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Toyota arm Hino makes deal to settle emission fraud case

Fire-wrecked Los Angeles gets a break as winds drop

Superb Swiatek races into third round at Australian Open

Herbicide under US scrutiny over potential Parkinson's link

Noisy racket on Australian Open 'party court' forces match move

AFP strikes deal for France's Mistral AI to use news articles

'Sensational' Arsenal back in title race: Arteta

Survivors count the mental cost of Los Angeles fires

Arsenal reignite Premier League title charge as Isak stars again

Postecoglou slams 'nowhere near good enough' Spurs after Arsenal defeat

Moyes 'under no illusions' after defeat on Everton return

Flight data shows China Eastern jet deliberately crashed: report

US investigators believe someone on board deliberately crashed a China Eastern flight in March, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, in what was China's deadliest air disaster in decades.

Stronger Tiger says he can win PGA if he can walk the walk

Tiger Woods, continuing his comeback 15 months after suffering severe leg injuries, says he can win this week's PGA Championship if he can take the strain of walking 72 holes.

Retail data shows US consumer resilience as costs hit Walmart

Walmart reported a drop in profits Tuesday as higher operating costs dented its bottom line, while April data showed another increase in US consumer spending in spite of rising prices.

Tennis world No.2 Medvedev loses on post-operation return

World number two Daniil Medvedev lost at the Geneva Open on Tuesday in his first match after a hernia operation, leaving him short of practice ahead of next week's French Open.

History-making Girmay injured as champagne cork mars Giro win

Biniam Girmay claimed stage 10 of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday to create history as the first Black African to win on any of the three grand tours but his celebrations were cut short by a champagne cork.

Zelensky appeal beamed in to Cannes as festival rolls out red carpet

A parade of Oscar winners on Tuesday kicked off the 75th Cannes Film Festival, devoting special attention to the war in Ukraine as it returned to high-wattage form after the lifting of Covid rules.

Covid cut 2020 US wedding numbers to lowest since 1963

The Covid-19 pandemic took a toll on weddings in the United States, with only some 1.6 million marriages occurring in 2020 -- the lowest number since 1963, figures show.

Guitar that broke up Oasis sells for $390,000

Noel Gallagher's Gibson guitar, which was broken in 2009 at the same time as the British group Oasis imploded, sold for 385,500 euros at an auction in Paris on Tuesday.

Tiger, Spieth and McIlroy will play together at PGA Championship

Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy were grouped together for the opening two rounds of the PGA Championship, the PGA of America announced Tuesday.

Biden attacks white supremacist 'poison' after racist shooting

President Joe Biden on Tuesday called out what he branded the "poison" of white supremacist ideology behind a deadly mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, and said that racism is being stoked for political gain.

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