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Venezuela twin quakes kill at least 164, topple buildings

Stokes straight back into the action as New Zealand bat in 3rd Test

Baking heatwave gives Europe no respite

Amazon pledges additional $13 bn in India AI investment

Venezuela twin quakes kill at least 32, injure hundreds

Trump climate pushback spurs courtroom battles, report says

Struggling VW to sell majority stake in marine engine unit

Kenya police in massive show of force on protest anniversary

USA, Germany in control as Dutch eye World Cup knockouts

Venezuela twin quakes kill at least 32, injure more than 700

French aversion to air conditioning melts as homes sizzle

Hong takes blame as South Korea's World Cup hopes fade

South Korea coach Hong Myung-bo took the blame for his team's limp 1-0 defeat to South Africa on Wednesday that left their World Cup hopes hanging by a thread.

'We shut up big mouths,' says South Africa's World Cup coach Broos

South Africa coach Hugo Broos said his team had shut up the "big mouths" after the Bafana Bafana qualified for the World Cup knockouts for the first time in their history by beating South Korea 1-0 on Wednesday.

Brazil advance at World Cup, history for South Africa, Canada, Bosnia

Brazil punished Scotland's defensive frailties to advance to the World Cup's last 32 on Wednesday as South Africa, Canada and Bosnia-Herzegovina completed a historic hat-trick by progressing to the knockout rounds for the first time.

Mothers search, men weep amid debris of Venezuela quakes

"Antonio, it's your mom, I'm right here," a mother's desperate cries bounced off the rubble of a 22-story building in Caracas that collapsed following two powerful earthquakes in Venezuela on Wednesday.

Confirmation still a rite of passage in Denmark but less Christian

At 15, like most Danish teenagers, Nora Pihl chose to get confirmed but for her, as for a growing number of young Danes, it wasn't a religious affair.

South Africa stun South Korea to make World Cup history

South Africa beat South Korea 1-0 on Wednesday to reach the World Cup knockout rounds for the first time in their history -- an astonishing turnaround after a dismal opening defeat.

Clarke fears Scotland 'probably going home' after Brazil World Cup loss

Scotland coach Steve Clarke accepted that his team may be heading home from the World Cup in a few days after completing the group stage with a comprehensive 3-0 loss to Brazil on Wednesday.

Venezuela declares state of emergency after powerful twin quakes

Venezuela's interim leader declared a state of emergency Wednesday as two massive earthquakes caused buildings in the capital to crumble and forced the closure of the country's main airport.

Moriyasu vows Japan will play to win and top group against Sweden

Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu said Wednesday his side were focused solely on beating "a very strong" Sweden in their final group match and hoping that would be enough to finish top of Group F.

Secret cameras, mics and AI reveal rare Cambodia wildlife

Above the patter of rain cascading through the jungle canopy comes the haunting call of a pileated gibbon singing to fend off intruders in Cambodia's Cardamom Mountains.

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