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Rescuers dig into tunnel as missing toll from Nepal, China flood over 3,000

Vietnamese coffee farmers ride China's durian wave

Nepal flood survivors return to ruins to salvage memories

Venezuela says retains 'sovereignty' in US oil deal

Killing of Palestinian children and teens by Israel surges in West Bank

NASA's Roman telescope set to launch on cosmic mapping mission

Educators keep 9/11 memory alive for next generation, 25 years on

Data center backlash scrambles US midterm politics

Venezuelans view US oil deal with doubt, hope

Emotional Federer inducted into tennis Hall of Fame

Gobena and Jepchirchir power to Sydney Marathon victories

Hovland takes solo lead as McIlroy surges at Tour Championship

Iceland in suspense after close EU vote

Djokovic 'prepared' for US Open bid for history

No sweat as impressive Kyrgios sees off Tsitsipas

Nick Kyrgios impressively rallied past Stefanos Tsitsipas at the Halle grass court tournament on Wednesday to hammer home his status as a Wimbledon threat but only after a spat with the chair umpire over sweating.

Europe's Moroccans start returning home via Spain for holidays again

"Finally!," said 20-year-old Reda as he arrived at the port of Algeciras in southern Spain Wednesday on the first day of an operation to ease the return home of Moroccans living in Europe for their summer holidays.

RIP Explorer: Microsoft's web browser retired

Internet Explorer, Microsoft's once dominant web browser that some users love to hate, was retired Wednesday after 27 years on the world's computer screens.

O'Brien hails 'hugely special' first Royal Ascot training success

State of Rest gave two-time Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Joseph O'Brien his first Royal Ascot winner with an impressive victory in the Prince of Wales's Stakes.

Houghton misses out on England squad for women's Euro

Former captain Steph Houghton missed out on England's squad for Euro 2022 as coach Sarina Wiegman selected her 23 players for the tournament on home soil on Wednesday.

France's Macron calls for 'new discussions' with Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called for "new in-depth discussions" with Ukraine, without confirming if he would travel this week to Kyiv as several media have reported.

Koch says 'bad words' fuelled Saracens' return to Premiership final

South Africa prop Vincent Koch says the "bad words" aimed at Saracens helped propel the club's rise from relegation to this weekend's Premiership final.

Equities rebound as central banks in focus

Europe's equities pushed higher Wednesday as the European Central Bank pledged to ease the stress in volatile eurozone bond markets, while US stocks advanced ahead of a major US rate hike.

Strike flattens street far from frontline in Ukraine's east

Yelena Gruzdeva and her children were asleep in a small Ukrainian town far from the frontline when an explosion blew off their roof, the family escaping uninjured "by a miracle".

Berlin blasts 'political decision' in Gazprom's gas squeeze

Russia on Wednesday stepped up the energy pressure on Europe, slashing gas supplies to the continent for the second day in a row in a move blasted as "political" by Germany.

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