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Typhoon makes landfall in China after forcing nearly two million to flee

Merlier doubles up in Tour de France sprint stages

Pollock a hat-trick hero as England hammer Fiji to end losing streak

Sunday's Tour de France ninth stage shortened due to 'intense heatwave'

Ryu loses count as she blasts 60 for Evian lead

Pollock scores a hat-trick as England hammer Fiji to end losing streak

Merlier wins eighth stage of the Tour de France in bunch sprint

Sinner defends Wimbledon crown against revitalised Zverev

Former nearly-man Zverev on cusp of French Open-Wimbledon double

Russian strikes kill six in Ukraine, officials say

Five-wicket Gaud puts India on top in inaugural women's Test at Lord's

Brook hoping for double England cricket and football triumph

Harry Brook hopes to be involved in a special England cricket and football 'double' this weekend.

Pressure off for 'scared' Merlier after Tour de France stage win

Tim Merlier admitted that he had been "scared" that he might not win a Tour de France stage this year before he triumphed in Bordeaux on Friday.

Brazil deforestation hits new low in Amazon

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell to its lowest level in a decade in the first half of the year, according to official figures released Friday.

Indian cricket board to review T20 team's 'bad phase'

India's cricket board will review the T20 team's performance after a dismal run that saw the world champions lose successive series in Ireland and England, a top official said Friday.

England captain George 'buzzing for special talent' Caluori

England captain Jamie George said he had "never seen anything like the athletic ability" of Noah Calouri as his teenage Saracens team-mate prepares to make his Test debut in a Nations Championship clash against Fiji in Liverpool on Saturday.

Nasdaq gets no boost from SK hynix debut in NY

Global stock markets wobbled on Friday as investors digested a wave of corporate announcements, while the Nasdaq failed to get a boost from the debut of shares of South Korean chip titan SK hynix.

Trumps says agreed to more Iran talks but insists truce over

US President Donald Trump said on Friday he had agreed to further negotiations with Iran, even as he repeated his assertion that the ceasefire between the decades-old foes was over.

People 'disdain' AI, says director Christopher Nolan

Oscar-winning director Christopher Nolan told AFP he believed the kind of movies he makes -- big-budget action films shot mostly on location -- would survive the spread of AI, a technology he says many people "disdain".

Foreigners among 12 dead in Spanish wildfire, 23 missing

A fast-moving wildfire that has killed at least 12 people was tearing through area in southern Spain home to many foreign residents Friday after trapping people in burning vehicles and as they tried to flee on foot.

Boeing to expand 737 MAX output as aviation giant charts comeback

Boeing will mark another step in a marathon comeback Friday when it commemorates expanded production of the 737 MAX, now an aircraft in heavy demand after earlier disasters tarnished the company's reputation.

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Merlier wins Tour de France seventh stage in sprint finish