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Saudi-owned Newcastle beat Qatari-owned Paris Saint-Germain in a Champions League match that said much about modern football. There is some opposition, but Newcastle as a club and city have welcomed the investment.

Key planks of Nigerian President Bola Tinubu's economic overhaul appear to be coming unstuck - prompting fears that the promises of an end to costly policies will not be realized.

Social media is full of misguided claims about lab-grown meat. Amid criticism about nutrition and sustainability, one such claim is that it's made from cancer cells. Spoiler alert: It's not. DW takes a closer look.

China's economic malaise is weighing heavily on east Asia as a whole, one of the world's key economic engines. But reforms in one sector could work wonders, the World Bank says.

The Netherlands has announced the closure of the Groningen gas field, where extraction has been blamed for earthquakes that have severely damaged homes and other nearby buildings. Also in this edition: the UK awards its top defence firm a £4 billion contract to build nuclear submarines, and Chinese craft brewers celebrate the lifting of tariffs on Australian barley.

The trial of the former cryptocurrency billionaire is set to kick off in New York City. Sam Bankman-Fried faces charges of fraud and conspiracy tied to the bankruptcy of his cryptocurrency exchange FTX.

Indian civil society is concerned about the government cracking down on think tanks in an attempt to stifle dissent and control the public narrative on controversial issues.

Thailand's new prime minister has indicated the government will more strictly regulate cannabis sales, and the country's dispensaries are concerned about the future.

Sam Bankman-Fried, also known by the initials SBF, has tumbled from crypto king to courtroom defendant. The trial of the founder of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange is due to start on Tuesday 3 October. The fraud charges against him - which he denies - stem from the November 2022 collapse of his now-bankrupt business.

Nigerian reform drive falters, threatening Africa's biggest economy

As part of the so-called AUKUS (Australia-UK-US) security pact, the partners will supply nuclear submarines to Australia beginning in the early 2030s in an attempt to counter growing Chinese military ambitions across the Indo-Pacific.