The US Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge came in slightly lower than expected in January, registering 2.8 percent growth over a year ago, according to data released Friday ahead of ...

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Two-thirds of Americans recently polled are “slumber”stitious, or believe that there’s a right way and a wrong way to get the perfect night’s sleep, according to new research. A survey ...

The US economy grew at a significantly slower pace than initially estimated for the final months of 2025, government data showed Friday, a major downgrade that comes as fallout from ...

EU nations on Friday backed a ban on AI systems generating sexualised deepfakes, after an outcry over such images produced by ...

An Iranian drone has killed a French soldier in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, his commanding officer said on Friday, after President Emmanuel Macron confirmed the first French military death in ...

Virtual reality could reduce anxiety for patients before medical procedures, suggests a new study, ...

Moscow on Friday urged the United States to lift more sanctions on its oil exports to stabilise the global energy markets, ...

Fresh strikes rocked Iran and several Gulf countries Friday, as Israel and the Islamic republic unleashed a new wave of attacks in a war that has ignited the Middle East ...

Afghan authorities said on Friday that Pakistan attacks on Kabul and border provinces killed four people in the capital and two in the east, the latest deadly clashes in the ...

Oil prices held gains above $100 Friday and most equity markets dropped after Iran's leader called for the blocking of the crucial Strait of Hormuz and the opening up of ...

Heels click on cracked paving stones as fantastically long-limbed men and women practice moves they hope will whisk them away ...