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Stolen Matisse works tied to infamous art thief in Brazil

Faced with historic drought, the Dutch rethink water management

Hasan strikes twice for Bangladesh to reduce Australia to 51-2

Pallister holds off Ledecky to win Pan Pacs 400m free title

Powerful quake off Indonesia kills 20, sparks mass evacuations

Mehidy half-century steers Bangladesh to 228-run lead in Australia Test

Mehidy half-century steers Bangladesh to big lead in Australia Test

Powerful quake off Indonesia kills one, sparks mass evacuations

Powerful quake off Indonesia sparks mass evacuations

Poweful quake off Indonesia sparks mass evacuations

Venezuelan amputees adjust to new life after quakes

LA Olympics has to allow politicians on the bus, just not behind the wheel - Coe

No.1 Scheffler fires sizzling 61 to seize PGA St. Jude lead

Arteta tells Arsenal fans not to fret over his future

Alleged US healthcare CEO killer says will plead guilty to stalking

Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down a top US health insurance boss in a Manhattan street, told a federal judge Friday he was willing to plead guilty to stalking charges.

Bones of medieval kings saved from Spanish wildfire

Firefighters raced to save a mythical 1,000-year-old monastery in northeastern Spain on Friday as a growing wildfire prompted the hasty removal of the bones of the medieval monarchs buried there.

In wildfire town, PM says UK must 'face up to climate change'

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Friday that Britain must face up to the changing climate and accelerate its move to clean energy as he visited a town where a wildfire gutted homes.

France upholds assisted dying law, strikes down social media ban for children

France's top constitutional authority on Friday approved legislation on the right to assisted dying, but struck down a ban on social media access for children under 15 in a blow to one of President Emmanuel Macron's cherished reforms.

In town hit by wildfire, PM says UK must 'face up to climate change'

British Prime Minister said Friday the UK has to face up to the changing climate and accelerate its move to clean energy as he visited a central town where a wildfire has gutted homes.

Body found after wildfire hits Croatian coastal town

Croatian police discovered a body in a burnt-out area on Friday, after a wildfire swept through a coastal area overnight, leaving dozens injured and forcing thousands to flee.

Arteta expects Maresca to do an 'unbelievable job' at Man City

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has backed Enzo Maresca to do an "unbelievable job" after replacing Pep Guardiola as Manchester City manager.

Italian police recover stolen Renoir, Cezanne and Matisse worth 9 mn euros

Paintings by Renoir, Cezanne and Matisse worth over nine million euros which were stolen from a museum in Italy in March have been recovered, Italian police said Friday.

Stocks tread water with eyes on oil price

Stock markets traded little changed in scant summer trading Friday, with both oil prices and the dollar slipping as investors assess the outlooks for US interest rates and the war in the Middle East.

Prize money 'critical' for athletics, says Coe

It is fair to say that Sebastian Coe's ground-breaking move to award prize money to track and field gold medallists at the 2024 Paris Olympics ruffled some feathers.

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