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Canada awaits result in Alberta independence vote

US bans use of China's DeepSeek by govt agencies

Niners hold off Commanders to stay perfect in NFL

Middle East fuel crunch drives solar push in tiny Fiji

Indian rappers use music to sound climate alarm

Reese scores 30 as Dream stun Valkyries to level WNBA finals

Japan probe on its way to Mars moon

Lula or Bolsonaro's son? Brazil makes a final choice

Ukraine races to secure energy supplies ahead of winter

EU unveils strategy to boost Arctic presence

Vote count begins in Alberta secession referedum, testing Canada unity

Adams facing long injury layoff as Rams' problems deepen

US judge orders Saudi engineer held in OpenAI case

Japan successfully launches probe in historic Mars moon mission

Intel says it will slash workforce to cut costs

US chip maker Intel said Thursday it will slash more than 15 percent of its workforce as it streamlines operations.

Lee loses Olympic crown but proud to make podium after health woes

A little more than a year after her doctors told her she might never compete again, defending Olympic all-around champion Sunisa Lee took bronze in Paris behind US teammate Simone Biles.

Injury threatens Djokovic Olympic dream as Murray slips into retirement

Novak Djokovic faces an anxious wait to find out if a knee injury will derail his Olympic gold medal dream after reaching the semi-finals on Thursday as old rival Andy Murray slipped into retirement.

Australia 'redemption' with Olympic freestyle relay gold

Ariarne Titmus said Australia earned "redemption" Thursday by soaring to the women's Olympic 4x200m freestyle relay gold in the second-fastest time ever.

'Proud' Murray bows out of tennis with Paris Olympics defeat

Andy Murray said he was retiring "on my terms" as his trophy-filled career came to an emotional end at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, closing another chapter on tennis's golden generation.

Brazil's Andrade brings out the best in Biles

Rebeca Andrade may have missed out on all-around Olympic gold to Simone Biles on Thursday but if the Brazilian was feeling disappointed she was doing a fine job of masking it.

Canada enjoys golden Summer in Olympic pool as Australia impress

Canada's Summer McIntosh enhanced her status as one of the standout stars of the Paris Olympics on Thursday, winning the women's 200m butterfly as powerhouses Australia won a fifth gold in the pool.

'Just Simone' celebrates GOAT status with Paris all-around gold

Simone Biles's sixth Olympic gold medal hung around her neck, and so did a twinkling little goat -- just a reminder to the gymnast hailed as the greatest of all time that she does indeed belong in the pantheon of sports greats.

McIntosh 'not done yet' after fastest 200 fly in 15 years for gold

Canadian sensation Summer McIntosh declared she's "not done yet" after storming to Olympic women's 200m butterfly gold on Thursday with the second fastest time in history and the quickest since 2009.