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Dana White Confirms Flight to Washington for Trump Meeting on Press Secretary Role

NASA Awards $10B Lunar Contract Framework to SpaceX, Blue Origin

Dengue Fever Expands Into High Himalayas as Climate Change Warms Nepal

Katy Perry Tells Fans Ex-Husband Russell Brand 'Should Be in Jail' During UK Concert

IoT Refrigerator Hacks Disrupt Blood Labs and Supermarkets Across Europe and US

South African election results renew debate over identity-based voting

Post-election pressures complicate US and Israeli decisions on Iran

South African voters report smoother local election but declining IEC trust

UN members approve talks on treaty protocol against environmental crime

Dolly Parton museum and Nashville hotel open after singer’s death

Family-run West Sussex beach café prepares for first winter season

George and Amal Clooney attend New York political-comedy reading

CT scans reveal health and burial clues from Egypt’s Braided Lady mummy

British buyers pay substantial premiums for period-home appearance

India's fat dog vote goes viral

India's capital goes to the dogs on Wednesday, as voters choose which of the city's chubbiest canines deserves to be crowned its fattest.

Malaysia's ex-PM Mahathir in hospital for observation

Malaysia's 101-year-old former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has been hospitalised for observation, his aide told AFP Wednesday, a day after the death of his wife of seven decades.

Asian Games crowds in spotlight as 998 see hosts in 50,000 stadium

Under 1,000 spectators watched Asian Games hosts Japan beat South Korea in the semi-finals of the women's football at a 50,000-capacity stadium, highlighting the struggle to generate interest in some events.

'No limits': Marathon world record holder Sawe chasing history

Sabastian Sawe, the first man to run the marathon in under two hours, believes even faster times are on the horizon both for him and the sport.

The eight stadiums for the 2027 Rugby World Cup

The 2027 Rugby World Cup will be held in Australia from October 1 to November 13.

Countdown begins to biggest-ever Rugby World Cup

Rugby's biggest World Cup kicks off in 12 months with a record 24 teams clashing over six weeks in Australia, and ominous back-to-back champions South Africa are already staking their claim to another title.

Thieves swipe drugs under nose of Fiji police, swap with flour

Detectives were sifting leads Wednesday after a massive drug heist in Fiji, searching for dozens of cocaine parcels swiped from an evidence vault and replaced with baking flour.

Bangladesh women lose ground after quota reform

Bangladesh's 2024 student-led uprising was fuelled by a demand that coveted government jobs be awarded on merit, not through quotas.

South Korea demands North apologise for DMZ mine blasts

Seoul's military demanded an apology from North Korea on Wednesday, blaming them for a recent explosion in the demilitarised zone that severely injured three South Korean soldiers, a charge Pyongyang denies.

Vietnam admits 'differing opinions' on Hanoi development

Vietnam's leader has made a rare admission of public dissent, acknowledging "different opinions" on a flagship Hanoi development project after more than a quarter of respondents in a consultation did not support it.

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In Nepal's flood zone, teachers mourn students who never returned