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Economy
Stock markets mostly rose in Europe and the United States but sank in Asia on Thursday as investors weighed the economic impact of China's Covid surge as the country reopens.
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Israel's hawkish veteran Benjamin Netanyahu was set to return to power Thursday after a stint in opposition, heading what analysts call the most right-wing government in the country's history.
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President Yoon Suk-yeol said Thursday that South Korea must boost its preparedness to respond to airspace intrusions after the military failed to shoot down five North Korean drones that crossed the border.
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Former pope Benedict XVI remains in a serious but stable condition, Italian media reported Thursday, the day after the Vatican revealed the 95-year-old's health had deteriorated.
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At least 19 people were killed and many others are feared dead in a fire at a Cambodian casino, with a rescuer describing how victims hurled themselves from a ledge in a desperate bid to escape the flames.
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Sports
Triple Olympic champion Matthias Mayer announced his immediate retirement from skiing on Thursday, shortly before the start of the men's Super-G World Cup event in Bormio.
December 29, 2022
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Novak Djokovic admitted Thursday that being deported from Australia was an experience he will never forget, but it was time to move on, as he enjoyed a warm welcome in Adelaide.
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Boulevard
About 10 people are dead and more than a dozen on life support after a fire at a Cambodian border casino, with photos from the scene showing people desperately huddled on ledges and perched on windowsills in a bid to escape the flames.
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There are two items that have long been fixtures on Tetyana Mytrofanova's New Year's Eve menu: shuba, a salad of pickled herring and root vegetables; and a potato salad known as Olivier.
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- Australian Open prizemoney hits record high
- Lakers star James feeling frustrated as 38th birthday approaches
- Australia hammer South Africa to win 2nd Test and series
- Taiwan's TSMC begins mass production of 3nm chips
- Twitter outages hit thousands of users worldwide
- Nets edge Hawks to push NBA winning streak to 10 games
- Australia thrash South Africa to win 2nd Test and series
- Ten killed, 30 injured in huge hotel-casino fire on Cambodian border