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'Truly scared': Blazes outpace firefighters in Indonesian Borneo

Vandals uproot Berlin tree commemorating Pride attack victims

German director Wenders clarifies views on film and politics

Nepali rescuers buoyed by miracle finds but tough conditions persist

Indonesia's main airport suspends operations after volcanic eruption

At last: Straight sets win over Tabilo puts Zverev in US Open last 16

Jovic 'loses sanity five times over' to oust friend Eala in US Open epic

Haze emergency grips Malaysian Borneo town

China's memories of Mao fade to nostalgia 50 years after his death

Messi creates both Miami goals in 2-2 draw with Atlanta

Rybakina books US Open fourth-round berth, inches closer to No. 1

Zheng stuns Keys as US Open upsets dim American hopes

Sobering reality: Curbs on alcohol in northeast Syria cause discontent

Jovic 'loses sanity five times over' to oust Eala and book Gauff clash

Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay launch WC2030 bid

Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay on Tuesday launched their official joint bid to host the Football World Cup in 2030, exactly 100 years after the event was first held, in Montevideo.

Hope turns to despair in Turkey over lack of quake help

It is the last time Mesut Hancer will ever hold his 15-year-old daughter's hand.

Wales midfielder Allen retires from international duty

Wales midfielder Joe Allen announced his retirement from international football on Tuesday at the age of 32.

Stocks waver on US rate-hike jitters

Stock markets wobbled on Tuesday as investors braced for fresh signals from US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell about the direction of interest rates.

Cockerill to leave England staff for Montpellier after Six Nations

Richard Cockerill will leave England's backroom staff after the Six Nations, with Richard Wigglesworth and Aled Walters joining from Leicester, the Rugby Football Union said on Tuesday.

Ireland's Lowe expects 'different French beast' for titanic Six Nations clash

Ireland wing James Lowe says it will be "a different French beast" that faces the Irish in what some are already billing as the Six Nations title decider in Dublin on Saturday.

French unions seek to keep momentum in pension showdown

Opponents of France's controversial pension reform plan sought to keep up the momentum on a third day of protests and strikes, with turnout down on the previous week.

Vaughan set to be only charged person to attend Rafiq cricket racism hearing

Former England captain Michael Vaughan is the only charged individual still set to appear before a disciplinary hearing next month in relation to racism allegations made by his ex-Yorkshire team-mate Azeem Rafiq.

Rescuers battle cold as Turkey-Syria quake toll tops 5,400

Rescuers in Turkey and Syria battled frigid cold Tuesday in a race against time to find survivors under buildings flattened by a earthquake that killed more than 5,400 people.

'Silence!': Hushed search for Turkey's quake survivors

"Silence please!" rescuers plead with anguished Turkish families huddled around a flattened building their loved ones lived in until a massive quake killed thousands and upturned millions of lives.

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