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US stocks wobble as traders weigh future Fed cuts

Son hits 50th South Korea goal in win, Australia-Saudi stalemate

BHP, Vale cleared by Brazil court over 2015 dam disaster

Satirical US outlet The Onion buys conspiracy site Infowars

Scotland must emulate Croatia's 'conveyor belt of talent': Clarke

Legal migration to OECD reaches new record in 2023

Robinson edges Benazzi to succeed Beaumont as head of World Rugby

India's capital shuts all primary schools due to smog

Central bank independence 'fundamental' for good policy: Fed official

Fritz beats De Minaur to eye ATP Finals last four, Sinner through

Doris expecting a 'proper test' against Argentina

Pant puts best foot forward to give India hope

Rishabh Pant made a hard-hit 85 to spearhead India's bid to square the series in the second one-day international against South Africa at Boland Park in Paarl on Friday.

Anisimova soaking up the moment after Osaka upset

Unseeded American Amanda Anisimova said she was just "soaking in the moment" after stunning defending Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka in the third round on Friday.

Ghana probes massive blast after 13 killed

Ghana's government on Friday said it was investigating a massive blast involving a truck transporting mining explosives that killed at least 13 people and wounded dozens more.

Osaka says 'I'm not God' after stunning early Melbourne exit

A philosophical Naomi Osaka said Friday she "is not God" and cannot always win after the defending champion was knocked out of the Australian Open in the third round by unseeded Amanda Anisimova.

From nightmares to PTSD: Covid stokes UK health care staff crisis

Long shifts working in intensive care and the risk of catching Covid and passing it on to his wife and children left Joan Pons Laplana exhausted.

Zverev wants more after blasting into Australian Open last 16

World number three Alexander Zverev said Friday that he needs to play even better if he wants to go far at the Australian Open, as the German chases a maiden major crown.

Dubouloz joins mountain greats with solo climb of Grandes Jorasses

After six days and five nights fighting against the freezing wind, being "glued to the ice", barely sleeping, hardly eating, Charles Dubouloz is still on a high.

'Bat Out of Hell' singer Meat Loaf dead at 74

US singer and actor Meat Loaf, famous for his "Bat Out of Hell" rock anthem, has died aged 74, according to a statement on Friday.

Barty powers into clash with giant-killer Anisimova

Clinical top seed Ashleigh Barty kept her unblemished record this year intact with a straight-sets demolition Friday of Camila Giorgi to set up a fourth-round clash with American giant-killer Amanda Anisimova.

Meat Loaf: the 'Bat Out of Hell'

Hard-living and hard-rocking, the US singer known as Meat Loaf whose death was announced on Friday, took music into wild and operatic places to become one of the biggest-selling artists of all time.

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