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South Korean survivor fights for workplace harassment 'justice'

Messi scores but Miami slump continues with loss to Toronto

Starc strikes as Bangladesh struggle to stay alive in 2nd Test

Sydney marathon unveils medal with wrong stadium

Prince Harry: royal misfit making unlikely UK return

Macron hosts Saudi's MBS for visit ranging from esports to Mideast

Blowing in the wind, humble balloon gets green makeover

Australia in control with 146-run first innings lead over Bangladesh

Pegula dethrones Swiatek to reach Cincinnati final

World No. 3 Pegula beats defending champ Swiatek to reach Cincy final

IndyCars zip among iconic Washington landmarks ahead of Freedom 250

Wyndham Clark surges clear at BMW Championship

Real Madrid snatch late win at Espanyol on Mourinho's return

Maresca says Man City must fill Rodri void after Barca switch

Boeing reports $1.2 bn loss on 777X delay, Russia costs

Boeing reported a $1.2 billion first-quarter loss Wednesday, hit by a series of new one-time costs on its Russia business, the Air Force One presidential jet and the new 777X plane.

Calling cooks and cleaners: Greece tourism hit by staff shortages

Chryssa Vertakis's three-star Crete hotel is nearly booked up this summer, but her guests will have to eat elsewhere because her kitchen has no chef, and no cooks.

Young Bhutto scion appointed Pakistan foreign minister

The scion of Pakistan's most influential political dynasty was appointed foreign minister on Wednesday, the latest step up a ladder likely to take Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to the top of the country's leadership.

Six-time world snooker champion O'Sullivan into semis

Six-time world snooker champion Ronnie O'Sullivan cruised into the Crucible semi-finals for a record 13th time by wrapping up a 13-5 win over Stephen Maguire on Wednesday.

Central African Republic adopts bitcoin as legal currency

The Central African Republic has adopted bitcoin as legal tender, the president's office said Wednesday, becoming the second country in the world to do so behind El Salvador.

European stocks, oil prices rise but euro hits 5-year dollar low

European stock markets and oil prices rose Wednesday after recent sharp losses but the euro struck a five-year low against the dollar as traders weighed widespread economic unrest.

Garbage fire chokes Indian capital reeling from heatwave

Indian firefighting teams poured truckloads of sand and mud to douse a huge rubbish dump blaze on Wednesday after thick and putrid smoke from the inferno choked the country's unseasonably hot capital.

Israeli forces kill Palestinian in new West Bank raid

Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man in the West Bank flashpoint city of Jenin Wednesday in what the army called its latest "counterterrorism" raid following a series of attacks in Israel since late March.

London police face action over sprinter stop and search

Five police officers could face disciplinary action in relation to the stop and search of British sprinter Bianca Williams, their force said on Wednesday.

Blasting techno, Kharkiv youth brave the bombs to deliver food

With their red Opel Astra blaring techno music and the boot full to the brim with supplies, three Ukrainian volunteers deliver aid to Kharkiv neighbourhoods targeted by Russian rockets.

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