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Barca's big-game defeats pose familiar questions

UK set for 'limited' budget giveaways as borrowing costs surge

Bangladesh measles crisis 'warning sign' of other outbreaks: report

Anthropic's AI model accessed US voter data: Axios

Malaysia's Johor reopens schools as haze eases

Carragher says Fernandes benching was intended as public punishment

Mother renews anti-bullying appeal a decade after son’s death

Canada-EU summit seeks deepened alliance as US ties fray

Senegal to host Youth Games, Africa's first ever Olympics

African players in Europe: Jackson brace ends City's perfect record

ITV drama Adultery examines temptation, class and family consequences

Argentine police arrest stepfather after pregnant 10-year-old reaches hospital

New levy on non-EU parcels kicks in November 1

Mother dies after rescuing sons from riptide in the Bahamas

'I'm broken', mass rape victim tells French court

Gisele Pelicot, whose ex-husband and dozens of other men are on trial in France accused of raping her, said Wednesday she was "broken" by her ordeal, but also "determined" to help other women.

Don't let tech gurus decide the future: Nobel winner Simon Johnson

Should our future by decided by the bosses of big tech firms? For Nobel economics prize winner Simon Johnson, giving too much power to a handful of billionaires will come at the expense of public interest.

Palestinian seeds join Arctic 'doomsday vault'

A "doomsday vault" in the Arctic designed to safeguard the world's plant diversity has received a new deposit of thousands of seed samples, including Palestinian ones amid war and hunger in Gaza, it said on Wednesday.

Mehidy, Jaker keep Bangladesh alive against South Africa

Half-centuries by Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Jaker Ali helped Bangladesh into an 81-run lead over South Africa before bad light brought an early finish to day three of the first Test on Wednesday.

Stock markets mixed, oil prices drop

European and Asian stock markets traded mixed Wednesday and oil prices retreated as investors focused on company earnings and the outlook for the US and Chinese economies.

Stokes forecasts spin battle in Pakistan-England decider

England captain Ben Stokes believes the series-deciding third Test against Pakistan starting Thursday will boil down to a spin battle on a Rawalpindi pitch likely to favour slow bowlers.

Volvo Cars cuts sales forecast on market headwinds

Sweden's Volvo Cars on Wednesday drastically cut its sales forecast for the year, saying car markets in China, Europe and the United States are "increasingly under pressure."

South Africa 'shattered' by divorce of rugby star Kolisi

South Africans were stunned Wednesday after news emerged that one of the country's most prominent couples, Springbok rugby captain Siya Kolisi and his wife Rachel, were divorcing.

Deutsche Bank profits boosted by legal settlements

Germany's biggest lender Deutsche Bank on Wednesday reported a sharp jump in third-quarter profits, boosted by the settlement of investor lawsuits related to a troubled takeover.

WHO says 'intense bombardment' halts Gaza polio vaccinations

The World Health Organization said it was forced to postpone the last phase of the polio vaccination drive in Gaza on Wednesday due to "intense bombardment" and "escalating violence" in the north.

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Mehidy, Jaker take Bangladesh into lead over South Africa in Test