The historic Lutetia hotel in Paris, occupied by the Nazis during World War II and after liberation serving as a welcome centre for concentration camp survivors, was on Thursday taken over by luxury hotel group Mandarin Oriental.
Nepal's capital was blanketed in acrid smog Thursday as wildfires across the country pushed air pollution levels to among the worst in the world.
The global artificial intelligence market is projected to reach $4.8 trillion -- roughly the size of Germany's economy -- by 2033, the UN said Thursday, warning nearly half of jobs worldwide could be affected.
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The United States is the sole bidder for the 2031 Women's World Cup, and the United Kingdom is set to host the 2035 tournament, FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced on Thursday.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday slammed sweeping new US tariffs as "fundamentally wrong" as Berlin warned that the European Union could retaliate by targeting American tech titans.
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Countries vowed Thursday to hit back at US President Donald Trump's global tariffs onslaught but left the door open to negotiations, as markets tumbled over fears his trade war would damage the world economy.
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The latest search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been suspended by maritime exploration firm Ocean Infinity as it is "not the season", Kuala Lumpur's transport minister said, more than a decade after the plane went missing.
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Hungary on Thursday said it will quit the International Criminal Court, just as Prime Minister Viktor Orban hosted his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, whom the tribunal has accused of war crimes in Gaza.
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Politics
Asia's manufacturing powerhouses were desperately seeking talks with Washington on Thursday after Donald Trump announced 10 percent "reciprocal" tariffs, and even more for some longtime US allies.
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India said Thursday it was "examining the implications" of sweeping US tariffs, saying it was eyeing "opportunities" after rival competitors were harder hit by US President Donald Trump's hike in duties.
Belgian star Remco Evenepoel is set to make his return following a horrific training accident in December at the Tour de Romandie later this month, organisers announced on Thursday.
The United States is the sole bidder for the 2031 Women's World Cup, and the United Kingdom is set to host the 2035 tournament, FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced on Thursday.
McLaren's championship leader Lando Norris said Thursday ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix that it was "our turn" to have Formula One's best car.
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Education
Entombed under his hotel bed for five days in the debris, two things enabled teacher Tin Maung Htwe to survive Myanmar's devastating earthquake: old school lessons and his own urine.
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Across Asia, factory workers, directors, trade associations and analysts voiced concern Thursday that US President Donald Trump's stinging tariffs could put jobs at risk and hammer key sectors of industry.
Equity markets tumbled Thursday after Donald Trump delivered a "haymaker" blow with sweeping tariffs against US partners and rivals, fanning a global trade war that many fear will spark recessions and ramp up inflation.
Foreign amateur runners on Thursday flew out of Beijing for North Korea to race in the first Pyongyang Marathon in six years, an official travel agent said.
Lewis Hamilton said Thursday that suggestions that he had lost faith in Ferrari were "complete rubbish" as he looks to rebound from his Chinese Grand Prix disqualification this week in Japan.
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