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Rising UK inflation, debt knocks govt ahead of budget

Australia lawmaker loses both legs after 'targeted' attack

Director Nick Paley channels childhood fears in new thriller 'Phony'

Rome hospital taps culture to help heal cancer patients

Prized wild pepper at risk in Madagascar's shrinking forests

'Media capture': Serbian journalists squeezed before vote

World falling 'dangerously short' on climate action: UN chief

LeBron, Sixers spoil Knicks party, Thunder top Spurs as NBA season tips off

South Korea launches new bid to guide crowd-pulling shark to sea

Sooryavanshi told to be patient by captain Iyer ahead of NZ series

LeBron optimistic after launching Sixers era with win

As actors get more physical, Bollywood embraces intimacy coordinators

Asian stocks rally as tech firms enjoy bounce ahead of key earnings

LeBron, Sixers spoil Knicks party as NBA season tips off

All Blacks channel defeat 'hurt' in bid to tame Pumas

All Blacks captain Ardie Savea said Friday his New Zealand team has spent the week "looking in the mirror" as they chase revenge against Argentina in The Rugby Championship.

Seoul residents sweating with record 'tropical nights' weather

Residents of South Korea's capital are resorting to novel ways to beat the heat as a century-old weather record fell Friday following a 26th "tropical night" in a row -- when the temperature stays above 25 degrees Celsius (77 Fahrenheit).

'Very strong' typhoon buffets Japan's Pacific coast

A "very strong" typhoon buffeted Japan's Pacific coast with fierce winds and heavy rain on Friday, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights and trains in the Tokyo area and leaving over 4,000 homes without power.

Champions Inter out in front as Serie A rivals ring the changes

Inter Milan are heavy favourites to retain their Serie A title ahead of their opening match of the coming season at Genoa on Saturday, as their Scudetto rivals rebuild under new coaches.

Leverkusen to share spotlight with Stuttgart in historic Supercup

Record-breaking Bayer Leverkusen will host Stuttgart in an historic DFL-Supercup on Saturday, in what will be the first season opener since 1993 to feature neither Bayern Munich nor Borussia Dortmund.

Asian markets surge on strong US consumer data

Japanese stocks surged and markets across Asia started strong on Friday, tracking substantial gains on Wall Street after encouraging US retail sales data reassured investors about the health of the world's biggest economy.

'Monsoon brides': Extreme weather fuels Pakistan child marriages

As monsoon rains were about to break over Pakistan, 14-year-old Shamila and her 13-year-old sister Amina were married off in exchange for money, a decision their parents made to help the family survive the threat of floods.

Cincinnati rain halts Alcaraz as defending champ Gauff ousted

Carlos Alcaraz was halted by rain on the brink of victory Thursday while defending women's champion Coco Gauff crashed out in her first match at the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Open.

Seoul breaks 118-year record with 26th 'tropical night'

South Korea broke a century-old weather record with the 26th so-called tropical night in a row -- when the temperature stays above 25 degrees Celsius (77 Fahrenheit), according to official data released Friday,

US lawmakers press Meta over illicit drug ads

Members of Congress on Thursday called on Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg to give them details regarding ads for opiods and other illicit drugs on the tech titan's platform.

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