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Norway’s central bank held its policy interest rate unchanged at a 17-year high of 4.50 per cent on Thursday, as unanimously expected by analysts in a Reuters poll, and maintained ...

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor (005380.KS) said on Thursday it is in talks with General Motors (GM.N) to supply commercial electric vehicles to its US peer, as it expects ...

Tesla (TSLA.O) will raise prices of all its cars in Canada from Feb. 1, according to notices on its Canadian website, with prices of Model 3 going up by as much ...

Associated British Foods (ABF.L) downgraded the annual sales guidance for its Primark budget clothing business on Thursday after disappointing results in the Christmas quarter in its main UK and ...

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes scored a last-gasp winner to secure a 2-1 victory over Rangers in the Europa League group stage on Thursday and Tottenham Hotspur captain Son Heung-min ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wanted to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin as soon as possible to secure an end to the war with Ukraine and ...

A woman who was blamed by French courts for her divorce because she no longer had sex with her husband won an appeal in Europe’s top human rights court, ...

Palestinians in northern Gaza prepared tent encampments for displaced families on Thursday, two days before they were expected to return to their home areas in accordance with the timeline of ...

At least 20 fishermen have been killed in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno after Boko Haram insurgents attacked their village, fishermen and local security officers said on Thursday. Nigeria has ...

Netflix’s Spanish-language musical “Emilia Perez” topped the list of movies nominated on Thursday for Academy Awards, followed by “The Brutalist” and “Wicked.” “Emilia Perez,” the story of a Mexican ...

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka and Madison Keys made rocky starts on Thursday but eventually secured contrasting victories to set up a heavy metal Australian Open final showdown that will pit ...

Puma (PUMG.DE) shares fell by 16 per cent as the market opened on Thursday after the German sportswear brand reported lower than expected fourth-quarter sales and a decline in annual ...

An Indian tribunal temporarily suspended a five-year data sharing ban between WhatsApp and owner Meta Platforms, a major relief for the US giant which had warned its advertising business will ...

South Sudanese authorities have suspended access to social media platforms for a minimum of 30 days after videos depicting the alleged killings of South Sudanese nationals in Sudan’s El Gezira ...

Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte on Thursday urged the United States to keep supplying Ukraine with weapons to fight Russia’s invasion and said he was sure Europe was ready ...

Italy aims to finalise by the end of 2027 a plan allowing the use of nuclear power again after it was banned almost 40 years ago, Energy Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin said ...

Pope Francis on Thursday urged political, economic and business leaders at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos to keep close oversight of the development of artificial intelligence, warning the ...

A new wildfire that broke out north of Los Ange-les on Wednesday rapidly spread to more than 9,400 acres (38 square km), fuelled by strong winds and dry brush, forcing mandatory evacuation ...

Nine Real Sociedad fans were injured in central Rome during clashes with Lazio supporters on the eve of Thursday’s Europa League match between the two teams, police said. About 70 ...

Oil prices dipped in Asian trade on Thursday, extending losses amid uncertainty over how US President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs and energy policies would impact global economic growth and ...

President Vladimir Putin has grown increasingly concerned about distortions in Russia’s wartime economy, just as Donald Trump pushes for an end to the Ukraine conflict, five sources with knowledge ...

Real Madrid became the first soccer team to register €1 billion ($1.04 billion) in revenue in a single season in 2023-24, with the Spanish side topping the Deloitte Football Money League as ...

Novak Djokovic faces Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Friday with the Serb’s bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title picking up steam at ...

Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) on Wednesday unveiled its newest Galaxy S25 smartphones, powered by Qualcomm’s chips and Google’s artificial-intelligence model, hoping its upgraded AI features can reinvigorate sales and ...