Britain begin Paralympic wheelchair rugby title defence with win
Aaron Phipps scored 25 tries as Great Britain started the defence of their Paralympics wheelchair rugby title with a statement 58-55 opening victory over world champions Australia on Thursday in Paris.
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Smith -- from shunning homework to boccia Paralympic gold
David Smith only took up boccia because it got him out of doing homework, he told AFP as the Paralympic sports programme began on Thursday, but along the way he absorbed the lessons of defeats to come into the competition in Paris as the two-time defending champion.
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European, Asian stocks diverge after Nvidia earnings results
Asian stock markets wavered but Europe advanced on Thursday, with Frankfurt hitting a new record, as investors digested earnings results by US chip titan Nvidia.
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Oscar-winner blasts Trump's 'mean' handling of migrant children
Film legend Errol Morris said the separation of thousands of migrant children from their parents by Donald Trump's US administration was "inhumane and cruel" as his new documentary about the policy premiered at the Venice Film Festival Thursday.
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France's Macron hosts Starmer as UK seeks to reset Europe ties
UK premier Keir Starmer was welcomed warmly Thursday in Paris by French leader Emmanuel Macron, as the new centre-left British government seeks to relaunch post-Brexit ties with Europe.
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Philippines says US offered to escort supply ships in disputed sea
The United States has offered to escort Manila's resupply missions to outposts in the disputed South China Sea, the Philippine military chief said Thursday, following Beijing's intensifying efforts to block them.
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Coastal cities alarmingly slow to adapt to climate change: study
Coastal cities are not doing enough to adapt to climate change, taking too long and implementing insufficient measures, according to a major study published this week.
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Chinese tech giant Huawei posts 34.3% rise in first-half sales
Chinese tech giant Huawei said Thursday that sales surged in the first half of the year, even as it struggles under the weight of sanctions that have deprived it of technology from the United States.
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Biden 'looking forward' to talks with Xi in coming weeks: Sullivan
US President Joe Biden is looking forward to talks with Xi Jinping in the "coming weeks", top White House aide Jake Sullivan told the Chinese leader Thursday as they met for rare talks in Beijing.
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Salah out to 'enjoy' final year of Liverpool contract
Mohamed Salah said he is not focused on his future beyond this season, with less than a year to run on his contract at Liverpool.
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