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Taliban govt supporters dance, take selfies in Kabul celebrations

Street rallies held as Taliban govt marks five years ruling Afghanistan

UK PM urges 'reflection' after Cambridge professor's death

World Cup winner Ferran Torres signs for PSG from Barcelona

Rescuers search for survivors as Indonesian quake death toll rises to 40

Monsoon rains submerge villages, fields in Myanmar

Earthquake rocks Spain's tourist jewel Granada

India's Padikkal, Rahul hit half-centuries in Sri Lanka Test

Perez, Fiorini set world records in winning Euro race walk golds

UK-based Afghan writer pleads for country's 'abandoned' women

Lebanon says 9 dead in strikes as Israel says targeted Hezbollah

Werro edges Hodgkinson in boost for world record-seeking 800m rivalry

World Cup winner Ferran Torres signs for Paris Saint-Germain

Mehidy claims Smith as Bangladesh sense historic upset in Australia

'Redemption' as Canada beat US for fifth women's ice hockey gold

Canada beat rivals the United States 3-2 to win women’s Olympic ice hockey gold on Thursday, avenging an emotional loss in the final four years ago and capping a dominant run in Beijing.

Airbus posts record profit, eyes more deliveries in 2022

European aircraft giant Airbus posted record profits in 2021 after two years of losses as it cruises past the pandemic-induced crisis in the travel industry, company results showed Thursday.

G20 finance leaders' meeting begins with Ukraine warning

Finance ministers and central bank governors of G20 nations began a two-day meeting Thursday with Indonesia's leader warning the Ukraine crisis was a threat to the post-pandemic recovery.

Shiffrin to exit Beijing without individual medal as Gisin triumphs

Mikaela Shiffrin will leave the Beijing Games without an individual medal after dramatically crashing out of Thursday's alpine combined won by Switzerland's Michelle Gisin.

Treasured trash: UK waste gets new lease of life

From facial scrubs using coffee grounds to clothes made from plastic bottles and furniture decorated with agave fibres, efforts to upcycle or repurpose waste products are gaining traction in Britain.

Shiffrin crashes out, won't win individual medal in Beijing

Mikaela Shiffrin will leave the Beijing Games without an individual medal after dramatically crashing out of the slalom section of the alpine combined event on Thursday.

Australia's largest coal-fired power plant to close

Australia's largest coal-fired power plant will shut in 2025 -- several years sooner than planned -- operators announced Thursday, saying the facility is no longer viable given the low cost of renewables.

Hunt on for great white shark that killed Sydney swimmer

Sydney authorities on Thursday deployed baited lines to try to catch a giant great white shark that devoured an ocean swimmer, as beach communities in Australia's largest city were rocked by the first such attack in decades.

Hockey 'optimistic' that NHL stars will return to Winter Olympics

Ice hockey's governing body said Thursday that it will work with the National Hockey League to avoid another "frustrating" absence of NHL stars from future Winter Olympics.

Beijing Olympics reports no new Covid cases for first time

Beijing Olympics organisers said Thursday that there were no new Covid cases in the "closed-loop" bubble for the first time, hailing the success of China's strict approach.

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