Rachael "Raygun" Gunn's Olympic breakdancing performance made her known worldwide for the wrong reasons, but some of Asia's best "B-girls" gave the Australian their full support on Friday, saying: "She made breaking famous."
Most Asian stocks dropped Friday as investors grow increasingly concerned about surging oil prices and bond yields, while key jobs data later in the day will be pored over for an idea about the Federal Reserve's next interest rate move.
Taiwan boxer Lin Yu-ting won a "monumental" Asian Games gold on Friday and said she was "grateful for making it through" after considering quitting following a major gender row at the Paris Olympics.
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Nature
World powers are flying delegates to the Pacific to haggle over the fight against global warming, and to see the plight of island nations surrounded by a rising ocean.
October 02, 2026
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Arab Israeli candidate drops out of election race
Politics
October 02, 2026
EU nations will meet Friday, aiming to develop a unified response to soaring diesel prices, a day after the US called on its European allies to release strategic reserves "immediately" to stem the crisis.
October 02, 2026
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Dario Amodei says he is not part of it. But the Anthropic chief's personal and professional circle is entwined with Effective Altruism (EA), a philanthropic movement that has become one of the most contested ideas in Washington and Silicon Valley.
October 02, 2026
The surge in artificial intelligence and the heated debate around its risks have made Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei the most visible tech leader -- though the 43-year-old remains an enigma.
October 02, 2026
Japanese judo officials said they had never seen anything like it after eventual champion Rin Maeda appeared to be bitten by her Chinese opponent at the Asian Games.
October 02, 2026
Economy
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI said Thursday that it has fired three researchers for allegedly mishandling "sensitive information" and violating company policies, including work that involved an external organization that evaluates artificial intelligence models.
October 02, 2026
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Four new crew members for the International Space Station docked Thursday at the orbiting laboratory where they will stay for approximately six months.
SOLANA BEACH, CA / ACCESS Newswire / October 2, 2026 / American Wave Machines, Inc. (AWM), the surf technology company behind PerfectSwell® Surf Venues worldwide, announced the filing of a patent infringement lawsuit against WhiteWater West Industries, Ltd. (WhiteWater). The lawsuit concerns WhiteWater's Endless Surf wave system, currently being installed at a surf park under construction in Fellsmere, Florida, and was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Session to debut the first official XRP Seoul commemorative token, powered by ADIO® tone-to-token technology, and demonstrate unified valuation, credentialing, and verified metadata for real-world assets
Nike plans to cut an undetermined number of jobs and establish a new campus in India as it seeks to accelerate a turnaround following another downcast quarter.
October 01, 2026
Sports
Portugal shrugged off the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo and turned on the style to win 4-2 in Denmark in the UEFA Nations League on Thursday, while Germany beat Serbia 2-0 to give Jurgen Klopp his first win as coach.
October 01, 2026
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The Nations League football match between Ireland and Austria in Dublin on Thursday was twice briefly interrupted by demonstrations in support of Palestine.
Victor Wembanyama said Thursday he won't be joining the raft of superstars endorsing sports betting outfits, calling it "very sad to see some players promoting it."
A judge on Thursday denied an acquittal request by an American mother accused of murdering her three children, a court filing showed, weeks after a jury failed to reach a verdict in the high-profile case.
Manchester City were saved by the rules as they drew 1-1 at home to Real Madrid in the Women's Champions League on Thursday.
October 01, 2026
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- Steelers ship disgruntled defender Porter to Cowboys
- G20 trade ministers fail to see consensus against overproduction
- Klopp gets first win as Germany boss