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Japan aims for the moons of Mars

Hurricane Lala dumps heavy rain on Hawaii

'People could get hurt': Conservationists decry AI wildlife visuals

Jaded voters, same old choices: Brazil kicks off election campaign

'Another chance to live': Flores residents recall quake panic

'Everyone lives in fear': Yemenis worry about return to all-out war

Rivers among nine inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame

Cardinals' Baez bashes record three homers in MLB debut

No.1 Scheffler leads by two at PGA St. Jude playoff event

Djokovic feels the heat in Cincinnati opening defeat

Rennie confident Jordan, Roigard will be fit to face Springboks

Hunt bags third Euro gold, Diaz shines in triple jump

PSG sign Belgian winger Godts from Ajax

Depleted Djokovic falls in Cincinnati Masters opener

Australian cricket great Martyn out of coma in 'miracle'

Australian Test great Damien Martyn has woken from an induced coma following meningitis, with ex-teammate Adam Gilchrist on Sunday calling it "a miracle".

Swiss identify 24 victims of New Year fire at ski resort

Authorities investigating a New Year's blaze at a bar in the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana have identified 24 of the 40 people killed, including 11 minors and six foreign nationals, police said Sunday, as its owners were probed for negligent manslaughter.

French owners of Swiss bar under scrutiny after New Year blaze

An investigation into a fire at the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana which killed 40 and left 119 injured has cast a spotlight on the French owners who are suspected of "negligence".

Shiffrin trails Rast after Kranjska Gora slalom first run

US ski star Mikaela Shiffrin clocked the second-fastest time behind Swiss Camille Rast in the first run of the World Cup slalom in Kranjska Gora on Sunday.

Myanmar junta frees hundreds of prisoners in annual amnesty

Hundreds of prisoners walked free in Myanmar on Sunday after the junta announced annual independence day pardons, just a week after the start of an election that international monitors have denounced as sham.

Osaka wins after Raducanu pulls out of United Cup clash

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka got her 2026 season off to a winning start for Japan in the United Cup, after Great Britain's Emma Raducanu pulled out of their singles clash with a fitness issue.

Former Australian Open champion Kenin opens 2026 with Brisbane win

Former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin opened her 2026 season with a hard-fought 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win over Romanian qualifier Elena-Gabriele Ruse in the Brisbane International on Sunday.

Aggressive Brook learning when to be patient at the crease

Flamboyant England star Harry Brook admitted Sunday he was learning to be more patient, with a frustrating Ashes tour teaching him when he needs to curb his all-out aggressive approach.

Curry lifts Warriors in return, Brown scores 50 in Celtics win

Golden State star Stephen Curry scored 20 of his 31 points in a dazzling third quarter to propel the Warriors to a 123-114 NBA victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday.

Root, Brook tame Australia in rain-hit 5th Ashes Test

Joe Root and Harry Brook tamed Australia's all-pace attack with an unbroken 154-run stand on Sunday to rescue England and give them the upper hand after a rain-hit day one of the fifth and final Ashes Test.

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