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UN inspectors' team heads to Ukraine nuclear plant despite heavy shelling

A group of inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency, led by its director Rafael Grossi, set off for the Russia-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Trumpism threatens democracy: Joe Biden to sound alarm in prime-time speech

President Joe Biden will sound an alarm Thursday night about what he views as extremist threats to American democracy from the restive forces of Trumpism

UK's outgoing PM Johnson pledges millions to fund new nuclear plant

Britain's outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged 700 million pounds ($810 million) of govt funding for a planned new nuclear power plant as part of a drive to improve the UK's energy security

US: Ford recalls SUVs for their heating and cooling fans can catch fire

Ford is recalling nearly 200,000 large SUVs in the US because the heating and cooling fan motors can fail and catch fire.

Will September bring more gains than losses for Wall Street?

Welcome to the worst month of the year for Wall Street. Since 1950, September has brought an average loss of 0.5 per cent for the S and P 500. That's 10 times worse than the next-worst month, February

Brazil Amazon fires hits 5-year high in August amid surge in deforestation

More fires burned in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest this August than in any month in nearly five years, thanks to a surge in illegal deforestation

China rejects UN report on Uyghur human rights violations in Xinjiang

Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International called on the U.N. and governments to set up an independent investigation into the human rights abuses

Putin pays tribute to Gorbachev but won't attend his funeral: Kremlin

Kremlin said that prior to departing for a working trip to Russia's westernmost Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad, Putin visited a Moscow hospital where Gorbachev's body is kept before Saturday's funeral

Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal faces more UK scrutiny amid concerns

Microsoft's plan to buy video game company Activision Blizzard faced a potential setback on Thursday after British regulators said their antitrust inquiry needed to take a closer look at the deal

Lufthansa cancels many flights from Munich, Frankfurt due to pilots strike

German carrier Lufthansa says it is cancelling almost all passenger and cargo flights on Friday from its two biggest hubs, Frankfurt and Munich, due to planned strike action by pilots

Global shares track Wall Street slide on higher rate hike expectations

Global shares were lower on Thursday, tracking a broad slide on Wall Street, as investors braced for higher interest rates and inflation worries for some time

China demands US to repeal tech export curbs after Nvidia warning

The Chinese government called on Washington to repeal its technology export curbs after chip designer Nvidia Corp. said a new product might be delayed and some work might be moved out of China

China, Russia hold key to North Korea's denuclearisation: South Korea

China and Russia already vetoed a US-led attempt to slap fresh sanctions on North Korea over its missile tests this year

Malaysia's former first lady Rosmah Mansor guilty, week after Najib jailed

Before the verdict, the court heard Rosmah's application to disqualify the judge after the alleged guilty judgment leaked online

Serena Williams beats No. 2 seed Kontaveit at US Open to reach 3rd round

Serena Williams can call it evolving or retiring or whatever she wants. And she can be coy about whether or not this U.S. Open will actually mark the end of her playing days

World No. 3 Maria Sakkari, 2021 finalist Leylah Fernandez ousted at US Open

The last two women's champions were already out of the U.S. Open and now the 2021 runner-up and another semifinalist are gone

Copa Libertadores final set to be all-Brazil for 3rd year in a row

Since Argentina's River Plate won the Copa Libertadores in 2018, only Brazilian teams have captured the most prestigious club tournament in South America

Messi sets up 2 goals as leader PSG wins 3-0; Lens, Marseille win

PSG's MNM attack of Messi-Neymar-Mbapp has combined for 15 of PSG's 21 goals in five games. It would have been more but Dup made nine saves

Haaland taking English soccer by storm with back-to-back hat tricks

City was banking on Haaland being the heir to long-time striker Sergio Aguero and it's already looking as if that is the case

Israel carries out missile strikes on Syria's Aleppo international airport

Israel has acknowledged that it targets bases of Iran-allied militant groups, such as Lebanon's Hezbollah, which has sent thousands of fighters to support Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces