Manchester United's struggles deepened with a dismal 4-1 Champions League defeat at Como on Wednesday, piling further pressure on under-fire manager Michael Carrick.
A New Mexico judge ruled Wednesday that Meta must pay $25 billion to the state after a jury found last month that the social media giant had deceived users in a case related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, according to media reports.
United Nations rights experts on Wednesday urged Meta to protect political expression in Brazil's presidential election race, which has become mired in allegations of social media malfeasance.
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Technology
The publisher of acclaimed Haitian-Canadian writer Thelyson Orelien said on Wednesday it had confirmed that he used artificial intelligence to help write his novel "It Was Either That or Die."
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The Ebola case detected in Nigeria is the Bundibugyo strain behind a major DR Congo outbreak, officials said Wednesday, marking the spread of the deadly disease to points across Africa.
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Right-wing politicians around the world have seized on France's riots, casting immigration as the culprit ahead of tense elections testing their own populist credentials.
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Stock markets mostly rose Wednesday, with sentiment boosted by news that Elon Musk's SpaceX reported its first quarterly profit as a publicly traded company.
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South Africa announced fresh fuel-relief measures on Wednesday to cushion motorists and commuters battered by record pump prices as uncertainty roils global energy markets.
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Sports
Bournemouth manager Marco Rose paid tribute Wednesday to the team that helped preserve the club's English Football League status as they prepare to face Italian giants AC Milan in a landmark European fixture.
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Veteran Hollywood director Woody Allen is shooting his latest film on the streets of Madrid as the Spanish capital seeks to burnish its status as a global cinema hub.
Argentina's far-right President Javier Milei called Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez a "dictator" in a visit to Madrid on Wednesday, urging voters to oust the Socialist leader in upcoming elections.
European companies from automakers to drug firms to banks need to embrace artificial intelligence, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Wednesday, as the continent looks to capitalise on the technology even as the United States and China drive its development.
Barcelona midfielder Dani Olmo will miss Sunday's Clasico in La Liga against Real Madrid after being ruled out for around a month through injury on Wednesday.
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Economy
A sell-off in French government bonds amid a budget standoff and after violent protests pushed the yield on the benchmark 10-year note past five percent Wednesday, the highest level since 2002.
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With wars in the Middle East and Ukraine putting pressure on global energy markets, Britain has approved drilling at a controversial North Sea gas field in a bid to strengthen its energy security.
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk said there was "much more to come" from Rio Ngumoha following the teenage winger's central role in a thrilling Champions League win over Villarreal.
Marco Jansen took five wickets as Australia crashed to 99 all out in reply to South Africa's first innings of 425-9 declared on the fourth day of the second Test at St George's Park on Wednesday.
Sitting in his narrow dugout canoe, Jean-Romeo Senguemboli frowned at the meagre catch in his nets on the Central African Republic's Mbali River, where experts say deforestation is devastating the fish population.
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