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Indian rupee hits fresh record low past 90 per dollar

Thunder beat Warriors to bag 13th straight win, Celtics down Knicks

Five-wicket Duffy puts New Zealand on top against West Indies

Sri Lanka counts cyclone cost as toll hits 465

Inglis to get nod for second Ashes Test as Cummins comeback rumours grow

Opium poppy farming hits 10-year high in war-torn Myanmar

Frustration in Indonesia as flood survivors await aid

Brown scores 42 as Celtics hold off Knicks

Malaysia says search for long-missing flight MH370 to resume

McIlroy wants more big trophies, Ryder Cups, starting in Australia

YouTube says Australia social media ban makes children 'less safe'

Chinese smart glasses firms eye overseas conquest

In China, AI glasses let the wearer pay in shops with just a glance at a QR code and a voice command, as a growing number of companies look to conquer both growing domestic and overseas markets.

New Zealand strike as West Indies lose brave Hope to be 120-5

New Zealand took three wickets in four overs, including the heroic Shai Hope, as the West Indies were 120-5 at tea, still 111 in arrears on day two of the first Test in Christchurch on Wednesday.

Stokes prefers media heat in Australia to 'miserable, cold' England

Defiant England captain Ben Stokes says he will not allow intense media attention stop him enjoying Australia, calling it preferable to being back home where it is "miserable, freezing cold and dark" at this time of year.

Italy's luxury brands shaken by sweatshop probes

A series of investigations into exploitative work conditions within fashion subcontractors has roiled Italy's luxury industry, with the government decrying attacks on "Made in Italy".

Women don fake mustaches in LinkedIn 'gender bias' fight

Flipping their gender setting to "male" and even posting photos with fake mustaches, a growing number of women on LinkedIn have posed a provocative challenge to what they allege is an algorithmic bias on the platform.

Doctor to be sentenced for supplying Matthew Perry with ketamine

A doctor who supplied "Friends" star Matthew Perry with ketamine in the months before he fatally overdosed, is to be sentenced in Los Angeles on Wednesday.

Football world braces for 2026 World Cup draw with Trump presiding

The draw for the 2026 World Cup -- the biggest edition of football's global showpiece ever held -- takes place in Washington on Friday with US President Donald Trump expected to feature prominently in proceedings.

Honduran ex-president leaves US prison after Trump pardons drug crimes

A former Honduran president convicted of helping to smuggle 400 tons of cocaine into the United States has left prison after being pardoned by President Donald Trump, his wife said Tuesday.

Chanderpaul, Hope see West Indies to 68-2 after New Zealand's 231

Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Shai Hope steadied the West Indies with an unbeaten half-century stand as tourists were 68-2 at lunch on day two of the first Test against New Zealand in Christchurch on Wednesday.

YouTube says children to be 'less safe' under Australia social media ban

Video streaming giant YouTube on Wednesday attacked Australia's looming social media ban for under-16s, denouncing the world-first laws as "rushed" and unrealistic.

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