First suicide pod use 'soon' in Switzerland: campaigners
An assisted dying group expects a new portable suicide pod to be used for the first time in Switzerland potentially within months to provide death without medical supervision, they said Wednesday.
Read moreDeChambeau reveals McIlroy talks after US Open snub
US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau revealed Rory McIlroy has finally congratulated him on his Pinehurst victory after the heartbroken Northern Ireland star left the course without speaking to the American.
Read moreSpain cleans up after mystery substance closes three beaches
Spanish authorities on Wednesday began cleaning up three beaches in the eastern city of Valencia, closed to the public after an unidentified black substance washed up on the coast.
Read moreVance's 'Hillbilly Elegy' gave voice to an America left behind
When J.D. Vance's memoir "Hillbilly Elegy" was published in 2016, the book was widely cited as a key insight into understanding how America elected Donald Trump as president that year.
Read more'Social cleansing': NGOs blast pre-Olympic migrant evictions
Charities on Wednesday accused French authorities of accelerated "social cleansing" after hundreds more people, mostly migrants, were evicted from squats in Paris ahead of the Olympics.
Read moreEngland skipper Stokes backs Woakes to help fill Anderson void
England captain Ben Stokes believes "phenomenal" Chris Woakes can lead his team's bowling attack as they start life without James Anderson as the new-ball spearhead.
Read moreAubameyang announces Marseille departure with Greenwood set to join French club
Ex-Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang said on Wednesday he is leaving Marseille after just one season with Manchester United's Mason Greenwood reportedly replacing him at the French club.
Read moreModric extends Real Madrid deal for another season
Real Madrid captain Luka Modric has signed a new one-year deal to keep him at the Santiago Bernabeu for the upcoming season, the European champions announced on Wednesday.
Read moreClimate talks host urges rich nations to break stalemate
The host of this year's UN climate summit on Wednesday urged governments to start compromising to break a deadlock over how to help poorer countries tackle global warming.
Read moreEurope stocks dented by UK inflation; gold hits new peak
Europe's stock markets slid Wednesday as stronger-than-expected UK inflation data doused hopes of a British interest rate cut any time soon.
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