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US House targets data centers as midterm backlash grows

WTA Finals moved to Charlotte from 2027

French ex-minister Dati goes on trial in Renault-Nissan corruption case

Almost 8,000 excess deaths in France's scorched summer: statistics

'Being Heumann' captures joy in fight for disability rights

Saudi Arabia accuses Houthis of targeting Mecca, warns of 'red line'

Ex-president's lengthy war crimes sentence shocks Kosovo

Retired great Nadal to play in exhibition matches

US House faces test on sweeping Russia sanctions bill

IR-MED and Dice Technologies Announce collaboration to Evaluate and Advance Pressure-Injury Prevention Platform in Japan

British PM says to make 'difficult decisions' as inflation rises

Watts, Pitt, Cruz to light up Spain's top film festival

TotalEnergies pumps up controversy in France with cut-price gas

Sweden expels Iran embassy employee over anti-Jewish threats

Hospital doctors in England stage 72-hour walkout

Hospital doctors in England begin a new 72-hour strike over pay on Wednesday, prompting warnings from health officials of huge disruption to patients and services.

Extreme weather killed 195,000 in Europe since 1980

Extreme weather conditions in Europe have killed almost 195,000 people and caused economic losses of more than 560 billion euros since 1980, the European Environment Agency said Wednesday.

Cormac McCarthy, chronicler of a dark America, dies at 89

Cormac McCarthy, whose unflinching depictions of America's bleak frontiers and grim underbelly earned him global acclaim, died on Tuesday aged 89.

Koepka keen to build major title tally

Brooks Koepka's fifth major title at the PGA Championship last month only whetted his appetite for success on golf's biggest stages.

US backs concerns as lawmakers seek to punish S.Africa over Russia

The White House said Tuesday it shared concerns over South Africa's relationship with Russia after lawmakers called for the longtime US partner's expulsion from a major trade pact.

Cormac McCarthy, revered American novelist, dies at 89

Celebrated author Cormac McCarthy, an unflinching chronicler of America's bleak frontiers and grim underbelly, died on Tuesday aged 89, his publisher said.

Colombian nanny scandal takes ever stranger plot twists

A political scandal in Colombia that erupted with claims of the alleged illegal wiretapping of a presidential aide's nanny, comes to a head this week with those involved due to give evidence to prosecutors.

Disney to turn updated 'Little Mermaid' into TV series

Disney on Tuesday announced a new animated children's series inspired by its 1989 film "The Little Mermaid," which like the live-action adaptation released last month will feature a black Ariel.

Rahm, Koepka seek to keep US Open focus amid merger turmoil

Jon Rahm could do without the sense of "limbo" wrought by the bombshell merger of the PGA Tour and LIV Golf's Saudi backers as he prepares for the US Open, but Brooks Koepka expects to thrive amid the "chaos" of the week.

Trump pleads not guilty in government secrets case

Donald Trump denied dozens of criminal counts of willfully mishandling US government secrets and scheming to prevent their return, in a historic first appearance Tuesday in federal court.

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