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An 81-year-old woman was Austria's fifth victim of the floods, a police spokesman told AFP

Storm Boris Toll Rises To 22 In Central Europe

Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg at a hearing before the US Congress, in January 2024 in Washington

Instagram, Under Pressure, Tightens Protection For Teens

US retail sales saw slight growth in August, beating analyst expectations

US Retail Sales See Slight Rise, Beating Expectations

Norway aims to only sell zero-emissions cars by next year

Electric Cars Overtake Gas Models In Norway

Abortion rights demonstrators rally in Washington in June 2023 to mark the first anniversary of the US Supreme Court ruling overturning the federal right to an abortion

Harris Slams Death Of Woman After Abortion Ban Delayed Medical Care

Nearly a year of war has flattened much of the Gaza Strip

Israel Widens Focus Of War To Include Lebanon Front

Intel is postponing a project in the eastern German city of Magdeburg, along with another one in Poland, by around two years due to lower expected demand

Germany's Scholz Disappointed By Delay To Intel Chip Plant

Mali's army said 'terrorists' had attempted to infiltrate a military police base in the capital

Mali Army Says Situation 'Under Control' After 'Terrorist' Attack

Striking Boeing workers and their supporters picket outside the Boeing Co. manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington on September 16, 202

Boeing, Union To Resume Talks As Strike Quiets Seattle Plants

People watch as Springfield Police Department officers investigate the Springfield City Hall after bomb threats were made against buildings earlier in the day in Springfield, Ohio, on September 12, 2024

Town At Center Of US Migrant Conspiracies Hit With 33 Bomb Threats

Typhoon Yagi swept across northern Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar more than a week ago with powerful winds and an enormous amount of rain, triggering floods and landslides

Myanmar Villagers Battle To Save Rice Crop As Flood Death Toll Jumps To 226

Midea's IPO is the biggest in Hong Kong since 2021

Chinese Appliance Maker Midea Soars In Hong Kong After US$4 Bn IPO

Intel has delayed two mega chip-making factories in Germany and Poland

Intel Delays Germany, Poland Chip Factories For Two Years

A handout photo taken on May 23, 2024 by the Ashiya City government shows Tomiko Itook, ebelieved to be the world's oldest living person, celebrating her 116th birthday

More Than 95,000 Japanese Aged Over 100, Most Of Them Women

Meta threat reports indicate Russia has been the leading source of covert influence campaigns disrupted at the social networking giant's platform

Meta Bans Russian State Media Outlets For 'Interference'

Antimicrobial resistance is a natural phenomenon, but the overuse and misuse of antibiotics has made the problem worse

Drug-resistant Superbugs Projected To Kill 39 Million By 2050

Former US president Donald Trump is running for election on November 5 against current Vice President Kamala Harris

Trump Returns To Campaign Trail After Weekend Assassination Scare

Sean 'Diddy' Combs, show here at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, has been arrested

Charges Against Sean 'Diddy' Combs To Be Revealed Following Arrest

Social media app TikTok has come under scrutiny from the US government

TikTok Battles US Ban Threat In Court

White House National Economic Advisor Lael Brainard called for safeguards to protect gains made in the labor market

Top Biden Aide Says US Economy At 'Turning Point'

A woman walks with a child past the rubble of a collapsed building in Khan Yunis

Hamas Chief Says Ready For 'Long War' In Gaza

Japan celebrated the record-breaking Emmy Awards triumph of "Shogun", although many confessed not having watched the series

Sho-what? Japan Celebrates Little Heard-of Emmys Winner

Hong Kong enacted a tougher national security law in March 2024, the second legislation of its kind following the one imposed by Beijing in mid-2020 after quashing protests

Hong Kong Man Faces Jail Over 'Seditious' T-shirt

Lakes of melted water in the Tian Shan mountain range -- home to thousands of melting glaciers in Central Asia

'Disappeared Completely': Melting Glaciers Worry Central Asia

Police officers evacuate people at a flooded street in Opava, Czech Republic during storm Boris

Storm Boris Unleashes Central Europe Flooding, Toll Hits 11

Audi is considering closing its plant in Brussels, a move analysts say is symptomatic of the troubles afflicting Europe's wider electric car industry

Europe's EV Troubles Bubble Up At Brussels Audi Factory

Germany will expand border controls with all its nine neighbours

Germany Expands Border Controls To Curb Migrant Arrivals

Thailand produces two million tons of plastic waste a year but started limiting single-use plastic before the pandemic, asking major retailers to stop handing out bags for free

'Easy, Convenient, Cheap': How Single-use Plastic Rules The World

Tito Jackson, an original member of the legendary Jackson 5 group, has died at the age of 70

Tito Jackson, Member Of The Jackson 5, Dies At 70

A street is blocked outside Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on September 15, 2024, after gunfire at former US president Donald Trump's golf course

Violence, Threats Hang Over Trump-Harris Race After Turbulent Weekend

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