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India pushes Maoist rebel strongholds on road to democracy

'Early-stage' AI begins to make waves at China sex toy expo

Heat and Pelicans overcome key absences to take final playoff spots

Verstappen blasts past Hamilton to win Chinese GP sprint

Verstappen wins Chinese Grand Prix sprint race

In historic election, Volkswagen workers in Tennessee vote to unionize

Russia quietly exits Karabakh, ceding its clout 'for good'

Hamas leader Haniyeh to hold Turkey talks

Hong Kong regulator to investigate PwC auditing of Evergrande

No Butler, no problem as Heat crush Bulls to set up Celtics clash

US agrees to pull troops from key drone host Niger: officials

'Harvesting data': Latin American AI startups transform farming

For centuries, farmers used almanacs to try to understand and predict weather patterns.

Like a bad movie: Argentina's culture industry agonizes under Milei

President Javier Milei's "chainsaw" approach to budget cuts have not only caused deep financial pain to many Argentines, but is also threatening the country's Oscar-winning culture scene, industry players say.

Glowering, threats and Al Capone: what faces the Trump jury

Terrorists, mafia bosses -- and Donald Trump. The common thread? When they go on trial, the jurors have such a tough task that they have to be kept anonymous for their own safety.

Korda one off the lead at Chevron as Thitikul and Im shine

Thailand's Atthaya Thitikul and South Korea's Im Jinhee share the second round lead at the LPGA's Chevron Championship, the first women's major of the season, but record-hunting American Nelly Korda sits just one shot behind.

'Halving' arrives for bitcoin miners

The bitcoin market on Friday engineered the "halving" of the reward for operating the cryptocurrency, a much-anticipated step designed to limit production and boost the digital money.

'No to mining': activists demand closure of Guatemala gold mine

Waving banners and shouting "no to mining," environmental activists gathered in small boats on a lake between El Salvador and Guatemala on Friday calling for the closure of a Canadian-owned gold mine.

Morikawa grabs share of RBC Heritage lead but Scheffler lurks

Masters contender Collin Morikawa shot a bogey-free five-under second round of 66 to join a four-way tie at the top of the leaderboard at the PGA Tour's RBC Heritage tournament on Friday.

Bryan leads in Puntacana as Lower surges

Wesley Bryan held a one-stroke lead at the PGA Tour's Puntacana Championship after shooting a six-under 66 second round on Friday.

Rahul shines as Lucknow beat Chennai in IPL

KL Rahul's solid 82 runs off 53 balls helped Lucknow Super Giants comfortably beat Chennai Super Kings by eight wickets in the IPL on Friday.

Togo lawmakers approve contested political reform

Togo lawmakers on Friday gave final approval to a constitutional reform switching to a parliamentary system that opposition parties say will allow President Faure Gnassingbe to extend his grip on power.

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