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India's economic growth slowed to 5.4 percent year-on-year in the September quarter, official data showed Friday, a significant decline from the 6.7 percent during the previous quarter.Friday's figure still places the world's most populous country among the fastest-growing major economie...
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The World Health Organization on Thursday urged countries to step up surveillance for bird flu after the first case was detected in a child in the United States.A small but growing number of H5N1 avian influenza infections have been detected in humans around the world in recent years, WHO epidemic a...
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Russia launched more than a hundred drones at Ukraine overnight and early Friday, killing one person and wounding eight others, officials said.The nearly three-year war has seen a sharp escalation in recent days, with Moscow pummelling Ukraine's energy infrastructure ahead of the winter.Friday&#...
A US offer to give Ukraine anti-personnel mines to help battle Russia's invasion has thrown a landmark global anti-landmine treaty into "crisis", campaigners said Friday, urging Kyiv to snub the proposal.Ukraine is one of 164 signatories to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, which...
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Kylian Mbappe knows the pressure is intensifying after an unconvincing start to his Real Madrid career and a dismal performance in the Champions League defeat by Liverpool.With Vinicius Junior facing over three weeks out because of injury, the stage was set Wednesday for Mbappe in his favoured posit...
Liverpool can take another giant step towards just a second English top-flight title in 35 years against fragile Manchester City on Sunday as Ruben Amorim aims for a first Premier League win as Manchester United manager.The top-of-the-table clash at Anfield offers Arsenal, who face West Ham, and Che...
Australian lawmakers passed landmark rules to ban under 16s from social media on Thursday, approving one of the world's toughest crackdowns on popular sites like Facebook, Instagram and X.The bill has now passed both parliamentary chambers with bipartisan support, and social media firms will soo...
Lebanon's military deployed troops and tanks across the country's south on Thursday as a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war largely held for a second day.The truce ended a war that began a day after Hamas's unprecedented October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, killing thousands in Lebanon a...
Kylian Mbappe saw a penalty saved as Liverpool beat Real Madrid 2-0 on Wednesday to inflict a third Champions League defeat in five matches on the holders.Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo scored the goals in the second half as the Reds maintained their perfect record to return to the top of the ta...
A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon took effect on Wednesday after more than a year of fighting that has killed thousands of people.The truce, which began at 4:00 am (0200 GMT) on Wednesday, should bring to a halt a war that has forced tens of thousands of people in Israel and ...
Hamas is ready to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, a senior official in the Palestinian Islamist group said Wednesday, hailing the ceasefire that took hold in Lebanon."We have informed mediators in Egypt, Qatar and Turkey that Hamas is ready for a ceasefire agreement and a serious deal to e...
Tanzania's government on Tuesday raised the death toll from the collapse of a building in the Tanzanian commercial capital Dar es Salaam to 29.The November 16 disaster in one of the fastest-growing cities in the world prompted President Samia Suluhu Hassan to vow to improve building safety stand...
Manchester City's struggles continued as Pep Guardiola's side remarkably blew a three-goal lead to draw 3-3 with Feyenoord in the Champions League on Tuesday, while Bayern Munich beat Paris Saint-Germain to leave the French club in danger of elimination.There were also big wins for Arsenal, ...
Robert Lewandowski scored his 100th Champions League goal as Barcelona beat Brest 3-0 to climb provisionally second in the Champions League group standings on Tuesday.The veteran striker slotted home from the spot in the 10th minute to fire the Catalans ahead and reach his milestone, adding a second...
Israel's security cabinet was due to meet Tuesday to vote on a proposed ceasefire in its war with Hezbollah in Lebanon, an official said, while the White House voiced optimism that a deal was close.The United States, European Union and United Nations have pushed for a halt to the long-running ho...
The UN rights chief is gravely concerned over the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon and wants a "permanent ceasefire" there and in war-ravaged Gaza, his spokesman said Tuesday."The high commissioner reiterates his call for an immediate ceasefire to put an end...
Cristiano Ronaldo struck twice for Al Nassr as they continued to thrive in the AFC Champions League Elite, with the Saudi champions defeating Al Gharafa 3-1 in Qatar on Monday.The 39-year-old helped move Al Nassr to the brink of the last 16 in Asia's premier continental club competition, needing...
Israel struck Hezbollah's south Beirut stronghold on Sunday as Lebanese state media reported intense fighting in the border area and Israel's military said around 250 projectiles were fired at its territory.The heavy exchanges of fire came despite an immediate Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire call...
At least 15 Ankara-backed Syrian fighters were killed Sunday after Kurdish-led forces infiltrated their territory in the country's north, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said.Fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), who controls swathes of the country's northeast...
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