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Injury-ravaged Krygios aiming to return at Australian Open

Greek international Baldock, dead at 31: family

S. Africa offers a lesson on how not to shut down a coal plant

China opens $71 bn 'swap facility' to boost markets

Mets advance on Lindor grand slam, Yankees and Tigers win

China's solar goes from supremacy to oversupply

Asian markets track Wall St record as Hong Kong, Shanghai stabilise

'Denying my potential': women at Japan's top university call out gender imbalance

China's central bank says opens up $70.6 bn in liquidity to boost market

Youth facing unprecedented wave of violence, UN envoy warns

'A casino in every kitchen': Brazil's online gambling craze

Run blitz edges India and South Africa closer to World Cup semi-finals

India and South Africa piled up the two highest totals at the Women's T20 World Cup on Wednesday to stay on track for the semi-finals.

Root says 'many more to get' after England Test runs landmark

Joe Root said there are "many more runs to get" after he surpassed Alastair Cook to become England's greatest Test match run-maker on Wednesday.

India pile up World Cup high to rout Sri Lanka

Captain Harmanpreet Kaur and opener Smriti Mandhana hit half-centuries as India defeated Sri Lanka by 82 runs to boost their chances of making the semi-finals of the Women's T20 World Cup on Wednesday.

Texans receiver Collins, Pats' safety Peppers out for NFL clash

NFL reception yardage leader Nico Collins of the Houston Texans and New England safety Jabrill Peppers will both be absent when the clubs meet on Sunday.

Musk's X available again in Brazil after 40-day ban

Elon Musk's social media platform X, which was banned in Brazil for 40 days in a legal tussle over disinformation, was available again in Latin America's biggest country on Wednesday.

Reddy stars as India crush Bangladesh to clinch T20 series

Rookie all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy smashed 74 and took two wickets to help India thrash Bangladesh by 86 runs for a series-clinching win in the second T20 international on Wednesday.

Nobel winners hope protein work will spur 'incredible' breakthroughs

The winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work revealing the secrets of proteins through artificial intelligence said Wednesday they hoped their research would "open the door to many incredible scientific breakthroughs".

What are proteins again? Nobel-winning chemistry explained

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded on Wednesday to three scientists who have help unravel some of the enduring secrets of proteins, the building blocks of life.

Arch rivals Ghana, Nigeria drawn together in CHAN qualifying

Arch regional rivals Ghana and Nigeria were paired when the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifying draw was made in Cairo on Wednesday.

AI steps into science limelight with Nobel wins

For long periods of its history, artificial intelligence has lurked in the hinterland of science, often unloved and unfunded -- but two Nobel prizes in one week suggest its time in the sunshine has finally arrived.

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