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Jill Biden announces $500 million for women's health research

Injured All Blacks centre Jordie Barrett out of Australia Test

'Lead the future': youth challenge world leaders at UN

Goosebumps and stars as Paris Fashion Week kicks off

Boeing boosts pay offer in effort to end strike

Global markets inch higher on hopes of further rate cuts

Amazon forest loses area the size of Germany and France, fueling fires

'Curious' Dupont eyes position change after claiming Top 14 award

Man Utd stadium regeneration could add £7.3bn to British economy

At COP16, Colombia seeks to lead by example on biodiversity

Dupont caps off Olympic gold season with Top 14 player award

Papua New Guinea prepares for rare papal visit

Over mountains, by air, and by sea, pilgrims flocked to Papua New Guinea's capital ahead of Pope Francis's arrival Friday on a landmark four-day visit.

Chiefs edge Ravens by a toe in stunning NFL season opener

Defending champion Kansas City edged Baltimore 27-20 in Thursday's 105th NFL season-opener after a video review denied the Ravens a touchdown on the game's final play.

Father charged along with son, 14, in US school shooting

A 14-year-old boy was charged with shooting four people dead at a US high school, while his father was charged with manslaughter, authorities said Thursday, after the country's latest outburst of gun violence.

Chinese football numb after 'disastrous' 7-0 Japan thrashing

Chinese football fans and media rounded on the national team on Friday after they suffered fresh humiliation in a 7-0 thrashing to rivals Japan in World Cup qualifying.

Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt opening of Toronto film fest

The Toronto film festival, the largest in North America, kicked off in earnest Thursday with Ben Stiller's family movie "Nutcrackers" as a handful of pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted the opening night screening.

Pope wraps up Indonesia leg of gruelling Asia-Pacific tour

Pope Francis left Indonesia for Papua New Guinea Friday on the second leg of an arduous 12-day tour of the Asia-Pacific, after delivering a message of religious unity in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation.

Multiple changes add intrigue to Springboks-All Blacks Test

South Africa and New Zealand square up in a Rugby Championship Test at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday with both teams having made multiple changes in their backlines.

Farrell, Tuilagi add English beef to start of Top 14 season

France's Top 14, with its seemingly bottomless resources, has always attracted the finest cuts of world rugby talent but the arrival of Owen Farrell, the epitome of English 'rosbif', at Racing 92 comes across as more substantial than most.

Gold medals give fleeting happiness, says Paralympic dressage great Wells

Sophie Wells is one of Britain's greatest equestrian Paralympians but she told AFP she is no longer as single-minded about winning gold as she once was, saying the euphoria "lasts only a few moments and then you are back to your normal life."

Comeback queen Pegula sets up US Open title clash with Sabalenka

Jessica Pegula scripted an astonishing comeback to defeat Karolina Muchova and reach her first Grand Slam final at the US Open on Thursday where she will take on big-hitting Aryna Sabalenka for the title.

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Pegula in thrilling comeback to set-up US Open final with Sabalenka