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Stokes backs Brook '100 percent' to succeed him as England Test captain
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Sinner survives scare to reach Wimbledon second round
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Ebola outbreak in DR Congo spreads to fourth province
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French parliament adopts bill to regulate fast fashion
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Bolivia removes 15-year dollar peg in bid to revive economy
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Supreme Court boosts Trump's power to fire officials, but protects Fed
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Russia jails veteran who threatened Putin with mutiny
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Five shot dead at German youth welfare site, two suspects arrested
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Burnham pledges radical devolution of UK govt if PM
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Polish businesses press Warsaw, Kyiv to end political rift
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Tour de France 'ready to adapt' amid extreme heatwave
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Hovland beats Scheffler in playoff for PGA Travelers title
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New Zealand thrash England for series win as Stokes bows out
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Man City hire Maresca to start new era after Guardiola
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Trump says Iran meeting to take place in Qatar
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Pegula slams Vondrousova's 'harsh' doping ban
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Spain raises 2026 growth forecast despite Mideast war turmoil
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Chavez-era housing complex in ruins after Venezuela quakes
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Kenya-US rare earths deal challenged in court over secrecy
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Sinner, Djokovic set to start Wimbledon title charge
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Santner strikes as New Zealand eye England series win
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Pakistan launches deadliest attack on Afghanistan in months
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Broos may change decision to quit as South Africa coach
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Strauss 'dumbfounded' by timing of Stokes's England exit
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French swim star Marchand suffers injury scare before Europeans
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Monza turn to Juric for return to Serie A
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France skipper Dupont to miss Nations Championship
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Springbok milestones loom for Willemse and Kolbe against England
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Catholic traditionalists risk schism in Church
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Tennis players end Wimbledon prize-money protest
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Europe's deadly heatwave scorches eastern flank, takes aim at Ukraine
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Pogacar rides with Del Toro and Yates in quest for fifth Tour de France
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PSG in talks with Leipzig to buy Ivory Coast star Diomande
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Australia to host Brazil double-header after World Cup
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Venezuela search teams scramble as hope fades of finding quake survivors
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Bondi Beach attack survivor tells of 'trauma' of online AI images
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South Korea to invest nearly $1.2 tn in chips, AI data centres
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Pakistan strikes on eastern Afghanistan kill dozens
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Russia rallies support for army with 'patriotic' tourist routes
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Cape Verde, Africa's outlier in LGBTQ tolerance
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Brazil, Germany eye World Cup last 16 as Netherlands face Morocco
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South Korea demands change after dismal World Cup exit
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Washington says US, Iran pausing strikes, talks to proceed
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Residents of a small town in western Mexico are celebrating the reintroduction into the wild of the tequila fish -- an endemic species saved from the brink of extinction.
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Paul Farmer, an American physician and medical anthropologist renowned for his innovative work in providing health care to poorer countries, died Monday at age 62, his Partners in Health group said.
Billionaire Icahn steps up campaign against McDonald's pig farm practices
Billionaire Carl Icahn has nominated two allies to the board of McDonald's, the company confirmed Sunday, part of the activist investor's campaign against pig-farming practices used in the fast-food giant's supply chains.
UK 'always' Prince Harry's home, security case hears
A lawyer for Prince Harry told a London court Friday that the UK "will always be his home", appealing a government refusal to provide the British royal with police protection even if he pays for it.
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When marine researchers started recording sounds in the seagrass meadows of the Mediterranean Sea they picked up a mysterious sound, like the croak of a frog, that resounded within the dense foliage -- and nowhere else.
Rescued condors spread wings in Chilean Andes
Pumalin and Liquine, two juvenile condors rescued from certain death, have been released back into the wild in a much-needed boost for a dwindling species emblematic of the Chilean Andes.
Hunt on for great white shark that killed Sydney swimmer
Sydney authorities on Thursday deployed baited lines to try to catch a giant great white shark that devoured an ocean swimmer, as beach communities in Australia's largest city were rocked by the first such attack in decades.
Prince Andrew's settlement 'worth £12 mn' as anger mounts in UK
Disgraced British royal Prince Andrew faced a call Wednesday to "live out his retirement in ignominy" after reportedly settling a sexual assault lawsuit for a whopping £12 million ($16.3 million, 14.3 million euros).
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Prince Andrew has settled a sexual assault lawsuit brought against him by Virginia Giuffre, agreeing to make an unspecified donation to her charity established in support of sex trafficking victims.
Teen follows sister's tailwinds in global flight bid
A daredevil British-Belgian teenager is bidding to become the youngest person to fly solo around the world -- after his elder sister managed her own inspirational feat just weeks ago.
French stores bring back chitchat at the checkout
Every day at 9:00 am sharp, 72-year-old Gisele shows up at her local hypermarket in western France to "cheat loneliness".
Hundreds wed at Valentine's Day ceremony in Mexico
With tears in their eyes and smiles beneath their face masks, more than 660 couples tied the knot Monday at a Valentine's Day mass wedding in Mexico.
Oscars adds 'fan favorite' prize voted by Twitter
Next month's Oscars will include a new "fan favorite" prize for the year's most popular film as voted for by Twitter users, organizers said Monday seeking to lure viewers back to a ceremony that has seen audiences plummet.
Prince Harry: The troubled playboy grows up
Prince Harry, whose engagement to US actress Meghan Markle was announced on Monday, has been transformed in recent years from an angry young man into one of the British royal family's greatest assets.
Camilla tests positive, days after Prince Charles
Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, has tested positive for coronavirus a few days after her husband Prince Charles, their office in London said Monday.
Kanye West documentary-maker 'disappointed' by Netflix editing row
The director of Netflix's new Kanye West documentary was left disappointed -- though not surprised -- by the controversial rapper's last-minute demand to recut a movie decades in the making, he told AFP.
Cate Blanchett defends cinema as serials thrive
Double Oscar winner Cate Blanchett on Saturday made a passionate defence of cinema in the face of competition from the serial format ahead of Saturday's Goya Awards, Spain's equivalent of the Oscars.
Hollywood feelgood factor lives on for Wrexham football fans
"It's put us on the map," says Richard Williams as he reflects on an eventful year since Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney made a small Welsh town international news by buying Wrexham football club.
US court reinstates gray wolf endangered species protections
A US court has struck down a Trump-era decision to remove federal protections for gray wolves across much of the country, in a move hailed by conservationists who said the listing was vital for the species' recovery.
Iranians get behind wheel to mark Islamic revolution
Thousands of Iranians drove through Tehran on Friday to mark the 43rd anniversary of the country's Islamic Revolution, staying in vehicles rather than marching on foot amid Covid restrictions.
Prince Charles tests positive for Covid for second time
Prince Charles, the eldest son and heir to Queen Elizabeth II, is isolating after testing positive for coronavirus for the second time, his office said on Thursday.
Arthouse favourite Andre Wilms dies aged 74
French actor Andre Wilms, who appeared in a string of arthouse hits by cult Finnish film director Aki Kaurismaki, has died at the age of 74.
Swiss region votes on giving primates fundamental rights
A northern Swiss region will vote Sunday on whether non-human primates should enjoy some of the same basic fundamental rights as their human cousins.
Animal testing put to the test in Swiss vote
Switzerland goes to the polls Sunday to decide whether animal and human testing should be banned -- a proposal that has triggered an outcry in a country heavily reliant on big pharma.
Croatia one-euro coin withdrawn over plagiarism controversy
Croatia's national bank on Tuesday announced a new tender for the country's one-euro coin design after a plagiarism scandal led to the withdrawal of an earlier submission.
Oscar nominations: Five key takeaways
Nominations for the 94th Oscars were unveiled Tuesday, and "The Power of the Dog" led the pack with a dozen nods.
Neil Young urges Spotify employees to quit
Neil Young is urging Spotify employees to quit their jobs at the company he's accused of spreading disinformation, urging them to leave before "it eats up your soul."
'The Power of the Dog' leads Oscar nominations with 12
Jane Campion's gothic Western "The Power of the Dog" led the Oscars nominations Tuesday, fending off a crowded field of movies from a year in which Covid-weary audiences slowly headed back into movie theaters.
Mummified body of Italian woman found two years after death
Italian police have discovered the mummified remains of a 70-year-old woman sitting at a table more than two years after she died, prompting calls for better elder care in the country.