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Australian delivery drivers win 'world-leading' pay rise

Hazlewood gets Australia nod ahead of Boland for Bangladesh Test

Meta meets its own 'tobacco' moment in court

Toyota ex-chief Okuda, pioneer of the Prius, dead at 93

Art or medicine? Japan's cosmetic tattoo artists in limbo

Colombia rescuers find woman alive as quake death toll passes 200

Rybakina ousts Osaka to book Toronto semi-final against Gauff

New Zealand PM survives leadership challenge months from election

Colombia rescuers find woman alive as quake death toll passes 240

Passengers rescued as second ferry in days catches fire in Indonesia

Charges dropped against Bondi Beach attack hero

Oil prices rise, stocks mixed ahead of crucial US inflation data

Parched and desperate for rain, Kazakhstan turns to cloud-seeding

UK 'joke' candidate Binface pushes serious point about politics

Biden says unprecedented use of oil stockpile will ease US fuel costs 'pain'

President Joe Biden announced Thursday a record release from US strategic oil reserves to "ease the pain" of soaring domestic fuel prices, saying the "wartime" measure will defuse Russia's leverage as an energy power.

Bruce Willis's declining health evident for some time: filmmakers

The announcement that Bruce Willis was stepping back from acting because of cognitive difficulties came as no surprise to people who have worked with the action hero, reports said.

Pakistan PM hits out at US as no-confidence debate postponed

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday accused the United States of meddling in Pakistan's politics -- a claim quickly denied by Washington -- as a debate on a no-confidence motion against him in parliament was postponed.

Djokovic stays No.1 as Medvedev falls to Hurkacz at Miami

Daniil Medvedev missed a chance to reclaim the world number one ranking on Friday after falling to Poland's Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (9/7), 6-3 at the Miami Open.

One wounded as protest at Sri Lanka leader's home turns violent

A protest by hundreds of people trying to storm the home of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa turned violent Thursday, with at least one man critically wounded, as residents slammed the government's handling of the country's crippling economic crisis.

Depardieu denounces Putin's 'crazy excesses' in Ukraine

Veteran actor Gerard Depardieu on Thursday denounced the "crazy, unacceptable excesses" of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine.

Ukraine could lose half its harvest due to war: minister

Bombed out wheat fields, farmers gone to the front, supplies chains ruined.

Ton-up Babar and Haq punish Australia in Pakistan's highest ODI chase

Skipper Babar Azam and opener Imam-ul-Haq smashed brilliant centuries to help Pakistan pull off their highest ODI run-chase in a six-wicket triumph over Australia in Lahore on Thursday.

International donors pledge $2.44 bn in aid for Afghanistan

International donors have pledged $2.44 billion in humanitarian aid for Afghanistan, the United Nations said on Thursday, falling short of its target to provide emergency relief.

Ukraine war a factor in Argentina MotoGP delay, says top official

Opening practice for this weekend's Argentina MotoGP has been put back 24 hours to Saturday after flights carrying crucial equipment for the race were delayed with the Russian invasion of Ukraine cited as a major factor.

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'Russian soldiers go home!' says defiant Kharkiv commander