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Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
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'Pandora's box': alarm bells in Indonesia over rising military role
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Alaalatoa hails 'hustling hard' Brumbies for rare Super Rugby clean sheet
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Trio share lead at tight LA Championship
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Sampdoria fighting relegation disaster as old heroes ride into town
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Recovering pope expected to delight crowds at Easter Sunday mass
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Nuggets edge Clippers in NBA playoff overtime thriller, Knicks and Pacers win
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Force skipper clueless about extra-time rules in pulsating Super Rugby draw
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Nuggets edge Clippers in NBA playoff overtime thriller, Pacers thump Bucks
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Unbeaten Miami edge Columbus in front of big crowd in Cleveland
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Kim takes one-shot lead over Thomas, Novak at RBC Heritage
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Another round of anti-Trump protests hits US cities
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'So grateful' - Dodgers star Ohtani and wife welcome first child
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PSG maintain unbeaten Ligue 1 record, Marseille back up to second
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US, Iran report progress in nuclear talks, will meet again
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US Supreme Court intervenes to block Trump deportations
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Hamas armed wing says fate of US-Israeli captive unknown
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Pacers thump Bucks to open NBA playoffs
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Sabalenka reaches Stuttgart semis as Ostapenko extends Swiatek mastery
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Zelensky says Ukraine will observe Putin's Easter truce but claims violations
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'Fuming' Watkins fires Villa in bid to prove Emery wrong
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DR Congo boat fire toll revised down to 33
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England thrash Scotland to set up France Grand Slam showdown
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Verstappen's Red Bull 'comes alive' to claim record pole in Jeddah
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McTominay fires Napoli level with Inter as Conte fuels exit rumours
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Rajasthan unleash Suryavanshi, 14, as youngest IPL player but lose thriller
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Man City boost top five bid, Aston Villa thrash in-form Newcastle
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Villa rout Newcastle to rekindle bid to reach Champions League
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Dumornay gives Lyon lead over Arsenal in Women's Champions League semis
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Trans rights supporters rally in London, Edinburgh after landmark ruling
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'We have to wait': Barca's Flick on Lewandowski injury fear
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Bordeaux-Begles backups edge Pau to close in on Top 14 summit
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Trans rights supporters rally outside in London, Edinburgh after landmark ruling
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PSG beat Le Havre to stay on course for unbeaten Ligue 1 season
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Man City close in on Champions League with Everton late show
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14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi becomes youngest IPL player
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Barca make stunning comeback to beat Celta Vigo in Liga thriller
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Zverev sets up birthday bash with Shelton in Munich
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Man City boost top five bid, Southampton snatch late leveller
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US Supreme Court intervenes to pause Trump deportations
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Alcaraz and Rune race into Barcelona final
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US, Iran to hold more nuclear talks after latest round
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Man City close in on Champions League thanks to Everton late show
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Bayern close in on Bundesliga title with Heidenheim thumping
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Tunisia opposition figures get jail terms in mass trial
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Putin announces 'Easter truce' in Ukraine
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McLaren duo in ominous show of force in Saudi final practice
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Afghan PM condemns Pakistan's 'unilateral' deportations
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Iran says to hold more nuclear talks with US after latest round
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The majority owner of the emblematic Parisian department store Galeries Lafayette, Ginette Moulin, has died aged 98, the company told AFP Tuesday.

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Frisky tourists, searing heat and monkeys: Thailand was the perfect setting for the new season of HBO's "The White Lotus" to explore the dark secrets and base desires of the jet-set class, its creator said Monday.

Elon Musk heads group trying to buy control of OpenAI: report
Elon Musk is leading an investment group offering $97.4 billion for the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, marking a new front in his war with the ChatGPT-maker, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.

Kanye West's account on X goes dark after hate-filled rant
Kanye West's account on X has been deactivated after a days-long rant on the platform that included vitriolic, anti-Semitic outbursts.

Trump, Swift and the crushed Chiefs: Super Bowl highlights
Philadelphia's 40-22 Super Bowl victory on Sunday was marked by the presence of President Donald Trump, crowds booing Taylor Swift, and Kansas City's crushing loss.

Overflowing sewage stops Bryan Adams concert in Australia
Overflowing sewage caused by a "large blockage" of fat, grease and rags has forced organisers to cancel a Bryan Adams concert in Australia, citing a threat to the arena's toilets.

'Dog Man' holds N.America lead despite Super Bowl competition
"Dog Man," a superhero comedy from Universal and DreamWorks based on popular kids' novels, held its lead in North American theaters for a second straight weekend, earning an estimated $13.7 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said Sunday.

'Anora' wins top Hollywood producer and director prizes
"Anora" was named the best film of the year by Hollywood's directors and producers on Saturday, cementing its new status as the film to beat at the upcoming Oscars.

Scandal-hit narco-musical 'Emilia Perez' wins Spanish film prize
Narco-musical "Emilia Perez" won best European film at Spain's equivalent of the Oscars on Saturday, after social media posts by the movie's star prompted backlash in the middle of awards season.

Demi Moore wins at Critics Choice with disgraced rival Gascon absent
Demi Moore won best actress at the Critics Choice Awards on Friday, confirming her status as favorite for the Oscars in a week that saw scandal envelop her "Emilia Perez" rival Karla Sofia Gascon.

Rare Stradivarius violin sells for $11.3 mn at Sotheby's
A rare Stradivarius violin, made over 300 years ago by Antonio Stradivari during his so-called golden period, fetched $11.3 million at auction in New York on Friday, Sotheby's said.

Five facts about Kosovo: three flags, pop royalty and love of US
Kosovo, one of Europe's poorest countries beset with rocky relations with its larger neighbour Serbia, holds parliamentary elections Sunday.

'Trump' thrills fans at Hong Kong theatre's last hurrah
The crack of a gunshot and the blonde man flinches behind the lectern, clutching his ear.

Daniel Barenboim reveals he has Parkinson's disease
The world-renowned Israeli-Argentine pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim revealed Thursday he is suffering from Parkinson's disease after years of persistent health problems.

China's Xi hails Thailand's 'strong' action against scam centres
Chinese President Xi Jinping thanked Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Thursday for the "strong measures" her country has taken against scam centres targeting Chinese people from neighbouring Myanmar.

For quake survivors, art brings healing in Turkey's Antioch
At first glance, it's a happy image: hundreds of smiling faces torn from newspapers and pasted into a frame. But these are ghosts, victims of the 2023 earthquake in Turkey that claimed more than 53,000 lives.

Art fair in Marrakesh brings African art to global stage
In Morocco's tourist hub of Marrakesh, a contemporary art fair has energised the local creative scene, drawing on the famed city's aesthetic legacy to propel emerging African artists into the global spotlight.

Google halts workplace diversity push
Google parent company Alphabet has stopped making diversity and inclusion a workplace priority, according to a filing Wednesday with US regulators.

Disney profits rise on strong 'Moana 2' sales
Disney reported higher quarterly profits Wednesday, posting increased revenues in its streaming business as it eyes a rollout of a key ESPN product later this year.

No new clothes: S. Korean climate activist targets hyperconsumption
Recovering South Korean shopaholic-turned-climate activist Lee So-yeon used to buy new clothes almost daily -- until a $1.50 winter coat triggered an awakening that stopped her shopping entirely.

Taliban suspend women's radio station in Afghanistan
Afghanistan's Taliban authorities raided well-known women's radio station Radio Begum on Tuesday, arresting two employees, the broadcaster said, calling for the speedy release of its staff.

Taliban raid women's radio station in Afghanistan: broadcaster
Afghanistan's Taliban authorities raided well-known women's radio station Radio Begum on Tuesday, arresting two employees, the broadcaster said, calling for the speedy release of its staff.

UK conman to be tried for injuring French police in getaway
A British convicted conman whose neighbours grew suspicious about his activities after watching a Netflix documentary on his swindling past is to stand trial on Thursday for knocking over two French police officers as he tried to escape from them.

Paris, the village of light in Kyrgyzstan's rugged mountains
To reach Paris's Eiffel Tower, Nurzhigit Abrahman had to zig-zag through treacherous mountain passes and avoid an avalanche before getting a foggy glimpse of the 15-metre (50-foot) monument in a mountain hamlet in Kyrgyzstan.

'Art for everyone': Mucha's masterpiece to find home in Prague, 100 years on
A new Prague museum dedicated to the Czech Art Nouveau painter Alfons Mucha will offer "art for everyone" when it opens this month, ultimately housing his giant Slav Epic masterpiece after decades in storage, his great-grandson told AFP.

Baldoni, Lively lawyers face off in $400 mn 'It Ends With Us' case
Lawyers for Hollywood stars Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively faced off Monday in their $400 million defamation fight, as Baldoni's side dropped a cache of case documents online prompting censure from the judge.

Next round for strategy game lineage in 'Civilization VII'
Fans have waited more than eight years for the new instalment in heavyweight strategy game Civilization, with the release of the seventh instalment on February 11 promising to get budding philosopher-kings thinking more about the consequences of their actions.

Nigeria's Tems wins Grammy in field dominated by afrobeats
Nigerian afrobeats star Tems has won her second Grammy with her hit "Love Me JeJe" seeing off a line-up heavily dominated by Nigerian artists vying for "Best African Musical Performance".

Beyonce finally wins top album at Grammys, as Lamar shines
Beyonce on Sunday finally won the Grammy for the year's best album for her culture-shaking "Cowboy Carter," as rapper Kendrick Lamar posted a clean sweep on a night that served as a love letter to fire-ravaged Los Angeles.

Key winners for the Grammy Awards
Here is a list of winners in the major categories for the 67th annual Grammy Awards, which were handed out on Sunday in Los Angeles.

Beyonce wins top country album honors at Grammys
Beyonce on Sunday won the Grammy for the year's best country album for her culture-shaking "Cowboy Carter," a record that served as an indictment of the Nashville-centered industry long accused of sidelining Black artists.

Early wins for Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar, Charli XCX as Grammys begin
Beyonce on Sunday scooped her first ever Grammy in the country categories for her collaboration with Miley Cyrus, as music's premier awards gala began with dozens of prizes handed out before the televised marquee event.