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Focus on creativity, with games, movies, music, sensors and IP, says Sony

Yoshida said the company is now emphasising the creative process itself instead of prized products of the past like the Walkman portable music player and Trinitron colour TVs

5 dead and at least 35 hurt as tornadoes ripped through Iowa, say officials

The Iowa Department of Public Safety said Wednesday it's believed that the number of people injured is likely higher

Nadal's last French Open? It should be similar to Serena's last US Open

Nadal missed nearly all of 2023 after hurting his hip during a loss at the Australian Open that January

French Open runner-up Dominic Thiem loses in qualifying final match

Thiem, who reached the final at Roland Garros in 2018 and 2019, announced earlier this month that he will retire at the end of the year

First aid from US pier in Gaza reaches starving Palestinians, says UN

Aid is flowing from the pier, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters Wednesday in response to questions about the troubled launch of aid deliveries from the maritime project

Nikki Haley to vote for Trump following disputes during Republican primary

Haley shuttered her own bid for the GOP nomination two months ago but did not immediately endorse Trump, having accused him of causing chaos and disregarding the importance of US alliances

Hunter Biden's tax trial set for September, gun trial still in June

S District Judge Mark C. Scarsi agreed during a hearing to push the case to September 5

Brazil's flooded south sees 2 deaths, experts warn of surge in fatalities

Health experts had previously forecast a surge in infectious diseases including leptospirosis and hepatitis B within a couple weeks of the floods, as sewage mixed into the floodwaters

Wealthy self-exiled Chinese bizman goes on trial in $1 bn fraud scheme

Guo Wengui, 57, once believed to be among the richest people in China, sat with his lawyers in Manhattan federal court as jury selection began for a trial projected to last seven weeks

Norway, Ireland and Spain recognise a Palestinian state in a historic move

Several European Union countries have in the past weeks indicated that they plan to make the recognition, arguing a two-state solution is essential for lasting peace in the region

AI to help Mastercard find compromised cards before criminals can use them

In its latest software update rolling out this week, Mastercard is integrating artificial intelligence into its fraud-prediction technology that it expects will be able to see patterns in stolen cards

Ex Republican presidential candidate Ramaswamy takes 7.7% stake in Buzzfeed

Shares of the company skyrocketed more than 50% before the market open on Wednesday

UK inflation falls to 2.3%, lowest in 3 years but still above BoE's target

The Office for National Statistics said inflation, as measured by the consumer prices index, fell to 2.3 per cent in the year to April, down from 3.2 per cent in March

Spain, Ireland, Norway to recognise a Palestinian state. Why it matters?

Some 140 of 190 represented in the UN countries have already recognised a Palestinian state

Iran's Khamenei presides over funeral for President Raisi and others

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei began the service at Tehran University, the caskets of the dead draped in Iranian flags with their pictures on them

From London to LA, Iranians overseas cheer & fear, after president's death

Inside Iran, authorities are keeping a tight lid on reaction to the crash that killed Raisi

S Africa polls: How Mandela's once revered ANC lost its way with scandals

South Africans will vote on May 29 in a national election that could be the biggest rejection yet of the ANC, which has governed one of Africa's most important countries

Russian attacks on Ukraine's power grid touch Kyiv with blackouts

Entire apartment blocks in the capital went dark. The city's military administration said at least 10 per cent of consumers were disconnected

Russia waging shadow war on West that needs collective response: Estonia PM

As the war in Ukraine turns in Russia's favour, defences are being bolstered in the front-line nations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, as well as in Finland and Poland

What is in-flight turbulence, when does it become dangerous? Find out here

Most incidents of planes hitting bumpy air are minor, however, and airlines have made steady improvements to reduce accident rates from turbulence over time