Thailand's caretaker premier Anutin Charnvirakul was preparing for coalition talks Monday after his conservative Bhumjaithai Party surged to a stunning election victory on a wave of nationalism.
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel peace laureate Maria Corina Machado said on Monday that armed men have kidnapped one of her close allies shortly after his release by authorities following the capture of the country's ousted leader Nicolas Maduro.
Patriots prodigy Drake Maye was left longing for a do-over after his first Super Bowl appearance ended in misery on Sunday.
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Japanese stocks soared to record highs Monday after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's election triumph, but experts warned that the country's first woman leader could struggle to keep both voters and markets happy.
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This groundbreaking discovery has revealed a systemic metabolic dysfunction that creates a toxic exosome cargo in ALS patients, which is carried to the CNS, where it binds to and damages neuronsVesalic is pioneering a novel therapeutic to intercept and neutralise these toxins, potentially slowing or halting progression of monogenic and sporadic forms of ALSIn addition, Vesalic has discovered a disease-specific alteration of the lipid composition in the membranes of exosomes circulating in the blood, and has developed a highly accurate biomarker-based technology to detect both monogenic and sporadic ALSBased on its novel biomarker discoveries, Vesalic is also applying its biomarker technology for other neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
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Chris Gotterup won the PGA Tour Phoenix Open on Sunday, topping Hideki Matsuyama with a birdie at the first playoff hole as the Japanese major-winner found the water just moments after surrendering the outright lead at the 72nd hole.
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A white supremacist who shot and killed 51 people at two New Zealand mosques in 2019 launched an appeal Monday seeking to overturn his conviction.
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Kawhi Leonard scored 41 points, grabbed eight rebounds and made four steals on Sunday to lead the Los Angeles Clippers in a lopsided 115-96 NBA victory at Minnesota.
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Lindsey Vonn needed surgery on her broken leg after she crashed out of the Winter Olympics downhill on Sunday to brutally end the American skiing great's improbable dream of a medal.
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Players and fans arrived Sunday for the biggest event in American sports as the New England Patriots face the Seattle Seahawks at the Super Bowl, where Bad Bunny will perform the half-time show in a tense political climate.
US President Donald Trump has said he will host Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the White House late this year, as the world's top two economies look to reset ties marred by a roiling trade war.
Kylian Mbappe scored his 23rd goal of the season in La Liga to help Real Madrid claim a battling 2-0 win at Valencia on Sunday and close the gap to leaders Barcelona to one point.
US star Ilia Malinin saw off a resurgent Japan with a pulsating routine to keep the Olympic team figure skating gold in American hands on Sunday.
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The death toll in a building collapse in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Sunday climbed to nine, a civil defence official said -- the second such incident in weeks.
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Alvaro Carreras and Kylian Mbappe's goals earned Real Madrid a battling 2-0 win at Valencia on Sunday to close the gap to La Liga leaders Barcelona to one point.
Federico Dimarco provided three assists as Inter Milan thumped Sassuolo 5-0 on Sunday to take their unbeaten Serie A run to 12 matches, while Pierre Kalulu scored deep into added-on time to rescue a 2-2 draw for Juventus against Lazio.
Ousmane Dembele struck twice as Paris Saint‑Germain blew away bitter rivals Marseille on Sunday, reclaiming top spot in Ligue 1 with a crushing 5-0 victory at the Parc des Princes.
Two opposition figures close to Venezuela's Nobel peace laureate Maria Corina Machado were freed from jail on Sunday, one month after authorities began releasing political prisoners following the ouster of leader Nicolas Maduro.
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- Hong Kong to sentence media mogul Jimmy Lai in national security trial
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- Centre-left candidate Seguro beats far-right to Portugal's presidency
- Vonn breaks leg as crashes out in brutal end to Olympic dream
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