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Spaniard Enric Mas wins home Vuelta a Espana

Poland, Ukraine slam Russian strikes near border as 'escalation'

Mercedes boss Wolff says long future for 'cucumber cool' Antonelli

Haaland fires 10-man Man City to memorable win over Man Utd

Kane edges Bayern past Elversberg in Bundesliga

I miss the adrenaline, but it's not my moment - Bolt

Trump administration reluctant to slow AI, Democrats see urgent need

Championship leader Antonelli to 'keep pushing' for title

Five-star Leipzig return to form with Hamburg thumping

Yamal double helps Barca edge Levante thriller

Spain beat Germany to claim women's World Cup bronze

Brighton run rampant against 10-man Coventry

Antonelli profits from safety car pause to win Spanish GP

Late Mbappe goal sends Lille top of Ligue 1

China's economic growth jumps 4.5% in Q1 after zero-Covid scrapped

China's economy grew a forecast-busting 4.5 percent in the first quarter as the country reopened after the end of zero-Covid measures late last year, official data showed Tuesday.

Brad Thorn to leave Queensland Reds at end of Super Rugby season

Head coach Brad Thorn will leave the Queensland Reds at the end of the season, the club said Tuesday, after a poor start to the Super Rugby campaign.

Can music festivals actually go green?

Coachella brings adrenaline-fueled sets to hundreds of thousands of festival-goers who gather in the California desert -- and it also leaves behind a lot of trash.

Pakistan street cricket comes to life after dark during Ramadan

After midnight during Ramadan, makeshift floodlights transform a central Karachi basketball court into an urban cricket arena, where dozens of young Pakistani men chase taped-up tennis balls zipping through the night air.

Musk says he is out to create 'truth-seeking' AI

Elon Musk is out to counter Microsoft and Google artificial intelligence efforts with "truth-seeking AI" that shuns political correctness, he said during an interview aired late Monday.

China GDP jumps 4.5% in Q1 after zero-Covid scrapped

China's economy grew 4.5 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, rebounding after the end of zero-Covid measures late last year, official data showed Tuesday.

BTS' J-Hope becomes second band member to enlist for military service

BTS star J-Hope was set to start his mandatory South Korean military service on Tuesday, local media reported, becoming the K-pop juggernaut's second member to enlist, prompting an outpouring of well-wishes from fans.

'No legs, no limits': Amputee veteran eyes Everest summit

Gurkha veteran Hari Budha Magar grew up in the shadow of the Himalayas, but only after losing his legs did he resolve to make his childhood dream of scaling Everest a reality.

'Living gallery': fighting to save Hong Kong's fading neon signs

Neon signs once transformed Hong Kong's oldest neighbourhoods into a kaleidoscope of luminous colour after dark, but most have been removed with a few lucky ones now piled up in a ramshackle yard.

The story of the Waco siege -- from the lawyer who got inside

Blood had already been spilled during the armed standoff between US agents and the Branch Davidian cult in Waco, Texas, when lawyer Dick DeGuerin got a phone call.

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