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Nowhere in the developing world has done so well out of the past year

Australia reported its first mainland case of H5 bird flu, marking the spread of the deadly virus to every continent on the planet.

Trump envoy, Iranian minister head to Switzerland for talks Reuters

European monies paid for anti-immigrant posters during ‘Say No to EU’ tour

After Andy Burnham took a giant leap toward becoming the UK’s next prime minister, focus is turning to how the team he’s assembling could shape the country’s economic policies.

Morocco took a major step towards the World Cup knockout stage with a 1-0 victory over Scotland on Friday, thanks to an early strike from Ismael Saibari. The North Africans moved to four points in Group C, while Scotland remain in contention ahead of a decisive final match against Brazil.

Starbucks cuts jobs in London and Hong Kong amid global restructuring

French serial entrepreneur and open-source legend Jean-Baptiste Kempf has been building Kyber, an infrastructure layer to control remote devices in real time.

Australia confirms first case of H5 bird flu

In the second of a two-part series tracing new trends in illegal betting in Hong Kong amid excitement over the football World Cup, Connor Mycroft looks at the rise of prediction markets and the risks. Read part one here. When 25-year-old Jean Pierre* started betting on Polymarket last year, his reas