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Stocks slide on US inflation surge, tech weakness

Cape Town becomes first African World Marathon Major

Climate change-fuelled storm decimated world's rarest great ape: study

FIFA boss Infantino says case of Somali referee 'unfortunate'

England World Cup warm-up friendly delayed by storm

Toronto's Bosnians relish improbable World Cup showdown

Senesi signs up for Spurs rebuild under De Zerbi

Haiti forced to change World Cup kit over war imagery

Frasers makes 2-bn-euro offer for Hugo Boss

Hong Kong files charges over deadliest fire in decades

McKenna steps down as Ipswich manager to 'dedicate time to family'

Stocks slide on US inflation surge, tech weakness

Global stock markets mostly fell on Wednesday as fresh strikes in the Middle East, a jump in US inflation and a tech sell-off weighed on sentiment.

Cape Town becomes first African World Marathon Major

Cape Town has been added to the prestigious World Marathon Majors, the elite series said on Wednesday, making it the first African race in the circuit.

Climate change-fuelled storm decimated world's rarest great ape: study

Climate change-fuelled landslides wiped out nearly one in ten of the world's rarest great ape species on Indonesia's Sumatra island, scientists said Wednesday.

FIFA boss Infantino says case of Somali referee 'unfortunate'

FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Wednesday described as "unfortunate" the case of Somali World Cup referee Omar Artan, who was refused entry to the United States.

England World Cup warm-up friendly delayed by storm

England's final World Cup warm-up friendly against Costa Rica was delayed on Wednesday after a heavy thunderstorm hit Orlando.

Toronto's Bosnians relish improbable World Cup showdown

The moment Bosnia-Herzegovina eliminated Italy and sealed their place at the 2026 World Cup, emotions at a Toronto mosque turned from tense to euphoric, said Anes Dzumhur, program manager at the city's Bosnian Islamic Association.

Senesi signs up for Spurs rebuild under De Zerbi

Marcos Senesi has joined Tottenham Hotspur as Roberto De Zerbi looks to rebuild the Premier League strugglers' shaky defence.

Haiti forced to change World Cup kit over war imagery

Haiti have been forced to change their kit design just days before their World Cup opener against Scotland after FIFA banned a depiction of a war scene on the shirts.

Frasers makes 2-bn-euro offer for Hugo Boss

British clothing group Frasers announced Wednesday a nearly two-billion-euro ($2.3 billion) offer to acquire outstanding shares in German men's premium apparel firm Hugo Boss.

Hong Kong files charges over deadliest fire in decades

Hong Kong filed manslaughter charges against several people and companies on Wednesday over the world's deadliest residential building fire in decades, which killed 168 people at a public housing estate last year.

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