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A beloved monument to Ethiopia's traditional cabaret culture, the historic nightclub Fendika is running on borrowed time, having just escaped demolition.

From the co-founder of retail giant Marks & Spencer to the owners of a family-run Chinese takeaway, a new exhibition is showcasing migrant entrepreneurs and the role they played in moulding Britain.

Asian markets struggled Monday to build on last week's rally, with new data showing China's economy grew less than expected in the second quarter as its post-Covid recovery runs out of steam.

China's economy grew 6.3 percent year on year in the second quarter, a figure that belies the country's slowing post-pandemic recovery and one that analysts warn is inflated given the low base of comparison with lockdown-wracked 2022.

The clock was ticking down Monday on the deal that allows Ukraine to export its grain via the Black Sea, with the agreement set to expire at midnight Istanbul time (2100 GMT).

Carlos Alcaraz believes his "dream" Wimbledon triumph against Novak Djokovic can signal a changing of the guard in men's tennis.

FTC chairman Lina Khan is on a mission to embolden US competition enforcers, but a series of court defeats has sowed doubt that she will put an end to decades of Washington's light-touch approach to antitrust regulation.

A driverless taxi slows down on a dark San Francisco street and is quickly surrounded by a group of masked figures.

The door of the steel box lift clanks shut and a crane slowly lowers construction workers building London's "super sewer" 40 metres (130 feet) to the bottom of an enormous vertical shaft.

Viral videos of vulgar, intoxicated and violent airplane passengers have become common, but it is not just a social media trend: statistics confirm cases are on the rise.

The rainbow flags were the first to go when the far-right seized power in Naquera, an ultraconservative town in eastern Spain where many want "order and morality" to counter what it sees as the "anarchism" of the left.

Presenting himself as a knight trying to defend Spain, Santiago Abascal has turned the far-right Vox into a powerful force and indispensable ally of the right with whom he hopes to govern after a snap general election on July 23.

Twitter owner Elon Musk said Saturday that the social media platform he bought for $44 billion last October has lost roughly half of its advertising revenue.

Marie-Laure de Decker, the French model who stepped behind the camera to become an internationally recognised war photographer, has died at the age of 75, her family said Saturday.

Azerbaijan and Armenia held a fresh round of EU-mediated peace talks Saturday, while Russia offered a summit in Moscow in an effort to reassert a lead role in the normalisation process.

At least 22 people have died and 14 more are missing after heavy rain caused flooding and landslides in South Korea, officials said Saturday, with thousands more ordered to evacuate their homes.

With its extremely high levels of caffeine, a hip new soft drink is raising fears in the United States that it might be dangerous for children, who have been snapping up the beverage since it was launched by famous YouTube personalities.

In the western German village of Lohne, where the only grocery store closed its doors earlier this year, residents now do their food shopping on board a red-and-green supermarket bus that rolls into the main square once a week.

China's economic growth is expected to have surged in the second quarter, an AFP survey has forecast, but analysts say Monday's figures will be misleadingly inflated given the low base of comparison with pandemic-wracked 2022.

Honking horns, simmering heat, a smattering of stars, and a lot of anger at Disney boss Bob Iger.

The Ocean Viking should have been on the water Friday, searching for migrants needing rescue in the Mediterranean.

Belarus said Friday that instructors from the Russian mercenary force Wagner were training its troops, following weeks of uncertainty about the future of the group after its failed mutiny in Russia.

A sizable quantity of research has been done on the topic of the growth of the industry from a range of perspectives. Many individuals have succeeded in the cryptocurrency sector and left a lasting legacy. Notably, men have undoubtedly made pioneering contributions to the crypto field; however, some women, sometimes referred to as "crypto queens," have also been crucial to its advancement.

Results of large US banks released Friday underscored the boon from higher interest rates, as executives described the world's biggest economy as "resilient" but facing risks.

Russian lawmakers in the lower house of parliament on Friday voted overwhelmingly in favour of new legislation that would make gender reassignment illegal, further cementing an ultra-conservative, anti-Western drive in society.

Indonesia is fast-becoming a star in Southeast Asia's digital economy, and while its local digital stars are making a name in the global stage, issues such as accessibility and inclusivity may be holding the country's flight back.

Interest rate hikes are forcing mobile operators to scale back investment in 5G networks, with equipment manufacturer Ericsson reporting Friday a rare net quarterly loss and Nokia lowering its outlook.

To achieve that transportation transition, we'll need minerals — and lots of them. And to provide those minerals, we'll need to diversify and expand global critical mineral supply chains with all speed.

Top diplomats from the United States, China and Russia attend a security meeting on Friday with Southeast Asian foreign ministers, with the spotlight on the disputed South China Sea, the Ukraine war and North Korea's missiles.