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'Beer tastes better' for Eramsus after win over Irish

No.1 Jeeno leads by six at LPGA Tour Championship

Neres double fires Napoli top in Italy

Bielle-Biarrey masterclass helps France hold off Australia

Pogba returns in Monaco loss as PSG stay top in France

COP30: Key reactions to climate deal

What did countries agree to at COP30?

Harden's club-record 55 points leads Clippers over Hornets

Amazon climate deal a 'win' for global unity but fossil fuels untouched

Boos, blowups and last-minute pause as a chaotic COP30 closes out

Farrell proud of Ireland after 'mad' Test with South Africa

Jane Goodall: crusader for chimpanzees and the planet

British primatologist Jane Goodall imitated chimpanzees, sat with them in trees and shared their bananas during her trail-blazing research in Tanzania into the apes' true nature.

Thuram set to miss France's World Cup qualifiers with hamstring knock

Marcus Thuram is likely to miss France's upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers with Azerbaijan and Iceland after Inter Milan said Wednesday that the striker has a hamstring injury.

W.House says firings 'imminent' as plan to reopen govt collapses

Efforts to swiftly end the US government shutdown collapsed Wednesday as Democrats in Congress rejected proposals to resolve an acrimonious funding stand-off with President Donald Trump and the White House threatened public sector jobs.

Jane Fonda relaunches Cold War-era Hollywood free speech movement

Jane Fonda and hundreds of Hollywood celebrities have relaunched a Cold War-era free speech protest movement, warning that the Trump administration is engaged in a coordinated campaign to silence critics.

Hurricane Imelda bound for Bermuda as a Cat 2 storm

Hurricane Imelda, now a Category 2 storm, was churning toward Bermuda on Wednesday with sustained winds of 100 mph (160 kph), threatening damaging waves and flooding.

Supreme Court blocks Trump from immediately firing Fed governor

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday barred Donald Trump from immediately firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, as the president mounts multiple challenges that have tested the independence of the central bank.

French navy boards Russia 'shadow fleet' ship: AFP

The French navy was Wednesday on board a tanker from Russia's "shadow fleet" stationed off France, AFP journalists at the scene said, after data showed it was off the Danish coast last month during mysterious drone flights.

Canada blocks theme park from sending whales to China

Canada on Wednesday denied a request from a controversial theme park to export 30 beluga whales to China, saying the refusal was necessary to protect the mammals from exploitation.

Jonathan Anderson brings bold twist to Dior women in Paris debut

Northern Irish designer Jonathan Anderson drew a standing ovation from a celeb-packed crowd as he launched a bold first women's ready-to-wear collection for Dior on Wednesday during Paris Fashion Week.

Deadly family drama shuts Oktoberfest for a day

A German man went on a deadly gun, explosives and arson rampage against his family and then killed himself on Wednesday, sparking security fears in Munich that shuttered the Oktoberfest for seven hours.

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