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One dead, 102 rescued from stricken ferry off Indonesia's Java

'Second life': Nepal tunnel survivor recalls ordeal

Garcia keeps WBC welterweight title by stopping Benn

Hong Kong homes flattened for US$28 bn high-tech hub

Lights out in Laos as electricity exports surge

'Be careful what you wish for': 'Obsession' director and star reflect on success

'This is the test': All eyes on US Fed to tackle high inflation

Messi scores but Miami held by Nashville

Scars of Marawi siege linger as Philippines poll nears

US Open champ Rybakina on top of world after injury scare

Trump turns to golf, family business on Irish visit's second day

Rybakina reigns serene as new world number one

Defiant Sabalenka motivated by US Open defeat

South Africa defeat New Zealand 43-28 to complete 3-1 series victory

MLB season begins with new rules and familiar contenders

Rule changes aimed at speeding up the pace of games and familiar contenders powered by top stars will highlight Thursday's start of the 2023 Major League Baseball season.

Toulon winger Kolbe sidelined with ankle injury

South African winger Cheslin Kolbe suffered a sprained ankle during Toulon's win over Lyon at the weekend, the Top 14 club announced on Tuesday.

Israeli parties open talks on justice reforms

Israel's far-right government and opposition parties began talks Tuesday on controversial judiciary reforms that sparked a general strike and mass protests, in the country's most severe domestic crisis in years.

'Close to home': Nashville residents reel from school shooting

Robin Wolfenden was practicing yoga on her balcony on a spring morning in Nashville when she heard the sirens -- the sound of first responders rushing to the scene of America's latest school shooting, this time at nearby Covenant School.

Bangladesh bans plastics in world's largest mangrove forest

Conservationists in Bangladesh said Tuesday that tourists dropping rubbish in the world's largest mangrove forest had seriously damaged the ecosystem, forcing the imposition of a single-use plastic ban in the World Heritage site.

Fritz and Sinner book quarter-final spots in Miami

Taylor Fritz and Jannick Sinner booked their places in the quarter-finals of the Miami Open with straight sets wins at Hard Rock Stadium on Tuesday.

Big-hitting Shepherd takes West Indies to another big total

A late burst of power hitting by Romario Shepherd took the West Indies to a challenging 220 for eight in the series-deciding third and final T20 international against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Tuesday.

Meatball from extinct mammoth unveiled by food tech firm

Food scientists unveiled a giant meatball made from lab-grown flesh of an extinct woolly mammoth on Tuesday, saying the protein from the past showed the way for future foods.

Lineker wins £4.9mn battle with UK tax authorities

Gary Lineker has won his £4.9 million ($6.04 million, 5.57 million) legal battle with British tax authorities.

New clashes erupt in France pension protests

Fresh clashes erupted in France Tuesday between protesters and police as tens of thousands took to the streets to show their anger against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform that has sparked a major domestic crisis.

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