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If not now, when? LeBron tears stoke retirement talk

Ex-OPEC president denies bribe-taking at London corruption trial

Another Arctic blast bears down on US as snow cleanup drags on

US Senate rejects vote to avert government shutdown

Moscow records heaviest snowfall in over 200 years

Polar bears bulk up despite melting Norwegian Arctic: study

Waymo gears up to launch robotaxis in London this year

French IT group Capgemini under fire over ICE links

Holders PSG, Real Madrid among clubs awaiting Champions League play-offs draw

England look to fine tune for T20 World Cup with Sri Lanka series

World Cup skiing returns to Crans-Montana after deadly fire

Czechs wind up black coal mining in green energy switch

The Czech Republic will stop mining black coal at the end of January, closing its last mine in a switch to greener energy sources, state mining company OKD said Thursday.

Vietnam designer makes history as Paris Haute Couture wraps up

Vietnam's Phan Huy became the youngest-ever designer to present a collection on the official Haute Couture calendar in Paris aged just 27 on Thursday, rounding out a week of major fashion debuts and celebrity sightings.

Phan Huy: the prodigy putting Vietnam on the fashion map

Phan Huy had a thrilling -- but quite stressful -- journey to making history at Paris Haute Couture Week on Thursday, where he became the youngest ever and the first Vietnamese designer to present a collection on the official calendar.

Pegula calls herself 'shoddy, erratic' in Melbourne semi-final loss

Jessica Pegula called her display "shoddy" and "erratic" as her Australian Open run ended in the semi-finals to Elena Rybakina on Thursday.

All hands on deck: British Navy sobers up alcohol policy

The UK navy is tightening the taps on allowing alcohol at sea, the defence ministry said Thursday.

Sabalenka says Serena return would be 'cool' after great refuses to rule it out

World number one Aryna Sabalenka said it would be "cool" to see Serena Williams return to tennis after the American great refused to rule it out when asked, and instead replied: "I don't know. I'm just going to see what happens."

Rybakina plots revenge over Sabalenka in Australian Open final

Elena Rybakina said Thursday she was braced for another "great battle" as she plots revenge over world number one Aryna Sabalenka in a rerun of their 2023 Australian Open final.

Irish Six Nations hopes hit by Aki ban

Ireland's hopes of regaining the Six Nations title suffered a second blow in two days with veteran centre Bundee Aki suspended for their first three matches for "verbal abuse and disrespect".

Parrots rescued as landslide-hit Sicilian town saves pets

Pino Terzo Di Dio was in tears as firefighters carried his beloved parrots out of his home, which has been cordoned off as his town teeters on a cliff edge.

No handshake as Sabalenka sets up repeat of 2023 Melbourne final

Belarusian world number one Aryna Sabalenka crushed Ukraine's Elina Svitolina in a politically charged Australian Open semi-final on Thursday and faces Elena Rybakina for a third Melbourne title.

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