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Bezzecchi tops Australian MotoGP practice as wallaby hops onto track

Asian football endorses Infantino re-election as FIFA president

Under-threat Ospreys bet on new ground and Australian 'stardust'

Complete Kane hopes for 'special night' as Ballon d'Or rumours swirl

India stirs up its gastronomy with French cooking schools

Rooney calls United squad 'selfish babies' after Fernandes criticism

Williams, Santos lead Bears over Patriots

Teddy Wilson, son of World Cup-winner David, gets Wallabies call-up

China's first AI film hits cinemas but ticket sales lag

New Zealand military chief resigns over 'inappropriate relationship'

Barcelona aiming to put Real Madrid out of sight in Clasico

Man Utd's Carrick on borrowed time, free-scoring Brighton face Liverpool

Taiwan shuts down as Typhoon Champi approaches

Asian stocks head into weekend on a low as tech extends losses

Yellen urges more IMF, World Bank reforms for climate fight

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Tuesday she backed efforts to boost the lending firepower of the IMF and World Bank to combat poverty and climate change.

Russian forces close in on east Ukraine's Avdiivka

Russian forces closed in on the frontline town of Avdiivka in east Ukraine on Tuesday, as Kyiv warned Moscow was stepping up strikes in an attempt to encircle it completely.

England happy to be public enemy number one against Fiji -- Vunipola

England are more than happy to assume the role of public enemy number one when they take on Fiji in the World Cup quarter-finals in Marseille on Sunday, veteran Billy Vunipola said Tuesday.

Pharrell Williams to hold Vuitton show in Hong Kong

Musician-turned-designer Pharrell Williams will hold his second show as creative director for Louis Vuitton in Hong Kong, the brand announced on Tuesday.

England hero Malan driven by 'hunger' at Cricket World Cup

Dawid Malan says he is driven by a "hunger" for runs after notching his sixth one-day international hundred in just 23 innings in England's convincing World Cup win against Bangladesh on Tuesday.

'External activity' probably behind Finland-Estonia gas pipe leak

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said on Tuesday a leak leading to the shutdown of a natural gas pipeline from Estonia to Finland this weekend was probably caused by an "external" element.

The river disappearing in drought-hit France

The once deep and coursing waters of the Doubs river in eastern France have shrunken to a dry bed that locals can cross almost without getting their feet wet.

Beer faces unbitter future due to climate change: study

Climate change threatens the cultivation in Europe of aromatic hops which gives beer its bitterness, according to a study published Tuesday in Nature Communications.

Rivals make high-stakes pitch for US Republican leadership

Two hopefuls vying to become the top Republican in the US Congress were set to make their pitches Tuesday, as the party struggles to end a bitter civil war thwarting quick action on the Israel crisis and other urgent business.

France turns a page as troops begin leaving coup-hit Niger

The French army said Tuesday it had begun withdrawing troops from Niger after being ordered out by the leaders of a coup that ousted the president and Paris ally.

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