Net profit at premium carmaker BMW fell over a third in the second quarter, the firm said Thursday as it prepares to cut almost 10 percent of its German workforce.
British energy giant Shell said Thursday that its net profit tripled to $10.8 billion in the second quarter as the Middle East war sent oil prices soaring.
Eddie Howe is leaving his role as Newcastle manager after five years at St James' Park, the BBC and Sky reported on Thursday.
- Russian strikes kill 8 across Ukraine, including 6 from one family
- Japan quake toll hits 34 as survivors struggle in heat
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Firefighters in France on Thursday were hopeful a massive forest fire was no longer spreading, as Spain said there were "almost no flames" left after a similar blaze near Madrid.
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Japanese emergency workers battled Thursday to rescue any remaining survivors from a devastated shopping mall, as the death toll from a major earthquake hit 30 and thousands sweltered in punishing heat.
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Sachi Nishiyama spent two years in temporary housing after twin quakes devastated southwestern Japan in 2016. This week, after another deadly jolt, she slept in her car which offers air conditioning and privacy, but is "exhausting".
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Japanese emergency workers battled Thursday to rescue any remaining survivors from a devastated shopping mall, as the death toll from a major earthquake hit 28 and thousands sweltered in punishing heat.
July 30, 2026
Russian strikes killed at least eight people and wounded more than a dozen others across Ukraine, authorities said on Thursday, after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of Moscow launching another massive attack overnight.
July 30, 2026
Economy
Shares in Chinese data centre supplier Zhongji InnoLight tumbled more than nine percent in its Hong Kong debut on Thursday, after raising at least US$6.8 billion in the city's biggest IPO for seven years, driven by a demand for AI components.
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South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics posted on Thursday a massive 19-fold jump in second-quarter operating profit from last year, buoyed by frenzied demand for memory chips used in AI data centres.
A boom rang out over the city of Sevastopol on the Russian-annexed peninsula of Crimea.
Son Heung-min scored twice to lead the Major League Soccer All-Stars to a 4-3 win over their Liga MX counterparts on Wednesday in the MLS All-Star Game in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Football Australia on Thursday said they had asked for more details from FIFA on the proposal to sell a stake in the business operations of the World Cup so they can better understand the implications.
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Technology
Amina Helmi's passion for the Milky Way is clear as soon as one steps into her small office at the University of Groningen, in the north of the Netherlands.
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South Korean stocks enjoyed a much-needed rally Thursday after a two-day rout as chip giant Samsung reported an eye-watering profit surge thanks to AI-driven demand, though the rest of Asia was mixed and oil held steep gains on fresh Middle East worries.
A French teenager was fined in Singapore Thursday after pleading guilty to a public nuisance charge for a straw-licking stunt that landed him in hot water in the city state.
Australia coach Andrew McDonald says Ben Stokes has "a lot of good cricket left in him" and believes England's new Test coach should lure him of international retirement for the Ashes.
Shares in China's Zhongji InnoLight fell in the first few minutes of its Hong Kong debut Thursday, after raising at least US$6.8 billion in the city's biggest IPO since 2019.
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