Man in giant pumpkin paddles 38 miles to set world record

France's electricity company EDF has posted a record single-year loss of €17.9 billion. Major repairs to the country's nuclear plants, plus Russia's invasion of Ukraine combined to create the disastrous figures.

Saudi Arabia's national oil producer Aramco achieved "record" profits totaling $161.1 billion, a nearly 50% increase. The firm saw prices skyrocket after Russia invaded Ukraine, leading to soaring global energy prices.

The alcohol sector is lobbying against potential tax hikes in Vietnam, while the government's ear is being bent. But at what cost to public health?

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission charged the world's biggest crypto exchange and its CEO Changpeng Zhao with "willful evasion" of US law. Zhao has rejected the allegations against him.

UFC and WWE are joining together to form a mega sports entertainment brand worth over $21 billion. Endeavour, the owner of the UFC brand, will hold a controlling share.

British American Tobacco is being hit with a historic penalty for violating US sanctions on North Korea. US officials said the company was aware it was breaking the rules.

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Hilda Baci, the Nigerian chef, who recently became an internet sensation by breaking a Guinness World Record after cooking for 100 hours, is under the spotlight again. A video of her and another Nigerian socialite trying out dogmeat, a delicacy in Nigeria, has stirred a lot of controversy. Dog lovers want the Guinness World Record Foundation to deny her the record. But is that justifiable?

The papers continue to headline on the Greek migrant drowning disaster as many dailies point the finger at Europe's indifference to the crisis. Also: Boris Johnson is lambasted in the British papers after a parliamentary committee report just about calls him a liar. In France, doctors hail results from the world's first successful brain surgery in-utero. Finally, a new Rubik's Cube world record is set in 3.13 seconds!

In the Spanish countryside, farmland is being turned into space for solar panels and wind farms. Spain's government wants to produce at least 74 percent of its electricity from renewable energy by 2030, an increase of 16 percent in five years. To meet those targets, the country is opting for giant solar farms, particularly in the southern Andalusia region. That's angering farmers – some of whom are having their land expropriated – and even some ecologists. Our correspondents report.

Media reports say that Saudi side Al Hilal have made a world record bid for PSG striker Kylian Mbappe.

A giant, glowing X marks the San Francisco spot where Elon Musk says he plans to keep his company, the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter. But city officials and some residents are unhappy with the display.