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Yu Zidi: fearless swimming prodigy, 13, with Olympics in her sights

Indian filmmaker Anuparna Roy: blocked at home, feted in Europe

Japan feminist theatre fights misogyny in 'cute' fashion

Appreciation, anger await as Trump heads to Irish golf resort

Vance assails Democratic 'hate' in fiery US midterm pitch

Ronaldo takes last crack at Asian glory as Saudi teams set to dominate

Party leaders trade barbs before Swedish election

Statecraft or scripture: Why Pacific nations want Jerusalem embassies

China, Iran among countries that have used AI to aid spying, Anthropic says

Hong Kong to sentence Tiananmen vigil activists for subversion

Sabalenka storms past Pegula to reach US Open final in bid for three-peat

US braces for inflation report that may push Fed to hike rates

Two-time defending champion Sabalenka powers past Pegula into US Open final

Australia unveil Slingsby-led elite team for America's Cup challenge

Leclerc calls for 'tear-offs' ruling as Ferrari bid to bounce back

Charles Leclerc on Thursday called for a clear ruling to prevent drivers throwing visor 'tear-offs' on the track during races, after his hopes of success in Belgium were ruined by a Max Verstappen discard.

UN chief urges China to 'take on board' Xinjiang recommendations

United Nations head Antonio Guterres urged China Thursday to follow the recommendations of a UN report that found credible allegations of torture and forced labor in Xinjiang province.

Brazilian Amazon records worst August for fires in 12 years

The Brazilian Amazon recorded its worst month of August for forest fires since 2010, with an 18 percent rise from a year ago, according to official data released Thursday.

England's drought-hit summer 2022 joint hottest on record

England had its joint hottest summer on record this year, tied with 2018, the country's meteorological agency said Thursday as it unveiled provisional mean temperature statistics for the three-month period.

Carapaz climbs to Vuelta stage win as Evenepoel survives scare

Richard Carapaz of Ineos Grenadiers won stage 12 of the Vuelta a Espana on Thursday after attacking from a small group of riders on a long-range escape.

Tomljanovic will channel Djokovic in US Open duel with Serena

Ajla Tomljanovic will channel the fighting spirit of Novak Djokovic when she confronts Serena Williams and a baying, partisan crowd of more than 20,000 people at the US Open on Friday.

Gueye returns to Everton as PSG offload outcasts

Senegal midfielder Idrissa Gana Gueye left Paris Saint-Germain and returned to former club Everton on transfer deadline day on Thursday, as the French champions continued to offload unwanted members of their squad.

Azarenka romps past Kostyuk into US Open third round

Belarus's Victoria Azarenka romped into the US Open third round on Thursday with a largely tension-free straight sets victory over Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk.

Reality has no allure for Mexico's Oscar-winning director at Venice

It is one of the most unforgettable opening scenes to play at the Venice Film Festival: a baby pushed back into its mother because, he informs the doctor, who would want to live in this screwed-up world?

Poland asks Germany for war reparations of 1.3 trillion euros

Poland on Thursday estimated the financial cost of World War II losses to be 1.3 trillion euros (dollars) and said it would "ask Germany to negotiate these reparations".

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