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No.1 Scheffler fires sizzling 61 to seize PGA St. Jude lead

Arteta tells Arsenal fans not to fret over his future

Venezuela frees more political prisoners amid post-Maduro talks

Mexico's Indigenous chief justice hits back at discrimination

Werro upstages Hodgkinson to win thrilling Euro 800m gold

Werro wins 800m race for the ages, Warholm and Tamberi hit four

Werro upstages Hodgkinson to win Euro 800m gold

Jimenez rescues dramatic Wolves draw in Championship opener

Hurricane poised to hit Hawaii as El Nino stirs Pacific

Taliban govt to mark five years ruling Afghanistan

Ex-Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism scandal found dead

Stocks slip in cautious trading after weak US retail sales data

Wildfire threatens Canada wine region

Gramercy Networks Announces New Global Ultra-Low Latency Financial Network Connecting Major Trading Hubs

Palestinian lawyer killed in Israel West Bank clashes

A Palestinian rights lawyer was killed in clashes Wednesday close to Nablus, the fifth day of Israeli operations in the West Bank following a spate of attacks in the Jewish state, Palestinian officials said.

Kyiv wants Scholz visit and German arms: Zelensky aide

A top aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday said Kyiv wanted German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to visit and pledge more arms deliveries, explaining a snub to Berlin's head of state.

Bayern pick up the pieces after 'bitter' Champions League defeat

There were 70,000 at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday, but you could have heard a pin drop among home Bayern Munich fans when Villarreal equalised with two minutes left to dump the Germans out of the Champions League.

iPhone, Macbook makers halt Shanghai production over Covid

Several electronics companies, including iPhone and Macbook makers, have halted production in the Chinese cities of Shanghai and Kunshan, adding to supply chain woes under Beijing's strict zero-Covid measures.

Russian gas stop promises 'sharp recession' for Germany

An immediate end to Russian energy imports would send Germany into "sharp recession" next year, the country's leading economic institutes said in a forecast published Wednesday.

Notre-Dame slowly reviving three years after fire

Three years after the devastating fire, Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris is mostly cleared of a thick layer of soot as an army of craftsmen race to meet a deadline to reopen in time for the 2024 Olympics.

Work scheme gives refugees in Britain a fresh start

Eritrean asylum seeker Hanna Araya sells freshly baked bread during the lunchtime rush at a London market -- as he waits to see if she can remain in the UK.

Death toll from Philippines landslides, floods rises to 67

The death toll from landslides and floods in the Philippines rose to 67 on Wednesday with scores missing and feared dead, officials said, as rescuers dug up more bodies with bare hands and backhoes in crushed villages.

Four sentenced to hang in Bangladesh over celebrated writer's murder

A Bangladesh court sentenced four extremists to hang Wednesday for their fatal machete attack on a celebrated writer, in a case that took nearly two decades to reach a verdict.

Durban cleans up after record floods hit South Africa

Residents on Wednesday started sifting through the remains of shattered homes after floods and landslips stoked by record rains devastated the South African city of Durban city and surrounding area, killing at least 59 and leaving many missing.

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