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Chinese chess player sues to reclaim the title he lost for defecating in a hotel bathtub

A competitor in Chinese chess says he has sued the national association in China for mental distress after he was stripped of a title for drinking alcohol and defecating in the bathtub of his hotel room at a recent competition

6:05AM ( 3 months ago )

Russia approves 2 candidates for ballot against Putin in March election

Russia’s national elections commission on Friday registered the first two candidates who will compete with President Vladimir Putin in the March election that Putin is all but certain to win

5:58AM ( 3 months ago )

Live updates | A hostage held in Gaza dies in captivity, his southern Israeli community says

A man from the southern Israeli Kibbutz Nir Oz has died in captivity

5:41AM ( 3 months ago )

Live updates | 6 killed overnight in an apparent Israeli airstrike on a home in southern Gaza

At least six people have been killed in an apparent Israeli airstrike on a home in the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight

5:41AM ( 3 months ago )

Live updates | Heavy fighting continues as UN official says Gaza has become 'uninhabitable'

At least six people have been killed in an apparent Israeli airstrike on a home in the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight

5:41AM ( 3 months ago )

Europe's inflation is up after months of decline. It could mean a longer wait for interest rate cuts

Inflation is on the rebound in Europe

5:10AM ( 3 months ago )

Europe's inflation is up after months of decline. Could it delay interest rate cuts?

Inflation is on the rebound in Europe

5:10AM ( 3 months ago )

Stock market today: Global shares mostly slip, while oil prices advance

Global shares have retreated although export-related Tokyo stocks got a boost as the dollar strengthened against the Japanese yen

4:53AM ( 3 months ago )

Stock market today: Wall St. ticks lower ahead of jobs report; inflation in Europe back on the rise

Wall Street edged lower ahead of the release of the December jobs report, which is expected to show that the labor market remained sturdy in the final month of 2023

4:53AM ( 3 months ago )

Stock market today: Wall Street holds steady as yields rise following strong jobs data

Wall Street is holding relatively steady after a report showed a strong job market is still powering the economy, even if it may be a touch too strong

4:53AM ( 3 months ago )