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China property giant Vanke reports annual loss of $6.8 bn
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World economies brace for Trump tariffs ahead of deadline
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Myanmar declares week of mourning as quake toll passes 2,000
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Japan leads hefty global stock market losses on tariff fears
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Yes, oui, Cannes! Glamour name eyes place in French Cup final
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'Different energy' at Man Utd after mini-revival, says Amorim
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Fear of aftershocks in Myanmar forces patients into hospital car park
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Far-right leaders rally around France's Le Pen after election ban
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Renault and Nissan shift gears on alliance
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Hard-hitting drama 'Adolescence' to be shown in UK schools
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Primark boss resigns after inappropriate behaviour allegation
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Myanmar declares week of mourning as quake toll passes 2,000, hopes fade for survivors
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Mbappe can be Real Madrid 'legend' like Ronaldo: Ancelotti
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Saka 'ready to go' for Arsenal after long injury lay-off: Arteta
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Aston Martin to sell stake in Formula One team
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Three talking points ahead of clay-court season
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French court hands Le Pen five-year election ban
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Probe accuses ex J-pop star Nakai of sexual assault
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Japan leads hefty global stock market losses on tariff woes
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Saka 'ready to go' after long injury lay-off: Arteta
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Ingebrigtsen Sr, on trial for abusing Olympic champion, says he was 'overly protective'
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Tourists and locals enjoy 'ephemeral' Tokyo cherry blossoms
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Khamenei warns of 'strong' response if Iran attacked
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France fines Apple 150 million euros over privacy feature
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UK PM urges nations to smash migrant smuggling gangs 'once and for all'
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Thai authorities probe collapse at quake-hit construction site
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France's Le Pen convicted in fake jobs trial
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Chinese tech giant Huawei says profits fell 28% last year
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Trump says confident of TikTok deal before deadline
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Myanmar declares week of mourning as hopes fade for quake survivors
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Japan's Nikkei leads hefty market losses, gold hits record
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Tears in Taiwan for relatives hit by Myanmar quake
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Venezuela says US revoked transnational oil, gas company licenses
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'Devastated': Relatives await news from Bangkok building collapse
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Arsenal, Tottenham to play pre-season North London derby in Hong Kong
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Japan's Nikkei leads hefty equity market losses; gold hits record
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Israel's Netanyahu picks new security chief, defying legal challenge
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Trump says US tariffs to hit 'all countries'
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Prayers and tears for Eid in quake-hit Mandalay
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After flops, movie industry targets fresh start at CinemaCon
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Tsunoda targets podium finish in Japan after 'unreal' Red Bull move
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French chefs await new Michelin guide
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UK imposes travel permit on Europeans from Wednesday
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At his academy, Romanian legend Hagi shapes future champions
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Referee's lunch break saved Miami winner Mensik from early exit
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Djokovic refuses to discuss eye ailment after shock Miami loss
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Mitchell magic as Cavs bag 60th win, Pistons and T'Wolves brawl
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Mensik shocks Djokovic to win Miami Open
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Duterte lawyer: 'compelling' grounds to throw case out
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Rihanna expecting first baby with rapper A$AP Rocky
Superstar Rihanna revealed her baby bump in Harlem over the weekend, dropping the news that she is pregnant with her first child.

Birds of a feather: India's raptor-rescuing brothers
Nursed back from near death, a skittish vulture flaps its wings and returns to the grey skies above India's capital after weeks of tender care from two devoted brothers.

N.Ireland marks 50 years since 'Bloody Sunday' with sombre memorial
The Northern Irish city of Londonderry began commemorations Sunday of one of the darkest days in modern UK history when, 50 years ago, British troops without provocation killed 13 unarmed civil rights protesters.

'Bloody Sunday': 10 minutes of killing that shook N.Ireland
"Bloody Sunday" was a turning point in three decades of violence in Northern Ireland known as the "Troubles".

Mexican town hopes pelicans will help tourism take off
A town in western Mexico where thousands of American white pelicans migrate is hoping to turn the birds into a global tourist draw -- and recoup losses from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Peru government says oil spill twice as big as previously thought
The oil spill off the coast of Peru sparked by a volcanic eruption thousands of miles away is twice as big as previously reported, the government said Friday.

Prince Andrew quits golf club as he faces civil sex assault case
Prince Andrew has given up his honorary membership at the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews as he faces a US civil suit for sexual assault.

'Be humble': Chelsea's Rudiger launches Sierra Leone foundation
Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger launched on Thursday an educational foundation to support sports literacy in Sierra Leone, the west African nation where his mother was born.

Benzema cash seized by France in sex tape case
French bailiffs have seized 230,000 euros ($260,000) from Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema over his conviction last year for complicity in a bid to blackmail former France team-mate Mathieu Valbuena with a sex tape, a source familiar with the case said Thursday.

Colourful Kenyan football fan hacked to death
Kenyans were mourning Thursday the country's best known football fan, a colourful former newspaper vendor who was found hacked to death at his home.

More than 200 new species found in Mekong region: WWF
Scientists discovered more than 200 new species across the greater Mekong region in 2020, according to a WWF report, despite the threats posed by climate change and human activities such as logging.

The exiled sculptor of 'all that is no longer there' in Syria
A Syrian neighbourhood targeted by regime bombing lies in ruins, with bodies and broken toys poking out of the rubble; tall, grey buildings are reduced to crumbling, empty shells, their walls blown away or pockmarked by the blast.

Cardi B wins defamation lawsuit against gossip blogger
Cardi B has won some $4 million in a libel lawsuit in the United States against a celebrity gossip blogger, who posted claims that the superstar rapper was a "prostitute" who had herpes and used cocaine.

Italian luxury brand Moncler to give up fur on its parkas
Italian luxury brand Moncler, known for its high-end parkas, Tuesday joined a growing number of fashion firms dropping fur from their clothing.

Elton John positive for Covid-19, postpones Dallas shows
Pop megastar Elton John on Tuesday postponed two concerts in Dallas -- part of what is expected to be a lengthy farewell tour -- after testing positive for Covid-19.

Stray animals find solace at Iraq animal shelter
Bella the dog can barely stand after being abused, but she is now receiving care from a Baghdad refuge that hopes to become Iraq's first veterinary clinic for stray animals.

Emma Thompson confronts nudity and ageing in Sundance sex worker comedy
Emma Thompson's naked scene in her new film about an older woman hiring a sex worker was "probably the hardest thing I've ever had to do," she told the Sundance film festival Saturday.

Meat Loaf: the 'Bat Out of Hell'
Hard-living and hard-rocking, the US singer known as Meat Loaf whose death was announced on Friday, took music into wild and operatic places to become one of the biggest-selling artists of all time.

'Immersive' Princess Diana documentary opens Sundance
An "immersive" Princess Diana documentary offering an "origin story" for the British royal family's latest woes was among the opening night movies at the online Sundance film festival Thursday.

Hong Kong warns animal lovers not to obstruct hamster cull
Hong Kong's government Friday warned local animal lovers not to obstruct its ongoing cull of small animals, a policy triggered when hamsters in a pet shop tested positive for the coronavirus.

India bids farewell to 'supermum' tiger Collarwali
Indian animal lovers are in mourning over the sudden passing of a nationally famous tigress credited with repopulating a forest redoubt for her endangered kin.

US announces historic $1.1 bn investment for Everglades rehabilitation
The plan to restore the Florida Everglades, the largest wetlands in the United States, will receive a federal investment of $1.1 billion to protect the region against the effects of climate change, the White House said Wednesday.

Iran firefighters protest living conditions on deadly blaze anniversary
Dozens of firefighters rallied in Tehran to protest their living conditions, local media reported on Wednesday, marking the fifth anniversary of a tower blaze that caused the death of many of their colleagues.

Heartbreak as Hong Kong pet owners give up hamsters for Covid cull
Time was running out for Pudding.

York Racecourse to rename event to distance itself from Prince Andrew
Britain's York Racecourse is to rename the Duke of York Stakes in an effort to distance itself from Queen Elizabeth II's second son Prince Andrew, who is facing a US civil case for sexual assault.

In ancient rite, Spanish horses brave fire to fight virus
At full gallop, the horse emerges from the darkness and races through a string of bonfires in an ancient ritual to ward off sickness performed every January in a tiny Spanish village.