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Maresca adamant Donnarumma can be dropped but first name selected

Iraola glad to raise Liverpool fans' hopes but says hard work ahead

EU and Canada to 'withstand shocks together' with new alliance

Pope Leo makes history with US midterm vote

Flick praises Yamal 'mentality' after missing out on Ballon d'Or

Arsenal boss Arteta fires 'Disneyland' warning at Dowman after Fleetwood red card

Binance heist: How were cryptocurrency billions stolen?

Russia's ice hockey stars come in from the cold after CAS ruling

Wall Street tech rout deepens on doubts over AI spending

'Life in the old dog': German economy grows more than expected

Relatives' anguish grows as Spain identifies train crash dead

England great Anderson asks what's 'wrong with me?' after Lancashire exit

Italy inflation surges to 5.4% as economy stalls

Markets lashed by tech rout as earnings fan AI fears

Holders Liverpool reach League Cup semis, Arsenal advance

Liverpool moved into the League Cup semi-finals as the holders won 2-1 against managerless Southampton, while Gabriel Jesus ended his goal drought with a hat-trick in Arsenal's 3-2 victory over Crystal Palace on Wednesday.

Fonseca stuns Fils on NextGen opening day

Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca stunned top seed and 2023 runner-up Arthur Fils with a five-set victory in his NextGen ATP Finals opener on Wednesday.

Spain targets Airbnb in illegal ads probe

Spain's leftist government on Wednesday opened an investigation into holiday rental platform Airbnb for allegedly failing to take down adverts for thousands of apartments without a tourist licence.

Mayotte hospital on life support after cyclone

The haggard faces in the wreckage-and-water-strewn corridors betrayed the nerves and exhaustion of those soldiering on at the main hospital on the French archipelago of Mayotte, ravaged by a deadly cyclone last weekend.

Barca overturn Man City to top Women's Champions League group

Holders Barcelona beat Manchester City 3-0 in the Women's Champions League on Wednesday to pip their opponents to top spot in their group.

Cute carnivores: Bloodthirsty California squirrels go nuts for vole meat

Squirrels might look like adorable, nut-hoarding furballs, but some are ruthless predators that hunt, tear apart, and devour voles.

Real Madrid outclass Pachuca to win Intercontinental Cup

Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior both scored as Real Madrid cruised to a 3-0 victory over Mexican side Pachuca in the Intercontinental Cup final in Doha on Wednesday.

Stone tablet engraved with Ten Commandments sells for $5 million

A stone tablet carrying engravings of the Ten Commandments sold for $5 million at auction on Wednesday, Sotheby's announced.

Perez leaves Red Bull after season of struggles

Red Bull announced Wednesday that under-pressure Mexican driver Sergio Perez has departed the Formula One team after four seasons.

First severe bird flu case in US sparks alarm

A patient in Louisiana has been hospitalized with a severe infection of avian influenza, authorities announced Wednesday, the first serious human case in the United States as fears grow of a possible bird flu pandemic.

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