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Oil giants report blowout profits on war, warn high gas prices could persist

Hungary to shut nuclear plant as heatwave hits central Europe

Google launches new satellite image AI tool, alarming researchers

Strengthening El Nino 'adding fuel to a planet already on fire': UN chief

Eddie Howe resigns as Newcastle boss to 'recharge'

Tech-fuelled rally fizzles as oil prices rise

High winds hamper firefighting efforts in western Turkey

Chelsea's Mudryk cleared to play after doping ban appeal

Howe resigns as Newcastle boss

A side of oysters for France's flat-out firefighters

Full-scale tour will benefit All Blacks, says coach Rennie

England cricket chief Key refuses to rule out Stokes return

England cricket chief Rob Key has left the door open for a dramatic international comeback by former Test captain Ben Stokes, who announced his shock retirement in late June.

US Fed dissenters call for rate hikes over sustained inflation

All three US Federal Reserve policymakers who dissented from the central bank's decision to keep interest rates steady earlier this week said Friday that rate hikes were needed now in order to avoid entrenched inflation.

New blazes in Greece as strong winds hamper firefighting

New wildfires fed by strong winds broke out in Greece Friday, giving firefighters little respite and forcing Civil Protection officials to order the partial evacuation of part of a suburb west of Athens.

Springboks star Feinberg-Mngomezulu back for Argentina Test

Star fly-half Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu was included on Friday in the 26-man South Africa squad for a one-off Test in Argentina on August 8 after recovering from ankle surgery.

French, Italian winegrowers face earliest ever harvest

Scorching summer temperatures have disrupted life for millions of Europeans but for winegrowers in Italy and France, who are harvesting their grapes unusually early, the hot weather offers pros as well as cons.

Chelsea fined £10mn, handed suspended transfer ban for breaching agent rules

Chelsea were fined £10 million ($13.4 million) and given a suspended two-window transfer ban on Friday after an appeal hearing into sanctions imposed for multiple breaches of Football Association rules.

Alarm over climate-linked low level of German waterways

Alarm is growing among German shipping and industry about low rainfall sapping major waterways, with one stretch of the Rhine briefly dipping to its previous record low on Friday.

Residents defend Spain’s ancient 'El Abuelo' tree from flames

As a wildfire closed in, residents of the town of El Tiemblo grabbed shovels and rakes to defend an elder -- "El Abuelo," a centuries-old chestnut tree, one of Spain's most treasured.

UK court rejects challenge against new Chinese embassy in London

An English court on Friday threw out a challenge against planning permission for a Chinese "mega" embassy in central London, but residents seeking to block the contentious project vowed to fight on.

Forever chemicals and pesticides: what to know

Since returning to power, President Donald Trump's administration has approved five new pesticides that many scientists and environmental advocates say are PFAS "forever chemicals" -- a class of highly toxic substances being gradually phased out globally.

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