Rybakina secures year-end top rank with Tokyo win
World number one Elena Rybakina secured the year-end top ranking after beating fellow Kazakh Yulia Putintseva 6-2, 6-3 at the Pan Pacific Open in Japan on Thursday.
Read moreA year on, Tanzanians mourn election massacres in 'state of terror'
A year after Tanzania's bloody election, many remain traumatised by the violence, while government critics live in fear of abduction and arbitrary arrest, or facing treason and terrorism charges.
Read moreRains bring relief to Indonesian city weary of fire haze
Residents and firefighters in an Indonesian city long shrouded in a toxic haze brought on by months of wildfires rushed outside dancing and chanting as rain this week brought a welcome respite.
Read moreIsrael piles pressure on Arab parties as Netanyahu seeks government
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc on Thursday piled pressure on Israeli Arab leaders over unproven accusations of foreign funding, in a push to neuter parties that made strong gains after an otherwise indecisive election.
Read moreOsaka vows to return stronger after Tokyo exit
Former world number one Naomi Osaka said she would "keep attempting" to get back to her Grand Slam-winning best after her season ended with a second-round exit in Japan on Thursday.
Read more'Call of Duty' slammed for using real Seoul crowd crush footage
Families of victims of South Korea's deadly Halloween crowd crush have demanded that footage of the disaster used in the latest instalment of "Call of Duty" be removed, a representative told AFP Thursday, condemning its "complete lack of sensitivity".
Read moreHello Kitty firm apologises, scraps Japan TV tie-up after China anger
Sanrio, the Japanese company that owns the popular Hello Kitty character, apologised Thursday over its tie-up with a TV spy drama criticised as anti-China, cancelling a merchandise collaboration with the show.
Read moreTotalEnergies profit hits record on high oil prices
French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies said Thursday that its net profit hit a new record in the third quarter as the war in the Middle East pushed up hydrocarbon prices.
Read moreTaiwan says Pakistan briefly closed airspace to Taiwanese flights
Pakistan briefly closed its airspace to Taiwanese cargo and passenger flights, Taiwan said on Thursday, suspecting China of being behind the unprecedented move.
Read moreKey of seethe: I.Coast row with Sahel juntas spills into concert halls
Ivorian reggae star Alpha Blondy abruptly interrupted his concert's chilled-out vibes to wade into a far less laid-back subject -- the coups in his country's unrest-riven Sahel neighbours.
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