EU leaders pledged after talks Thursday to move ahead swiftly with reforms to revive Europe's flagging economy but were split on calls for joint debt to help the bloc confront twin threats from China and the United States.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads to the Munich Security Conference, which opens Friday, with the aim of keeping the pressure on Europe, though the tone is expected to be less confrontational than last year.
Berlin Film Festival jury president Wim Wenders said Thursday that this year's 76th edition of the festival would have "less glamour" but "more content" in its eclectic selection.
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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss the NBA All-Star Game with a right calf strain, the league announced Thursday, adding the Greek forward to a growing list of talent who will be absent from the mid-season showpiece.
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The broadcast by Iranian state-controlled television of interviews with several women not wearing the Muslim headscarf during a rally commemorating the Islamic revolution has angered critics of the clerical system who accused authorities of hypocrisy.
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Dallas Mavericks teen forward Cooper Flagg, last year's top pick in the NBA Draft, and France's Alex Sarr will miss Friday's Rising Stars event, the league announced on Thursday.
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Maria Sakkari rolled back the years as she clawed her way to a nervy 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 victory over top seed Iga Swiatek in the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open on Thursday.
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India tuned up for their blockbuster showdown with Pakistan at the T20 World Cup with a 93-run hammering of Namibia at New Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday.
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Italian speed skater Francesca Lollobrigida won her second gold medal of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in the women's 5,000 metres on Thursday.
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Federica Brignone crowned a sensational injury comeback to win the women's super-G and delight host nation Italy on Thursday while Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych said being banned from competing at the Winter Olympics was the "price of our dignity".
Stock markets diverged Thursday as traders digested a string of company earnings that mostly suggested economic resilience in line with a bumper US jobs report for January, even though the chances of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts receded.
Are there any good men in Afghanistan? The opening film at this year's Berlin Film Festival poses the question against the backdrop of the Taliban authorities returning to power.
Russia has blocked the popular messaging service WhatsApp over its failure to comply with local legislation, the Kremlin said Thursday, urging its 100 million Russian users to switch to a domestic alternative.
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Strong performances from major franchises including an "Avatar" tie-in game and juggernaut "Assassin's Creed" buttressed struggling French games giant Ubisoft's third-quarter results, the company said Thursday.
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Amid the remains of a sumptuous villa near Pompeii, the hard-hatted conservationist scraped away centuries-old ash to reveal a vibrant red fresco.
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US allies in NATO said Thursday they believed the crisis over Greenland had passed after the launch of a mission in the Arctic -- and looked to press on with bolstering Europe's role in the alliance.
Federica Brignone entered the Olympic history books on Thursday after coming back from a broken leg to win super-G gold at the Milan-Cortina Games, an achievement which is testament to the grit she has shown throughout her long career.
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