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Gauff finds a way into the Cincinnati fourth round

NASA images reveal crater left by SpaceX rocket's Moon crash

ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dies at age 77

UN atomic watchdog says found tons of nuclear material at Syria site

Bayern's Musiala reveals 'neurological disorder' after on-field collapse

Ecuadoran diplomat enters race to be next UN chief

Angelique Kidjo immortalised on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Firefighters in 'crucial' push to encircle Belgian wildfire

US sanctions ICC chief Tomoko Akane of Japan

France to expel two Iranian diplomats: foreign minister

US moves to open vast tracts of pristine forests to logging

Spain's Granada closes iconic Alhambra as new quake hits

US sanctions International Criminal Court chief Tomoko Akane of Japan

Venus, Stephens, Monfils named among US Open wild cards

Top-ranked Ko seeks third straight Founders Cup title

World number one Ko Jin-young of South Korea chases her third consecutive Founders Cup title on a third different course this week at Upper Montclair Country Club.

PGA Tour players back LIV release denials

World number one Scottie Scheffler and Justin Thomas told LIV Golf backers on Wednesday to decide whether or not to stay on the PGA Tour.

Nadal and Swiatek ease into Rome last 16, Wawrinka wins again

Rafael Nadal eased into the last 16 of the Italian Open on Wednesday with a straightforward 6-3, 6-1 win over John Isner, while Iga Swiatek is on course for a fifth straight WTA triumph after seeing off Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-3, 6-0.

Biggest white diamond ever auctioned fetches $21.9 million

The Rock, the biggest white diamond ever auctioned, sold for 21.7 million Swiss francs ($21.9 million) on Wednesday, far short of the record for such a jewel.

Google making smartwatch in 'ambient' computing push

Google on Wednesday said it is strapping a smartwatch onto its Pixel hardware line as part of an "ambient computing" vision to make its services available anywhere at any time.

Guardians Covid outbreak brings first 2022 MLB postponement

Major League Baseball announced the first Covid-19 postponement of the 2022 season on Wednesday due to an outbreak of the virus in the Cleveland Guardians organization.

Finland joining NATO 'would not be against anyone': president

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said on Wednesday that it "would not be against anyone", if the Nordic country joined NATO, despite Russia warning against the membership.

'No time to hide' for Ukraine social worker in town near front line

Shelling thundered from several directions and black smoke drifted upward in the distance as Zhanna Protsenko pedalled off for a house call in a war-hit Ukrainian town.

Brazil seeks to fight police violence with body cams

Seeking to curb chronic police violence, Rio de Janeiro plans to start using officer body cams, a measure that has shown promising results elsewhere in Brazil but that experts say won't be a panacea.

EU-wide mask rules for flights, airports eased from Monday

EU-wide guidance on requiring masks for air travel will be lifted from next week, the bloc's aviation safety agency said on Wednesday, as the pandemic eases in Europe.

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