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'He's here with me': Japan cycle queen dedicates gold to late brother

Penalty hero rues empty seats as Games hosts Japan win football gold

Japan Olympic chief says 'lot more' athletes at Games than expected

North Korea fires ballistic missile after Seoul's apology demand

Asian carmakers besting US rivals at home, China poised to strike

US regulator finds Boeing 737 MAX software bug 'not a safety concern'

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Ohtani 'managing' injuries as Dodgers launch MLB post-season

Adams named new US captain to 2030 World Cup

Botched US execution leaves murderer unconscious on ventilator: lawyers

China a better influence in Latin America than US: poll

Cornell rape case exposes sexual violence at US colleges

Judge pauses construction of border project in Texas national park

France held by Italy in Zidane's homecoming after Olise stunner

Concussion in amateur sport 'not linked to cognitive decline': study

Concussions in amateur sport are not linked to increased long-term risks of cognitive decline, according to a study published on Wednesday.

Rome's ancient Arch of Constantine damaged by lightning

Rome's ancient Arch of Constantine was hit by lightning during a heavy storm, causing some fragments to fall off, an official said Wednesday.

'Digital pause': France pilots school mobile phone ban

Tens of thousands of pupils in France are going through a slightly different return to school this autumn, deprived of their mobile phones.

Paralympic fencer Gilliver's travels have a silver lining

British fencer Piers Gilliver said he was "gutted" to have to settle for silver in the men's Paralympics sabre but admitted it was "great even just to be here competing" after struggling with serious concussion last year.

Cathay flights to resume fully by Saturday after A350 repairs

Cathay Pacific said it will resume full operations by Saturday after replacing defective engine fuel lines on its Airbus A350 planes, a problem that had forced it to cancel dozens of flights this week.

Markets plunge with Wall Street after Nvidia rout, weak US data

Tech firms led a plunge across equity markets Wednesday after a rout on Wall Street fuelled by a collapse in chip titan Nvidia and disappointing data on US factory activity that revived recession fears.

Alfred v Richardson, Tebogo and Duplantis: Zurich Diamond League stand-outs

Saint Lucia's sprint queen Julien Alfred, her American rival Sha'Carri Richardson and Olympic men's 200m champion Letsile Tebogo headline a panoply of stars from the Paris Games at Thursday's Diamond League meet in Zurich.

Russian strike on Ukraine's historic Lviv kills seven

A Russian strike on the historic centre of Lviv in western Ukraine has killed seven people including three children, officials said Wednesday, a day after a particularly bloody attack in the central city of Poltava in which dozens died.

'Embarrassing' Pakistan cricket hits rock bottom with Bangladesh defeats

Pakistan cricket was reeling Wednesday after its first-ever Test defeats against Bangladesh, the latest in a string of poor performances which have seen the game hit rock bottom.

Japanese island eradicates rabbit-killing mongoose

Japan has wiped out all mongooses on a subtropical island, officials said, after the animals ignored the venomous snakes they were brought in to hunt and preyed on endangered local rabbits instead.

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