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Crisis-wracked Volkswagen warns of 10-bn-euro hit to profits

New France boss Zidane confirms Mbappe as captain after naming first squad

Costa Rica's Grynspan tops third informal poll for UN chief: diplomat

California governor signs order to explore AI 'kill switch'

Stock markets retreat after central bank rate hikes

Head leads run spree as Australia win Zimbabwe ODI series

Russia labels director of Cannes Grand Prix winner a 'foreign agent'

In-form Raphinha wants to finish career at Barcelona

Macron warns of Russian 'hybrid' threat after meeting presidential hopefuls

Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman

UN holds third informal poll for new chief

Carrick confident Man Utd can 'work through' tough time

Kulusevski return can spark Spurs: De Zerbi

Mbappe ends Nike partnership to join Swiss brand On

UK nurses vote to strike over pay

British nurses will strike over pay, the Royal College of Nursing said on Wednesday, announcing the first UK-wide strike action in the union's 106-year history.

Twitter unveils 'official' label for top accounts

Twitter on Wednesday unveiled a new gray "official" label for certain accounts as it revamps the highly influential platform following Elon Musk's buyout.

Schumacher Ferrari fetches record $13 mn at auction

The Ferrari in which Formula One legend Michael Schumacher won the 2003 World Championship title sold for more than $13 million at auction in Geneva on Wednesday.

Thinning Greenland ice sheet may mean more sea level rise: study

Part of Greenland's ice sheet is thinning further inland than previously believed, which will likely lead to greater sea level rise by the end of this century, a new study found Wednesday.

France, Italy wrangle over migrant rescue ship

Tensions mounted between France and Italy on Wednesday over the fate of an NGO ship carrying 234 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean, with Paris calling the refusal by Italian authorities to let the vessel dock "unacceptable."

Brazilian popular music legend Gal Costa dead at 77

Brazilian singer Gal Costa, whose crystalline voice and transgressive sensuality made her the muse of the groundbreaking "Tropicalia" movement in the 1960s, died Wednesday, her public relations agency said. She was 77.

Iran calls for Ukraine talks as it hosts Russian security chief

Iran's top security official Ali Shamkhani called for dialogue to end the war in Ukraine during a meeting Wednesday in Tehran with his Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev.

Republicans make gains in US midterms but no 'red wave'

Republicans appeared poised on Wednesday to carve out a slim majority in the US House of Representatives but their hopes of a "red wave" in midterm elections were dashed as President Joe Biden's Democrats defied expectations.

Rafiq fears public racism hearings will make things 'worse' for family

Azeem Rafiq has said he fears being the central witness in a public racism hearing convened by English cricket authorities will make life "worse" for him and his family, even though he has been a prime mover in ensuring proceedings are not held in private.

S.African court greenlights Amazon's new Africa HQ

Campaigners on Wednesday slammed a South African court ruling to allow construction to go ahead on Amazon's new African headquarters, dealing a blow to indigenous groups who say the development will desecrate ancestral land.

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