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Ailing Auger-Aliassime falls at US Open as Swiatek, Osaka and Gauff advance

Gauff downs Badosa to reach US Open third round

Tesla launches self-driving 'Cybercab' in Texas

New Zealand approves use of party drug MDMA to treat trauma

'Wallace & Gromit' creators turn 50 with spook-tacular Shaun yarn

Westerners test their mettle at World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan

New York's Muslims reclaim their city after 9/11 backlash

Gauff cruises into US Open third round

Premier League transfer windfall a lifeline for ailing French clubs

Kyrgios gets month ban for cocaine, enters treatment programme

Colombian judge bans strikes on guerrillas if minors are present

Carreras reverts to fullback as Argentina change four for Australia Test

Khachanov shocks ailing Auger-Aliassime, Swiatek and Osaka advance at US Open

Wilson back to lead Australia as Kiss rotates team for Argentina

Loeb wins again as Dakar champion Al-Attiyah eyes fifth title

French driver Sebastien Loeb won his second successive stage and fourth in all of this year's Dakar Rally though Qatari defending champion Nasser Al-Attiyah remains firmly in charge.

Chelsea sign Portugal forward Joao Felix on loan

Atletico Madrid forward Joao Felix has joined Chelsea on loan for the rest of the season, the Premier League club announced on Wednesday.

Barca's Torres and Atletico's Savic banned for two games

Barcelona forward Ferran Torres and Atletico Madrid defender Stefan Savic have been suspended for two games each after their brawl during Sunday's La Liga match at the Metropolitano.

Scientists sound alarm as ocean temperatures hit new record

The world's oceans, which have absorbed most of the excess heat caused by humanity's carbon pollution, continued to see record-breaking temperatures last year, according to research published Wednesday.

Loeb wins again as Dakar champion Al-Attiyah retains lead

French driver Sebastien Loeb won his second successive stage and fourth in all of this year's Dakar Rally though Qatari defending champion Nasser Al-Attiyah remains firmly in charge.

World stocks mostly rise on recovery hopes before inflation data

Global stock markets mostly rallied Wednesday as investors were buoyed by optimism over China's reopening and looming data expected to show a further slowdown in US inflation.

Anti-coal activists resist as German police clear protest camp

German police pressed ahead Wednesday with clearing a camp of anti-coal activists in an abandoned town which has become emblematic of the country's struggle to transition away from fossil fuels amid an energy crisis.

Djokovic cuts Australian Open practice short over hamstring issue: reports

Nine-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic reportedly cut short a practice match against Daniil Medvedev on Wednesday because of a left hamstring issue, five days before the Grand Slam.

German watchdog raps Google over user data practices

Germany's antitrust regulator on Wednesday criticised the way Google handles users' data and threatened action against the US tech giant.

LVMH shakes up leadership at Louis Vuitton, Dior

French luxury group LVMH announced a leadership shuffle on Wednesday, naming a new CEO at flagship brand Louis Vuitton and appointing the daughter of billionaire boss Bernard Arnault atop Christian Dior Couture.

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