MEXC Ventures today announced its support for the expansion of Alpha Arena, a global esports-inspired live trading tournament, into the APAC region. As part of the partnership, MEXC Ventures will serve as the Main Sponsor of Alpha Arena S03, with TRIV serving as the Co-host.
Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye is in intensive care in hospital, his wife and medical sources said on Thursday.
Jack Grealish has hit back at claims that he was snubbed by Manchester City boss Enzo Maresca for the club's pre-season tour.
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Global stock markets diverged Thursday as traders tracked major earnings and central bank updates, while oil prices steadied after recent volatility caused by the Middle East war.
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Japanese emergency workers battled Thursday to find survivors from a wrecked shopping mall, as the death toll from a major earthquake two days earlier hit 34 and thousands sweltered in punishing 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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South Korean stocks extended their painful retreat Thursday as a promising start gave way to more blood-letting in the tech field, while the rest of Asia also struggled and oil rose further on fresh Middle East worries.
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India's Ajinkya Rahane announced his retirement from international cricket on Thursday, bringing the curtain down on a career highlighted by his leadership during a remarkable 2021 Test series victory in Australia.
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Politics
Beijing's embassy in New Zealand said it had raised an official complaint Thursday after top diplomat Winston Peters told a lawmaker of Chinese descent to "go back to your own country".
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Fiat and Jeep maker Stellantis said Thursday it had returned to profit in first quarter of 2026 after a dramatic loss in the same period last year.
India's West Bengal state will bring back eggs to free school meals after a backlash against a decision by its Hindu nationalist government to replace them with vegetarian alternatives, officials have said.
Sachi Nishiyama spent two years in temporary housing after twin quakes devastated southwestern Japan in 2016. This week, she slept in her car after a new, powerful tremor that killed at least 30 people.
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The tourist port in the Romanian town of Corabia, on the banks of the Danube river, is deserted except for a few pleasure boats stranded in the algae.
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Former South Korea football coach Hong Myung-bo told lawmakers Thursday that he took "full responsibility" for his team's failure to advance from their group at the World Cup.
Former South Korea football coach Hong Myung-bo told lawmakers Thursday that he took "full responsibility" for his team's failure to advance from their group at the World Cup.
Christopher Nolan's adaptation of "The Odyssey" has not only lured legions of fans to cinemas, but sparked huge interest in the UK in Homer's epic poem and other Greek and Roman mythology works.
The US military completed a "heavy wave of strikes" against Iran on Thursday in retaliation against Tehran targeting American bases in Jordan, as fighting intensified in the Middle East war after a nearly week-long pause.
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