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Last MotoGP race at Phillip Island cancelled due to weather in Marquez setback

Comeback kings Brewers down Rays to take 2-0 World Series lead

Sri Lanka seeks faster green energy shift after oil shocks

Sri Lankan turbine project fuels anger as fish hauls plunge

Riyadh airport resumes flights following Houthi attacks

No LeBron, no problem as Sixers roll on

'Call of Duty' North Korea invasion edition tops sales charts in South

Israel to close all land crossings with West Bank on election day

Musk accuses Ukraine of violating Starlink's terms of service

'Tech debt coming due': AI-found flaw signals chaos ahead

Fed expected to hold rates steady days ahead of US midterms

Stop-motion 'Wildwood' showcases 'human creativity' in AI age

More Lula, or back to the Bolsonaros? Brazil votes in cliffhanger

Fresh clashes rock France as protesters march on

Cheap electricity and jobs keep Serbia tied to coal

The Kolubara coal mine in Serbia never closes -- 24 hours a day, 365 days per year, excavators work around the clock gnawing away at the soil to extract the fossil fuel.

Seager sparks Texas title in second World Series MVP run

Corey Seager took his place among the legends of Major League Baseball by taking his second World Series Most Valuable Player award after sparking the Texas Rangers to the title.

Emotional Jabeur to donate prize money to Palestinians

An emotional Ons Jabeur said she would donate part of her WTA Finals prize money to Palestinians after avenging her Wimbledon final defeat to Marketa Vondrousova on Wednesday.

Israel renews Gaza camp strikes as UN warns of 'war crimes'

Israel hit Gaza's largest refugee camp with renewed air strikes Wednesday, prompting UN rights officials to warn that targeting densely populated residential areas "could amount to war crimes."

Flags at half-mast as China mourns late premier

Flags flew at half-mast in Beijing on Thursday as China prepared for the funeral of its late ex-premier Li Keqiang, a reform-minded bureaucrat who was once tipped as the country's future leader but was eclipsed by the rise of Xi Jinping.

Climate experts warn of fossil fuel tactics at COP28

Oil-rich Gulf states have positioned themselves as both champions of climate innovation and guardians of fossil fuel interests -- a balancing act experts warn could derail action at COP28 in Dubai.

Ex-captain to lead Australia review into World Cup flop under Jones

Former Australia captain Andrew Slack will lead an external review dissecting the Wallabies' dismal year and early World Cup exit as ex-coach Eddie Jones said he had no regrets.

Japan PM unveils $113 bn stimulus as poll numbers slump

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced a stimulus package worth more than $100 billion on Thursday as he tries to ease the squeeze from inflation and rescue his premiership with his poll ratings at a record low.

Wales star Halfpenny set to join Super Rugby champions Crusaders

Welsh back Leigh Halfpenny is set to join defending Super Rugby Pacific champions Canterbury Crusaders for the 2024 season, a source close to the Christchurch-based club told AFP on Thursday.

Solar mini-grids offer clean-power hope to rural Africa

Working as a nurse in her rural Nigerian village, Andat Datau faced more than her share of challenges. But delivering babies by torchlight was always hard.

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