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Oil falls, stocks waver as investors eye US-Iran talks

Valgren wins Giro 17th stage, Vingegaard stays in pink

Germany urge players to avoid political statements at World Cup

'Trump' buffalo spared sacrifice, sent to Bangladesh zoo

Sweden rejects proposals for fossil fuel phase-out

Depay in Netherlands World Cup squad, Frimpong misses out

Amorim axe costs Manchester United £16.7 million

First 300 Ghanaians leave S.Africa after xenophobic tensions

Nepal's record-breaking Everest season nears end

Value of chip giant SK hynix joins Micron to top $1 tn

Europe heatwave 'brutal reminder' of climate change: UN

French lawmakers back Macron choice to run Bank of France

French lawmakers on Wednesday narrowly approved President Emmanuel Macron's former chief of staff to govern the central bank, with Emmanuel Moulin winning just enough votes to secure the job.

Borthwick to monitor Lawes as England great targets Test recall

England coach Steve Borthwick will closely watch Courtney Lawes's form in next season's Prem Rugby competition as the veteran forward bids to make an international comeback.

Rubio offers Cubans 'new path' in special video address

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered Cubans a "new path" in a special video address Wednesday hours before Washington was expected to criminally indict the island's former leader Raul Castro.

UK inflation drops ahead of expected war-fuelled jump

Britain's annual inflation rate fell more than expected in April, largely due to a drop in energy prices in the months before the Middle East war, official data showed Wednesday.

North Korean women win rare match in South to reach final

North Korea's first sports team to visit the South in eight years reached the Asian Women's Champions League final on Wednesday as Naegohyang Women's FC beat Suwon FC Women 2-1.

Gough says McCullum 'very lucky' to keep England job after Ashes debacle

Former England fast bowler Darren Gough believes England coach Brendon McCullum was "very lucky" to remain in post after England's Ashes flop as he expressed his "hurt" at being overlooked for the role of national selector.

Worried and under-equipped, Ebola-hit east DR Congo awaits medical aid

At the hospital in Rwampara, one of the epicentres of a deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a simple plastic strip marked off the isolation centre for patients, yet to be built.

Lithuanians briefly head to bunkers over drone alert

Residents of Lithuania's capital city Vilnius on Wednesday briefly fled to underground shelters as transport ground to a halt after the defence ministry sent a drone alert to mobile phones.

Alibaba unveils new AI chip as Nvidia access remains stalled

Tech giant Alibaba released on Wednesday a new artificial intelligence chip it said performed three times as well as its predecessor, showcasing growing domestic chipmaker prowess as US titan Nvidia struggles for access to China.

Oil retreats, stocks rise on cautious Mideast war hopes

Oil prices slid and European stock markets advanced Wednesday after a South Korean tanker passed through the Strait of Hormuz, easing concerns about the apparent impasse between the US and Iran on ending the war in the Middle East.

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