Ukrainian qualifier Yastremska reaches Australian Open semis
Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska cruised past unseeded Czech Linda Noskova on Wednesday to become just the second women's qualifier in the Open Era to reach the semi-finals at the Australian Open.
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Asian markets mostly up, Hong Kong boosted by Alibaba rally
Most Asian markets rose Wednesday, with Hong Kong leading the pack for a second day following reports Alibaba's co-founders had bought huge stakes in the firm, a day after it emerged China was planning a blockbuster boost for the country's stuttering equities.
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Beltre, Mauer, Helton into baseball Hall of Fame
Adrian Beltre, Joe Mauer and Todd Helton were voted into baseball's Hall of Fame on Tuesday as drug-tainted, nine-time All-Star Gary Sheffield missed his final opportunity to enter the sport's pantheon.
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Iran's Raisi expected in Turkey for delayed Gaza talks
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was expected to fly to Turkey on Wednesday for twice-delayed talks aimed at ironing out past differences and trying to halt the spread of the Israel-Hamas war.
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Trump closes in on Biden rematch after New Hampshire win
Donald Trump won the key New Hampshire primary Tuesday, moving him ever closer to locking in the Republican presidential nomination and securing an extraordinary White House rematch with Joe Biden.
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Australia's Kyrgios concedes tennis career could be over
Australian showman Nick Kyrgios conceded Wednesday his tennis career could be over, but said: "I'm OK with that".
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Argentines down tools in first major challenge to budget-slashing Milei
Argentine President Javier Milei faces the first major challenge to his budget-slashing policies Wednesday as workers are expected to down tools in their thousands and take to the streets in protest.
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Pressure on Paris Games 'to kickstart new Olympic golden era'
The Paris Games has the chance to "kickstart a resurgence of the Olympic brand" following the last two Covid-affected editions and the doping-blighted 2014 Sochi Winter Games, former IOC marketing executive Terrence Burns has told AFP.
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Brazil town still feels trauma of mine dam collapse five years on
Nathalia de Oliveira, an intern at Brazilian mining giant Vale in the town of Brumadinho, was talking on the phone with her husband when she noticed a rush of birds overhead and felt the ground shake beneath her.
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Trump hopes for knock-out as polls close in New Hampshire
Polls closed Tuesday in the New Hampshire primary, with Donald Trump hoping to demolish his rival for the Republican presidential nomination and effectively begin an extraordinary battle for a second White House term.
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