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Empty benches as schools reopen in Venezuela's quake-hit Guaira

OpenAI, Anthropic and Google are working to create an AI standards body

Lens sack Toppmoeller after six games in charge

Samson fires India to T20 series win over Afghanistan

Rob Reiner son will not face death penalty, prosecutor says

Referees chief Webb 'really disappointed' over VAR error in Manchester derby

Tiny English village holds 'independence' vote over asylum seeker housing

Maiden Renshaw ODI century sets up Australia win in Zimbabwe

Protesting shepherds, farmers clash with Romanian police

US Treasury chief says to meet Chinese counterpart at weekend

Foundation Lets Ledger Users Switch to Open Source Without Starting Over

Brazil's crisis-hit Supreme Court probes judge's ties to jailed banker

Sterling admits dangerous driving after Lamborghini crash

Carrick urges Man Utd to use derby pain as fuel against Brighton

Injured Kolisi may play in World Cup warm-up games, says Erasmus

South Africa rugby director Rassie Erasmus said on Wednesday that injured Springboks captain Siya Kolisi will definitely miss the Rugby Championship in July, but may play in pre-World Cup matches the following month.

Dozens of migrants dead, 100 rescued as boat sinks off Greece

At least 78 migrants died after their fishing boat sank off the Peloponnese, Greece's coastguard said Wednesday, as fears mounted that the death toll could rise much higher.

Conduent Transportation Selected to Provide New EMV Contactless Payment Technology for Buses in Verona, Italy

Pilot project of the new technology will begin on a Verona airport bus line this month

More than 100,000 evacuated as cyclone threatens India and Pakistan

More than 100,000 people have been evacuated from the path of a fierce cyclone heading towards India and Pakistan, with forecasters warning Wednesday it could devastate homes and tear down power lines.

Australia dominate Test batting rankings ahead of Ashes

Australia will head into the Ashes series with their batters occupying the top three spots in the men's Test rankings.

Najmul ton guides Bangladesh to 362-5 against Afghanistan

Najmul Hossain struck his third Test century as Bangladesh dominated a hapless Afghanistan to score 362-5 on the first day of the one-off Test in Dhaka on Wednesday.

Oreo-maker faces Scandinavia boycott over Russia

Scandinavian organisations are boycotting US group Mondelez, maker of snacks like Oreo and Toblerone, due to the group's continued presence in Russia, as Norway's government held a meeting Wednesday with several actors.

Arab states account for quarter of record Israel arms exports

Israeli defence exports hit an all-time high of $12.5 billion last year, with Arab countries that recently established ties accounting for nearly a quarter of purchase contracts, officials said Wednesday.

Vodafone, Hutchison announce merger of UK mobile ops

Mobile phone giant Vodafone has agreed to merge British operations with Three UK, owned by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison, to accelerate rollout of faster 5G connectivity, the pair announced Wednesday.

EU says Google abused dominant positions in online ads

The European Commission accused Google on Wednesday of abusing its dominance of the online ad market and recommended the US company sell part of its ad services to ensure fair competition.

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