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EU helps cities tighten screws on Airbnb, holiday rentals

Singapore's hefty ministerial pay hikes draw mixed feelings

Courtois to put Belgium career on hold

Cyberattack ruled out in UK air traffic glitch as more flights axed

RavenDB Launches Quill to Bring Production AI Agents to Enterprise SQL Systems, No Migration Required

Ekiden Launches Canton Network’s First Order Book-Based Derivatives Exchange

Affleck family affair at Venice for Casey's latest film 'Company'

Germany's Merz accuses AfD of promoting 'ethnic cleansing'

Yemen rebels report fresh Saudi strikes as conflict deepens

Japanese director Kore-eda's manga film charms critics in Venice

'They're playing with our lives': AI researcher quits Anthropic

As African space race heats up, Senegal pursues homemade satellites

Series finale of 'Babylon Berlin' offers dark mirror for today's Germany

UK's little-known Bayeux Tapestry replica steps into spotlight

India's island choke point

China’s lithography leap

China’s cartel lifeline

Australia limits migration

Zara owner Inditex boosts profits as sales grow across board

Zara owner Inditex, one of the world's largest fashion retailers, reported Wednesday higher profits for the first half of its fiscal year as its brands withstood fierce competition and boosted sales.

Shelton stuns Alcaraz in 3:34 am US Open finish, Sabalenka battles on

Ben Shelton stunned holder Carlos Alcaraz in an epic US Open quarter-final that ended at 3:34 am Wednesday, breaking the record for the latest finish in Flushing Meadows history.

Alcaraz out in latest US Open finish, Sabalenka through on marathon day

Ben Shelton stunned holder Carlos Alcaraz in an epic US Open quarter-final that ended at 3:34 am Wednesday, breaking the record for the latest finish in Flushing Meadows history.

Alcaraz falls to Shelton in epic latest-ever US Open finish

Carlos Alcaraz tumbled out of the US Open quarter-finals at 3:34 am Wednesday, falling to Ben Shelton in an epic five-set thriller that broke the record for latest finish ever at Flushing Meadows.

Brent breaks $100 on Mideast flare-up, fanning inflation fears

Brent broke above $100 a barrel Wednesday as oil prices surged and stocks struggled on the back of a fresh flare-up in the Middle East crisis, putting upward pressure on inflation ahead of key US data at the end of the week.

Tradition Announces Partnership With Affin Moneybrokers to Support Malaysian Market Data

Tradition today announced a strategic partnership with Affin Moneybrokers Sdn. Bhd., one of Malaysia's leading interbank money brokers, under which Tradition will provide market data infrastructure, pricing technology and distribution capabilities to support Affin's continued growth in the Malaysian financial markets.

South Korea video game tycoon to pay record $1.5 bn in divorce

A Seoul court on Wednesday ordered South Korean video game tycoon Kwon Hyuk-bin to pay more than 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) in a divorce settlement, the largest asset division ever awarded in the country.

Protesters urge South Korea to stay out of Iran war

Dozens of South Koreans urged their government on Wednesday not to deploy troops to the strategic Strait of Hormuz, slamming what they called Washington's "illegal war".

'Long live Chairman Mao': Supporters pay respects to founder of Communist China

Fifty years after his death, diehard fans of the Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong lined up Wednesday in his hometown to pay homage, holding portraits, flags and huge floral tributes.

Africa's informal economy: a burden and lifeline

Across the pavements, residential areas and public spaces of African cities, the informal economy is booming under the noses of authorities, who are often powerless to stop it.

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