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Multiple deaths, injuries at western Canada military base: minister

Maza and Schick help Leverkusen clip Freiburg's wings

Boland strikes twice for Australia in rain-hit South Africa Test

Leeds hit back to deny Man Utd morale-boosting win

Marseille put Angers to the sword in Ligue 1

Pau see off Leicester in Champions Cup

Chwalinska fights back to win Wuhan Open in title breakthrough

Kulusevski on brink of return for Spurs after 17-month absence

Martinez starts for Man Utd after outburst

Spain's in-form Chacarra wins DP World India Championship

Katie Alexander reportedly leaves flat shared with Eamonn Holmes

Robertson and Selby chase rare Home Nations sweep in Belfast

Body found in search for missing Glasgow teenager

Arteta backs Kai Havertz to become a 30-goal Arsenal forward

South Korea court recognises rights of same-sex couples

South Korea's Supreme Court recognised new rights for same-sex couples Thursday, saying the state must provide health insurance for a gay man's partner in a landmark ruling that left activists weeping for joy.

China shopping centre fire kills 16

A fire that tore through a shopping centre in southwestern China has killed 16 people, state media reported Thursday.

Fire extinguished at China mall, people trapped inside: state media

A fire that broke out Wednesday in a shopping centre in southwestern China was extinguished but some people were still trapped inside, state broadcaster CCTV said.

Paris: The ultimate challenge for marathon legend Kipchoge

When he started out running in the early 2000s, a young Eliud Kipchoge simply wanted to get on a plane and go to Europe.

Buoyant Hamilton seeking to keep momentum and more records

A buoyant Lewis Hamilton heads into this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix on the crest of a wave, seeking a record-increasing ninth Hungaroring victory and Mercedes' third consecutive win of the season.

Australia swim team has 'strike power' to challenge US Olympic dominance

Australian head swim coach Rohan Taylor admits it will be a big task to topple the United States from the top of the Olympic medal table in Paris, but says his team have the "strike power" to give it a go.

'I feel empty': Cambodians on canal route await fate

Food stand owner Dem Mech wells up as he sits in the yard of the home he will lose if Cambodia proceeds with a massive new canal running from the Mekong river to the sea.

The EU's women-led top team

Ursula von der Leyen, who is expected to be confirmed as European Commission president for a second term on Thursday, is one of three women in the five top European Union jobs.

Central Paris locks down for Olympics as athletes arrive

French security forces began locking down large parts of central Paris on Thursday ahead of the hugely complex Olympics opening ceremony next week on the river Seine.

Cambodia looks to 'breathe' with controversial new canal

Dust covers everything in Lim Tong Eng's yard, thrown up by excavators toiling next door to enlarge a channel that Cambodia's government hopes will soon be a major shipping canal.

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