After Saudi deal, Iran says hopes to restore Bahrain ties
Iran said Monday it would welcome restoring ties with Bahrain to end seven years of ruptured relations, following a…
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HSBC buys failed US bank SVB’s UK arm for £1
by Roland JACKSON The UK arm of failed US lender Silicon Valley Bank has been bought by HSBC for a…
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Thousands of hospital doctors walk out in latest UK strike
by Helen ROWE UK hospital doctors on Monday began a three-day strike over pay at the start of a week…
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Kenzaburo Oe: novelist who won Nobel with ‘poetic force’
by Etienne BALMER / Kyoko HASEGAWA Nobel-winning Japanese novelist Kenzaburo Oe, a leading liberal voice who defended the disenfranchised…
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‘Fierce’ battles rage in central Bakhmut as Russia grinds forward
by Anna MALPAS Fierce fighting is raging for control of the centre of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, the longest-running…
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Key moments in the conquest of space: A Videographics
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Oscars night: five talking points
Hollywood, United States (AFP) "Everything Everywhere All at Once" won top honors at the Oscars on Sunday, claiming seven prizes…
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Shetland sanctuary fights to save seals as pollution takes toll
by Stuart GRAHAM Agence France Presse Shetland, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Pollution is taking its toll on seal populations on…
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Mum and Malaysia celebrate Yeoh’s Oscar win
by Patrick LEE Agence France-Presse KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- "Malaysia boleh!" cried Michelle Yeoh's mother in a video chat…
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Ohtani sounds warning after Japan reach baseball quarter-finals
by Andrew MCKIRDY Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani hit his first home run of the…
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