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Jaguars down Eagles with wild field goal finish in London

Abhishek, Arshdeep guide India to T20 win over West Indies

Sadaqat, Imran help Pakistan thump Sri Lanka to seal T20 series

'Other Mommy' scares up N. American box office win

Man City shrug off uncertain future to beat 10-man Liverpool

Zelensky surprised, Moscow mum as Trump announces energy ceasefire

Conservation groups alarmed at marine mammals' deaths in Spain

Ready Player 1: Paris to host 2027 edition of EVO combat video games event

Tens of thousands urge climate action at Brussels demo

Bill Gates warns cyberattacks most imminent AI threat

Norway's Hagenes wins historic Paris-Tours classic

Lazio join Inter at top of Serie A as Roma held at Como

Kipruto claims Chicago Marathon as Feysa defends women's title

Trump says Russia and Ukraine agree to 'energy ceasefire'

Dangerous and degrading: pit toilets blight S.Africa schools

Schools across rural South Africa have perilous and degrading pit latrines -- a heritage of the apartheid era that campaigners say symbolises inequality and government ineptitude.

Galaxy defeat LAFC in front of MLS record 82,000 crowd

Spaniard Riqui Puig grabbed a 73rd-minute winner as the Los Angeles Galaxy beat Los Angeles FC 2-1 at the Rose Bowl on Tuesday in front of an MLS-record 82,110 spectators.

Austria's new answer to long-term unemployment

After spending years at home bringing up her two children, electrical systems technician Sarah Sklenicka found it a "big challenge" to get back into the job market.

'Love letters' from death row: Singapore's pre-execution photo shoots

Death row inmate Nazeri Lajim beams at the camera, fingers raised in a "V" sign, wearing a shirt emblazoned with large motifs and showing no signs of his impending hanging.

Canada, Guatemala and Costa Rica advance on goal-filled night

Canada and Guatemala moved into the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup with goal-filled wins in group D on Tuesday, causing agony for Guadeloupe who crashed out.

Study trips, livestreamed fish: Japan's Fukushima charm campaign

From livestreamed fish to diplomatic study trips, Japan is waging a concerted campaign to calm controversy before it begins releasing treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea.

Crashed N. Korean spy satellite had 'no military utility': Seoul

North Korea's first spy satellite had "no military utility" at all, South Korea said Wednesday after analysing its wreckage.

Asian markets drop as China data indicates further weakness

Asian markets sank Wednesday as another round of data showed China's economy continued to struggle in June, with little hope that the country's leaders can unveil the blockbuster stimulus needed to kickstart growth.

India's headhunter warriors sever past, fret over future

Once, the way to get ahead among India's Konyak warriors was by chopping off an enemy's skull. Today, the last survivors of a past age mourn the changing times -- and a new generation they see as soft.

Israel launches air strikes on Gaza as troops withdraw from Jenin

Israel carried out air strikes on the Gaza Strip Wednesday in response to rocket fire from the coastal enclave, as the military began withdrawing forces from Jenin in the occupied West Bank after a major two-day operation in the area.

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