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Caudullo challenges Montpellier to be 'watertight' against Dupont threat

Venezuela earthquakes toll soars to 589 amid desperate rescue effort

How heatwaves are dangerous to human health

Stokes strikes on England return before Duckett runs riot against New Zealand

Europe heatwave shattering temperature records: UN

UK hottest June day record broken for third day in a row: Met Office

Farm workers wilt in sweltering Italian shanty town

Keys to face Maria in Eastbourne final

Stokes strikes on England return as New Zealand all out for 438

Venezuela earthquakes toll doubles amid desperate rescue efforts

Caudullo challenges Montpellier to be 'watertight' against Dupont

Mercedes dominate opening practice at Austrian GP

Championship leader Kimi Antonelli topped the times ahead of his Mercedes team-mate George Russell in Friday’s opening free practice for the Austrian Grand Prix.

Osaka sinks Wang to reach first grass court final

Four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka is into the first grass court final of her career after blasting past China's Wang Xinyu at Bad Homburg on Friday.

Wawrinka announces farewell fete with Federer and Murray

Stan Wawrinka announced Friday he will throw a farewell party for fans on December 19 in Geneva with former tennis stars Roger Federer and Andy Murray on the card of the "One last backhand" event.

UN demands probes into US ICE custody deaths

The United Nations on Friday demanded independent investigations into dozens of deaths in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody since last year -- and swift action to prevent more people from dying.

Stokes strikes as New Zealand make England feel the heat

England captain Ben Stokes stepped up his impressive return from international exile with a treble strike that took him to 250 Test wickets but New Zealand kept the hosts sweating in Nottingham on Friday.

European heatwave's unlikely accomplice: an ocean 'cold blob'

The heatwave battering Europe may have an unlikely partner-in-crime: a patch of cold ocean water south of Iceland and Greenland that can influence weather patterns over the continent.

Lyles enjoying freedom to focus on speed and stuff off the track

With neither the Olympic Games nor the world championships on the summer schedule —- a first since 2020 —- US sprint star Noah Lyles is seizing the opportunity to "run as fast as possible" without worrying about peaking for a specific event and enjoying life off the track.

Japan's progress paying off at World Cup, says Troussier

Japan believe they can shock Brazil in the World Cup round of 32, and former coach Philippe Troussier thinks it would be a fitting reward for their progress as a football nation.

How the British royal family is funded, and where the money goes

King Charles III became the first UK monarch in history to reveal how much he has paid in taxes since acceding to the throne in 2022 - some £30 million ($39.6 million).

Floods kill two in Taiwan as twin storms approach Japan

Japan advised more than a million people to leave their homes as two tropical storms swept towards the archipelago on Friday, with torrential rains also pounding Taiwan where at least two people have been killed.

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