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'Breathing toxin every day': Indonesians choked by haze feel helpless

Emporio Armani names Dario Vitale new creative director

Stocks edge higher ahead of US Fed rate call

Maresca defends VAR officials after Man City benefit from error

Philippines ex-leader Duterte makes first in-person ICC appearance

Courts jails LGBTQ activists as Turkey crackdown widens

2027 Formula One calendar includes Monaco sprint race

French court to hear Depardieu's appeal against rape trial order: sources

Palestinians are the real victims, Thunberg tells Ed Sheeran

The German state premier hoping to halt far-right surge

Hashim Thaci: From 'George Washington of Kosovo' to Hague convict

Lebanon wants Israel security deal as prelude to peace: president to AFP

Amnesty says Iran committed 'crimes against humanity' in crackdown on 2022 protests

England's Brook keen to learn from 'hero' Pietersen after stunning ton

Moeen Ali out of Test retirement to join England Ashes squad

All-rounder Moeen Ali came out of Test retirement on Wednesday to bolster the England squad for the first two Tests of the Ashes.

Bangladesh shuts schools, cuts power in longest heatwave in decades

Bangladesh has shut thousands of schools as it struggles through its lengthiest heatwave in half a century, with widespread power cuts only compounding locals' misery.

Pope to undergo hernia operation on Wednesday

Pope Francis will undergo an operation for an abdominal hernia on Wednesday at a Rome hospital, where he is expected to stay for "several days", the Vatican said.

Sri Lanka thrash Afghanistan by nine wickets for 2-1 ODI series win

Easy half-centuries from Sri Lanka openers Dimuth Karunaratne and Pathum Nissanka made short work of Afghanistan on Wednesday in a nine-wicket drubbing that clinched a 2-1 ODI series win for the hosts.

Ukraine nuke plant safe for now after dam break: IAEA

Ukraine's dam break is posing "no short-term risk" to Europe's biggest atomic plant, despite falling water levels in a reservoir used to cool its reactors, according to the UN nuclear watchdog agency.

EU approves first vaccine against common respiratory virus

The European Commission has followed the United States in approving the world's first vaccine for the Respiratory Syncytial Virus, to be used by adults aged 60 and over, its maker GlaxoSmithKline said Wednesday.

Turkish lira hits new dollar low after election

The Turkish lira sank to a new low against the dollar on Wednesday, more than a week after the re-election of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Chinese snooker vows crackdown after match-fixing scandal

Chinese snooker vowed Wednesday to crack down on betting and launch an education drive after 10 players from the country were banned from the sport, two for life.

Stocks mixed as China data points to more weakness

Markets swung Wednesday as data showed ongoing weakness in China's economy as speculation swirls that officials will unveil fresh stimulus measures, while investors held out hope the Federal Reserve will skip an interest rate hike this month.

OECD slightly raises world GDP growth forecast to 2.7%

The OECD slightly raised its growth outlook for the world economy on Wednesday as inflation eases and China has dropped Covid restrictions, but it warned the recovery faces a "long road".

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