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Innovations on show at Paris Vivatech fest

Bird flu kills 13,000 seal pups on remote Australian island

South Korean lawmakers launch probe into ballot paper shortages

Why are Kenyan kids burning schools and killing their classmates?

New wave of anti-LGBTQ laws sweeps Africa

Ukraine hopes renewables can Russia-proof power grid

Palantir wants to 'defend the West,' but the West is wary

What we learned after the first round of World Cup games

New Zealander Manu has 'no fear' of Toulouse before Top 14 semi

Drastic restrictions on public transport take effect in Cuba

Pain-riddled South Korean man fights for right to die

Mandhana stars in India rout of Netherlands at Women's T20 World Cup

Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma ran riot as India thrashed the Netherlands by 95 runs in the Women's T20 World Cup on Wednesday.

Recovery of ship traffic in Hormuz limited, but signs emerge

Maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz remains at levels before the Iran-US agreement, says the Kpler maritime tracking platform, but there are signs of recovery ahead of Friday's official reopening.

England's World Cup opener puts Spanish resort on beer alert

The outcome of England's World Cup opener against Croatia on Wednesday remains uncertain but one result appears far more predictable in Benidorm: a sharp decline in local beer stocks.

Gauff crumbles in early Berlin exit against Badosa

Coco Gauff made a quick exit from the Berlin grass court tournament on Wednesday, beaten 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 by Paula Badosa.

Gill, Kishan star as India thrash Afghanistan to clinch ODI series

Skipper Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan hit brisk centuries to set up India's 170-run thrashing of Afghanistan in the second ODI and clinch the series in sweltering Lucknow on Wednesday.

Farrell names uncapped Connacht trio in Ireland's Nations squad

Ireland coach Andy Farrell on Wednesday named the uncapped Connacht trio of Billy Bohan, Sam Illo and Sean Jansen in his 36-man squad for the start of the Nations Championship.

US teen gets look at idols as youngest player at US Open

The youngest player in this week's US Open in high school teenager Miles Russell is getting an up close and personal look at the stars he idolized when picking up golf.

Nations allege 'attacks' on science at key climate talks

Crucial negotiations ahead of the COP31 summit have been frustrated by a "small group of fossil fuels interests" attacking the science of climate change behind closed doors, envoys said Wednesday.

Pogacar crushes rivals on opening Tour of Switzerland stage

World champion Tadej Pogacar sent out an ominous warning to his Tour de France rivals with a stunningly dominant victory on the opening stage of the Tour of Switzerland on Wednesday.