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Court limits screenings of videos in France mass rape case

Gurbaz century takes Afghanistan to 311-4 in 2nd ODI

Central banks face 'difficult balancing act': IMF chief

McLaren's Norris sets Singapore pace as struggling Verstappen 15th

Guardiola tells players to lead change over workload fears

Paris Olympics sports equipment moves to new homes

'Happy' Kinghorn relishing life at Toulouse

Norris sets Singapore pace as Verstappen only 15th

Germany to bid to host women's Euro 2029

Portugal brings deadly forest fires under control

Postecoglou defends Solanke after slow start to Spurs career

Barty wary of 'exceptional' Keys, Collins ready for 'strong' Swiatek

Ashleigh Barty is wary of "exceptional athlete" Madison Keys but the resurgent American knows she will need more than supreme fitness to outsmart the top seed and make the Australian Open final.

Israeli film revisits alleged 1948 massacre of Palestinians

Israeli director Alon Schwarz concedes he might face a backlash over his documentary on an alleged 1948 massacre of Palestinians, but says the Jewish state's citizens need "to understand our history".

Swiatek proud of Slam fightback as she sets up Collins semi

Iga Swiatek said she was proud of how she battled from a set down to make her maiden Australian Open semi-final Wednesday, with a Grand Slam comeback "a new thing for me".

Istanbul's snowed-in airport stirs back to life

Europe's busiest airport in Istanbul was "gradually" resuming normal operations after a blizzard shut it down for a day, the head of Turkish Airlines said on Wednesday.

Chinese trauma doctors perfect ski skills for Olympics

Undeterred by the heavy medical bags on their backs, a group of Chinese doctors zipped down a steep ski slope, part of a crack medical team tasked with racing to any injured athletes during the Winter Olympics.

Terrific Tsitsipas demolishes Sinner to reach semi-finals

Stefanos Tsitsipas stormed into his third Australian Open semi-final with a blistering straight-sets victory over Jannik Sinner on Wednesday.

Japan can overcome injuries in World Cup qualifiers: Minamino

Japan can overcome losing half their defence to injury and take a big step towards World Cup qualification this week, their Liverpool forward Takumi Minamino said Wednesday.

The exiled sculptor of 'all that is no longer there' in Syria

A Syrian neighbourhood targeted by regime bombing lies in ruins, with bodies and broken toys poking out of the rubble; tall, grey buildings are reduced to crumbling, empty shells, their walls blown away or pockmarked by the blast.

Covid-hit Australian warship delivers disaster aid to Tonga

A coronavirus-hit Australian warship docked in Tonga on Wednesday, delivering desperately needed aid to the volcano-and-tsunami-struck nation under strict "no-contact" protocols.

Rio Tinto begins underground work at vast Mongolia copper mine: state media

Underground operations have finally begun at a copper mine in Mongolia, official media has reported, ending years of delays for Anglo-Australian giant Rio Tinto.

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