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2 Feb
A court ordered the liquidation after the company failed to reach a restructuring deal with creditors. Evergrande's troubles erupted after Chinese regulators clamped down on excessive borrowing in the real estate sector.
2 Feb
An anti-migration convoy is currently taking place in the US. This convoy that will last up to February 3, will split up for rallies in three border hot spots located in Texas, Arizona and California.
2 Feb
A Pakistani court has sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to 14 years in prison on corruption charges. The decision comes a day after Khan himself was handed a separate prison sentence.
2 Feb
The police said Ethan had climbed in "in pursuit of the ultimate prize," but then couldn't get back out. Family members instructed Ethan to move to the far corner of the machine and cover his eyes while officers broke the glass to free the adventurous youngster, who appeared calm during the ordeal.
2 Feb
The European Union has overcome Orban's resistance to a €50 billion aid package for Ukraine. On Thursday, the bloc unanimously came to an agreement. Now, both sides are celebrating the deal as a political victory.
2 Feb
Argentines have taken to the streets in the capital, Buenos Aires, over controversial economic reforms announced by the country's new President Javier Milei.
2 Feb
Measles is still one of the most contagious, potentially fatal diseases, but measles is preventable with vaccination programs. What you need to know.
1 Feb
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected the two-state solution that Germany backs. Accusations against the UN's relief agency for Palestinian refugees are complicating matters even further for Berlin.
1 Feb
Earlier this month, Israel was also accused of attempting to create a “buffer zone” between itself and Gaza, after satellite imagery showed that it had demolished hundreds of buildings within the besieged enclave that sit within 1km (0.6 miles) of the border.
1 Feb
The destruction of homes during Syria's civil war is used to punish displaced locals and prevent them from return. Calls to classify this sort of destruction as a war crime are growing.
1 Feb
Critically injured Palestinians and foreign passport holders have been allowed to leave Gaza for the first time. Officials say several hundred have entered Egypt through the Rafah border crossing. They are the first to benefit from an agreement brokered by Qatar.
1 Feb
Working four days a week for a full salary is an attractive idea. Could it offer companies and workers more flexibility? Some countries have had it for a while — now it's being tested in Germany.

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5 hours ago
English football player Georgia Stanway has found form with Bayern Munich and is on the verge of making club history.
6 hours ago
FRANCE 24's culture editor Eve Jackson tells us about the life and work of US writer Paul Auster, who has died aged 77. Best known for "The New York Trilogy" mystery novels, Auster wrote more than 30 books that were translated into 40 languages. He had a particularly big following in France.
6 hours ago
In this Science segment, we look at the public health scandal surrounding a prescription drug called Androcur. First used in the 1980s to treat acne, hair loss or hirsutism (excessive body hair), it was later prescribed as a contraceptive pill.
7 hours ago
The ongoing war in Gaza has prompted debates in Malaysia and elsewhere in Southeast Asia over what is seen there as the West's moral decline for not having more forcefully condemned Israeli actions.
7 hours ago
Viral videos on social media claim to show US President Joe Biden either "shaking hands with a ghost" or with "thin air". Sources also report that former president Donald Trump has been flatulent and sleepy in the courtroom during his New York trial. We review these viral claims in this edition of Truth or Fake.
9 hours ago
Taiwan's Defense Ministry said on Friday that a number of Chinese military planes crossed the median line in the Taiwan Strait.