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Mandhana named India women's team captain after Kaur quits

Danish reservists practice war games to respond to 'aggression'

Paris Women's Fashion Week: the key trends

Bhuvneshwar returns to India's T20 squad for New Zealand tour

i-payout Introduces a New Approach to Payments, Closing the Beneficiary Information Gap

Asos says probing 'unauthorised activity' after phone alerts

New Generation of Crypto Miners Released by ASICID

New investor forecasts LIV Golf teams could be worth $100 mn each

Neutrinos: space particles that change our view of universe

Shakira, Pique return to court over children visit arrangements

'Destined' Djokovic wins China Open, extending unbeaten record

Nobel physics prize hails 'ghostly messengers' from space

France's Mistral unveils latest model in sovereign AI push

Stocks climb as oil prices retreat

Eiffel Tower closed for fourth day as staff strike

France's iconic Eiffel Tower was closed for a fourth day on Thursday as employees extended a strike over the monument's management, unions said.

Five dead after cargo ship hits bridge in southern China

Five people were killed when an empty cargo ship struck a bridge in southern China on Thursday, causing part of it to collapse, authorities and state media reported.

Ex-Brazil star Dani Alves sentenced to 4.5 years in jail for rape

A Spanish court on Thursday sentenced former Brazil international Dani Alves to four and a half years in prison after finding him guilty of raping a young woman at a Barcelona nightclub in December 2022.

Dani Alves: Record-setting footballer convicted of rape

Dani Alves once said he would "play until I'm 50" if someone threatened his record of trophies won, but his career was brought to a halt in January 2023, when UNAM of Mexico released him after the Brazilian was charged with rape.

World no. 1 Vu endures difficult start to LPGA Thailand defence

World number one Lilia Vu made a difficult start to the defence of her LPGA Thailand crown on Thursday after shooting a one-over-par 73 for a share of 60th.

India ready for turner in fourth Test after Stokes questions pitch

India said Thursday they are primed for whatever the pitch has in store for the fourth Test but expect it to favour spinners, after England captain Ben Stokes said he "had never seen anything like" the Ranchi wicket.

Funeral procession for Kenyan marathoner Kiptum

Hundreds of people gathered in the Kenyan athletics hub of Eldoret on Thursday for a funeral procession in honour of marathon prodigy Kelvin Kiptum, who died earlier this month when his car crashed into a tree.

Financial security, not fine art, helps drive Japan stocks to record high

Before Japan's asset bubble catastrophically burst in the early 1990s, stockbroker Ryuta Otsuka remembers waving a 10,000-yen note to hail a taxi after evenings sipping champagne at high-end Tokyo nightclubs.

Abandoned Red Sea ship remains afloat, to be towed to Djibouti: operator

A cargo ship abandoned in the Gulf of Aden after an attack by Yemeni rebels remains afloat and could be towed to Djibouti this week, its operator told AFP on Thursday.