day before dawn.
Malawi's fuel shortages, record prices deepen economic crisis
Word spread that a fuel tanker was nearing a filling station in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe, and the snaking queue surged as drivers jockeyed for position and motorcyclists pressed in.
Shock, vindication, regret: Scientists react to AI roiling life's work
For decades, three computer scientists built their careers around an idea about the limits of what computers can do.
Rubio hosts G20 ministers as Iran, Ukraine wars divide members
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will host his G20 counterparts, including Russia's Sergei Lavrov, for talks onFridaythat are expected to be fractious, with wars in Ukraine and Iran and surging energy prices fanning discord.
Crypto platform Binance confirms $6.3 bn hack
Cryptocurrency platform Binance said Thursday it had fallen victim to a major hack that hit around $6.3 billion in funds, with about half that amount frozen to prevent a massive theft.
From minerals to AI, EU and Canada to forge new alliance
Squeezed by the United States and China, the European Union and Canada are set to unveil Friday a series of deals -- from critical minerals to artificial intelligence -- designed to boost their ties to an unprecedented level.
Boozer shines as Grizzlies top Blazers in battle of NBA unbeatens
The Memphis Grizzlies, fueled by a triple-double from teenager Cameron Boozer, topped the Portland Trail Blazers 124-103 in a battle of NBA unbeatens on Thursday, Portland guard Ja Morant's first game against his former team ending with an injury.
Fire pollution killed 3,560 people in Indonesia in September: report
Pollution from smoke emitted by months of wildfires across Indonesia caused an estimated 3,560 deaths in the vast Southeast Asian archipelago in September, according to a new study.
Jorge Martin confirmed to race at Malaysian MotoGP
Jorge Martin has been declared fit to race at the Malaysian MotoGP after the Spaniard came through unscathed at Friday's first practice session, as his championship rival Marc Marquez clocked the fastest time.