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Argentina coach says Messi deserves to go out on own terms

Losing start in AFCON qualifying for 78-year-old coach Le Roy

Italy bans burqas in schools, caps numbers of foreign students per class

Cowboys, Ravens happy with footing for first Rio NFL clash

Starbucks to close 250 more cafes in North America

Paolini steers Italy past China in BJK

French actress Marina Vlady dies at 88

Zidane admits emotion on eve of first game as France coach

CNN, MS NOW, Politico allowed back in White House after judge's order

Breetzke and Maharaj sink Australia in first one-day international

Napoli hoping to build new stadium, says owner

Former Liverpool star Carroll reveals he was sexually assaulted

港鐵葵芳站男子被指偷拍警方未發現照片但揭其遭通緝

中秋及追月夜早晚多雲天文台料市民可在雲隙賞月

薄扶林村迎月夜辦青年火龍遊村讓傳統文化薪火相傳

薄扶林村在農曆八月十四迎月夜舉行「薪火相傳」青年舞火龍遊村，省去逐戶參拜環節，讓學生及年輕人參與製作、巡遊和舞動火龍。

任達華上環餐廳與粉絲猜拳合照離場前代為結帳

71歲演員任達華在上環一間海南雞飯店用膳時被粉絲認出。他與粉絲猜拳後合照，離開前並悄悄替兩人支付餐費。

港大清華研究：帶隱藏偏差的AI可顯著左右用家決策

港大與清華學者的實驗發現，AI助手只需在日常建議中加入細微偏差，便可令用家選擇不利方案的次數增加約5至8倍，而用家往往未察覺受到影響。

曾綺婷與黃卓莉亞運帶回一銀一銅稱獎牌屬整支港隊

曾綺婷產後復出，在第四次亞運之旅取得女子組手50公斤級銀牌；首次參賽的黃卓莉則摘得68公斤以下級銅牌。兩人均把成果歸功於隊友、教練及支援團隊。

港隊男子空手道「形」連奪兩銅洪晧崴冀啟發新一代

香港空手道隊在名古屋亞運取得兩銀三銅，創單屆最多獎牌紀錄。洪晧崴在男子個人及團體「形」各奪一銅，期望成績為年輕運動員建立信心。

港足亞運三戰皆負返港艾里奧稱強敵經驗有助成長

中國香港男子足球代表隊完成名古屋亞運賽事後返港，分組賽三戰全敗。隊長艾里奧承認成績未如理想，但認為與亞洲強隊交手為年輕球員帶來重要經驗。

按揭優惠差距擴大王美鳳料個別銀行微減現金回贈

中原按揭董事總經理王美鳳表示，個別銀行因應資金成本，輕微下調按揭現金回贈，但市場主流回贈仍維持在貸款額1%至1.5%或以上。

UK family demands answers after man killed in Mozambique jihadist attack

The family of a British contractor killed during a 2021 jihadist attack in Mozambique on Thursday demanded answers from TotalEnergies over why more people were not rescued from a besieged hotel.

Dominican Republic calls for Haiti force to be strengthened

The Dominican Republic called Thursday for the UN-backed armed force combatting gangs in neighboring Haiti to be strengthened, warning that limited progress in protecting the Haitian people was at risk.

Dolly Parton's nephew ordered to stay away from estate staff, properties

Dolly Parton's nephew has been ordered to stay away from employees and properties of her estate, US media reported, after the manager for the late country music legend alleged an "escalating campaign of threats" to extort money from the vast enterprise.

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