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Thailand floods kill 13, leaving people stranded and roads submerged

Palestinians fear new Israeli settlement will wreck their town

Stubbs hits 94 as South Africa set India mammoth 549 target

Rugby Australia back 'world's best coach' Schmidt after tour flop

Stubbs scores fifty as South Africa extend lead over India to 508

Kane relishing new Bayern role before Arsenal clash

Inter's big game credentials in doubt ahead of Atletico clash

Delirium, painkillers: swimmers conquer Hong Kong seas over 21 hours

'Amateurish' England lashed for skipping pink-ball warm up

At tomb of Lebanon's miracle saint, faithful await the pope

Jadeja takes two but South Africa lead by 395 in India Test

NGO links major chocolate brands to Liberia deforestation

Some of the world's best-known chocolate, from Mars to KitKat, is likely linked to deforestation in Liberia's rainforest despite many brands' claims of sustainability, according to research published by NGO Global Witness Tuesday.

Hazlewood back bowling in big Ashes boost for Australia

Injured pace spearheads Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins bowled in the nets on Tuesday in a major boost for Australia ahead of the day-night second Ashes Test against England next week.

China launches Shenzhou-22 early for stranded space station crew

China conducted an urgent unmanned spacecraft launch on Tuesday, after damage to a previous mission's return capsule left the crew on its space station without a means of getting back to Earth.

Detroit win streak hits 13, Raptors take eighth in a row

Cade Cunningham scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to spark the Detroit Pistons to their franchise record-tying 13th consecutive victory, a 122-117 triumph at Indiana on Monday.

Kyrgios to play Kooyong Classic in Australian Open sign

Nick Kyrgios signed up for the Kooyong Classic on Tuesday in a signal that the injury-wracked star is planning a competitive comeback at the Australian Open.

France bids farewell to beloved pandas bound for China

Two pandas at a zoo in central France are to return to China on Tuesday after the female was diagnosed with kidney failure, drawing hundreds of visitors for a final goodbye.

Niners beat Panthers to boost NFL playoff chances

Brock Purdy threw for one touchdown and Christian McCaffrey ran for another to lift San Francisco over the Carolina Panthers 20-9 on Monday, boosting the 49ers' NFL playoff hopes.

Asia markets advance as odds for another Fed rate cut grow

Asian investors on Tuesday welcomed more dovish comments from Federal Reserve officials reinforcing hopes it will cut interest rates next month, while a tech-led rally on Wall Street soothed recent AI bubble worries.

Malaysian scientists recruit bed bugs as crime scene sleuths

Under glaring laboratory lights, a research assistant extends his forearm and carefully inverts a mesh-topped container onto his skin to allow a wriggling mass of bed bugs to feed on his blood, all in the name of science.