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Weather eases Canadian oil sands city wildfire menace

Messi's record $20.4 million salary dwarfs entire MLS teams

Jarry stuns Tsitsipas to reach Rome Open semi-finals

US ends leasing in its largest coal-producing region

Chad junta chief officially wins election

Florida slammed for bill striking climate change from state law

Exhibition traces Jewish origins of Hollywood

'I'm ready': Fury to pray for Usyk before heavyweight clash

Murray's French Open build-up suffers Bordeaux glitch

Ethiopian legend Bekele returns to Olympics after 12 years

McIlroy passes emotional test to stay in hunt for PGA win

'I was trying to take a picture' with Slovak PM when he was shot: witness

Richard Krajcik was hoping to get a selfie with Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico in the main square of his hometown of Handlova when shots rang out.

F1 design guru Newey will 'probably' join new team after Red Bull exit

Formula One design guru Adrian Newey says he will probably join a rival team after announcing his intention to leave reigning world champions Red Bull.

Walmart profits rise on strong sales from wealthier shoppers

Walmart reported higher profits Thursday behind solid gains at US stores as the retail giant pointed to increased purchases by wealthier shoppers and improving e-commerce sales.

100 years of British royal photography goes on display in London

A new exhibition opens this week tracing a century of British royal portrait photography, from the official coronation image of King Charles III to an intimate portrait of his late aunt Princess Margaret.

Alaphilippe wins Giro 12th stage, Pogacar holds race lead

Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe won the 12th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Thursday after a 126km breakaway as Slovenian Tadej Pogacar kept the race lead.

Nigerian women's rights pioneer celebrated in new biopic

Generations of schoolchildren have grown up being taught that Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was the first woman to drive a car in Nigeria.

Israel vows to 'intensify' operations in Rafah

Israel vowed Thursday to "intensify" its ground offensive in Rafah, in defiance of global warnings over the fate of hundreds of thousands of Palestinian civilians sheltering in Gaza's far-southern city.

Slovak PM 'able to speak' after shooting, suspected gunman charged

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is able to speak Thursday but is still in a "difficult condition" a day after his shooting, officials said, as police charged a suspect in the attack they said was politically motivated.

Pyramids built along long-lost river, scientists discover

Scientists have discovered a long-buried branch of the Nile river that once flowed alongside more than 30 pyramids in Egypt, potentially solving the mystery of how ancient Egyptians transported the massive stone blocks to build the famous monuments.