Japanese minnows one win from fairytale Champions League title
Japanese minnows Machida Zelvia have vowed to keep their cool in Saturday's final on hostile soil as they attempt to pull off a major shock by winning a fairytale Asian Champions League crown.
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Rugby Australia eyes brighter future as Lions tour brings cash windfall
Rugby Australia announced a record surplus Wednesday on the back of the 2025 British and Irish Lions tour, saying it would enable a sustainable future for the sport after years of losses.
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Blazers rally stuns Spurs after Wembanyama injury
The Portland Trail Blazers exploited an injury to Victor Wembanyama to score an upset 106-103 victory over the second-seeded San Antonio Spurs in their NBA Western Conference playoff series on Tuesday.
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Young Chinese use AI to launch one-person firms over job anxiety
Young Chinese, many who fear age discrimination in their workplace after turning 35, are increasingly starting "one-person companies" that have artificial intelligence do most of the work.
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Pope to visit prison on final leg of Africa tour
Pope Leo XIV will visit a prison known for its squalid conditions in Equatorial Guinea on Wednesday, the second-to-last day of a marathon African tour on which he has spoken out forcefully on world issues.
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India strangles final Maoist bastion as mining looms
The Maoist rebellion that once held sway over nearly a third of India is being bulldozed into submission in its final forest fortress.
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AI-powered robots offer new hope to German factories
A blue-eyed humanoid robot carefully opens a box and places a tool inside as a crowd of visitors watch the demonstration of "physical AI" skills at a major industrial trade fair in Germany.
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Indonesia orangutan forest cleared for 'carbon-neutral' packaging firm
Vast tracts of Indonesian rainforest home to endangered orangutans have been cleared for plantations supplying a maker of "carbon-neutral" packaging, an investigation by AFP and The Gecko Project has found.
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PGA Tour mulls pathway back for golfers as LIV plots survival
The PGA Tour is exploring pathways for players to return from LIV Golf, even as the embattled breakaway circuit scrambles to rebrand and retain its stars ahead of the rumored withdrawal of Saudi funding.
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One month phone-free: Young Americans try digital detox
Getting around without Google Maps. No longer scrolling Instagram at the bus stop. Ditching your headphones to hear the birds sing.
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