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Denmark, Australia in the spotlight in Eurovision second semi

Xi warns Trump on Taiwan at Beijing summit

Bone appetit: Paris pups lap up treats at dog-centric spots

Kohli senses end after roaring back to form with IPL century

India bars sugar exports until September

Madonna, Shakira, BTS to headline first World Cup final half-time show

EV overhaul drags Honda to first operating loss since 1957

Japan takes 'half step' toward fixing slow retrial system

Honda posts operating loss, first since 1957

Madonna, Shakira, BTS to headline World Cup final half-time show

A quarter of World Cup games risk searing heat: scientists

Six hantavirus cruise passengers head to Australia

Six passengers who sailed on a hantavirus-affected cruise will fly to Australia from the Netherlands on Thursday while dressed in full protective gear, the Australian government said.

Cavs top Pistons in overtime for 3-2 series lead

The Cleveland Cavaliers held off the Detroit Pistons 117-113 in overtime on Wednesday to move within one win of advancing in the NBA playoffs.

Canadian football ready for World Cup coming out party

Exactly 150 years after Carlton Cricket Club and Toronto Lacrosse Club took part in the first recorded organised football match in Canada in 1876, Canadian soccer is finally ready for its coming out party.

US court suspends sanctions on UN expert on Palestinians

A US judge on Wednesday imposed a temporary injunction on sanctions imposed last year by Washington on a United Nations expert on the occupied Palestinian territories.

Asia markets mixed as Trump-Xi summit, AI trade dominate

Asian markets were mixed Thursday as investors weighed a high-stakes US-China summit and persistent inflation concerns, which tempered optimism fuelled by record highs on Wall Street.

'Rare, meaningful': North Korean football team ventures into South

A women's football club will on Sunday be the first sports team from North Korea to visit neighbouring South Korea in eight years.

In-form Messi hits brace as Miami win 5-3 at Cincinnati in MLS

Lionel Messi scored twice and a hand in two others as Inter Miami fought back to beat FC Cincinnati 5-3 away in the MLS on Wednesday.

Historic Swiss solar-powered plane crashes into sea

The experimental plane Solar Impulse 2, which completed a historic round-the-world trip in 2016 without using jet fuel, crashed into the Gulf of Mexico recently, its owner revealed.

Indian pharma fuels Africa's 'zombie drug' and opioid crisis

They come in blister packs of 10 like any normal painkiller and you can buy them easily in roadside kiosks and street pharmacies across west Africa.

Wood urges New Zealand to 'create some history' at World Cup

Chris Wood urged New Zealand to "create some history" after he was named captain Thursday of the World Cup squad who will be chasing a first-ever win at the global showpiece.

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