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Rising Kenyan lakes push crocodiles closer to homes

Istanbul cymbals: From Ottoman war tool to pulse of global music

Erratic rains dictate menu at three-star Michelin restaurant in Brazil

Zverev, Auger-Aliassime and Medvedev exit Montreal Masters

Environmental disaster looms as tanker leaks off Oman

Google-parent Alphabet shakes up AI division

Embattled Infantino sees minnows Malawi reach WAFCON quarter-finals

FIFA back Infantino, apologise for World Cup privatisation plan

Seeds Rybakina, Pegula and Gauff advance at WTA Toronto event

Auger-Aliassime out of Montreal ATP event with injury

Zverev, Auger-Aliassime exit star-short Montreal Masters

Pakistan team reaches base camp with body of renowned climber killed in avalanche

A search team has transported the bodies of renowned climber Nirmal Purja and three of his team members to the base camp of the mountain on which they were killed by an avalanche, the Alpine Club of Pakistan said Wednesday.

Salah arrives in Turkey for Trabzonspor talks

Former Liverpool star Mohamed Salah arrived in Istanbul on Wednesday to complete his move to Turkish club Trabzonspor after leaving the Premier League giants at the end of his contract.

Embattled FIFA chief Infantino holds emergency talks with directors

President Gianni Infantino held emergency talks with other FIFA directors in Morocco on Wednesday, a source told AFP, amid a wave of criticism over his now shelved plan to open the World Cup to private investment.

SpaceX rocket stage believed to have slammed into Moon

A four-tonne piece of a SpaceX rocket was believed to have unintentionally crashed into the Moon on Wednesday, a collision that posed no danger to Earth but is expected to leave behind a lunar crater.

India monsoon floods, landslides kill more than 100 since July: officials

Floods and landslides triggered by monsoon rains have killed more than 100 people across India since July, official data showed Wednesday, with thousands forced to flee their inundated homes.

'Lost': Migrants despair after Britain expels them back to France

Former Afghan soldier Haidary Hamedullah risked his life to cross the Channel hoping for a brighter future for his family in Britain, but just weeks later UK authorities expelled him back to France.

South Korea pro baseball league cancels games over heatwave

South Korea's professional baseball league cancelled all games scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday amid a record-setting heatwave that has sent spectators to hospital.

Cathay Pacific's profit soars 71% despite Iran war driving up fuel costs

Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific said Wednesday that net profit surged 71 percent in the first half of the year, as demand from passengers avoiding the Middle East offset a near doubling of fuel costs caused by the Iran war.

Taiwan probes 17 China-funded firms over high-tech talent poaching

Taiwanese investigators said Wednesday they have raided dozens of locations as part of a probe into 17 Chinese-funded companies suspected of trying to "illegally" poach Taiwan's high-tech talent to erode the island's competitive edge.

Factories shed workers in Bangladesh garment sector

Garment worker Mosammat Aklima found out in a text message that she had become one of thousands laid off in the latest wave of cuts to hit Bangladesh's once-booming export industry.

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