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Rescuers dig into tunnel as missing toll from Nepal, China flood tops 3,000

Rescuers dig into tunnel as missing toll from Nepal, China flood over 3,000

Vietnamese coffee farmers ride China's durian wave

Nepal flood survivors return to ruins to salvage memories

NASA's Roman telescope set to launch on cosmic mapping mission

Educators keep 9/11 memory alive for next generation, 25 years on

Data center backlash scrambles US midterm politics

Emotional Federer inducted into tennis Hall of Fame

Gobena and Jepchirchir power to Sydney Marathon victories

Hovland takes solo lead as McIlroy surges at Tour Championship

Djokovic 'prepared' for US Open bid for history

Wallabies hold on for victory in Argentina

Atletico down Sevilla to go top of La Liga

Juve notch second straight win, Fiorentina's centenary party falls flat

US trade deficit widens in September as imports rise

The US trade gap widened in September after five straight months of decline, government data showed Thursday, on cooling food and energy exports while imports of products like semiconductors and consumer goods picked up.

Guinea junta gives order to prosecute ex-president Conde

Guinea's ruling junta on Thursday ordered prosecutors to take legal action against former president Alpha Conde, whom it overthrew in a 2021 coup, and more than 180 other officials and ex-ministers, notably for alleged corruption.

European golfers get pay guarantee in face of LIV threat

DP World Tour players will be guaranteed minimum earnings of $150,000 next season in the latest response from the established tours to the threat from the lucrative rebel LIV Golf series, it was announced on Thursday.

Stock markets sink, dollar jumps

Stock markets around the world sank Thursday while the dollar rallied after the Federal Reserve warned US interest rates would go higher than previously expected in its fight against decades-high inflation.

Bank of England warns UK faces two-year recession, hikes rate

The Bank of England on Thursday announced its biggest interest rate hike since 1989 to combat sky-high inflation that it warned was pushing Britain into a recession set to last until mid-2024.

NGO asks France, Spain, Greece to help 234 Mediterranean migrants

Migrant rescue group SOS Mediterranee said Thursday that it had called on the governments of France, Greece and Spain to help find a port for 234 people rescued while trying to reach Europe, after Italy and Malta failed to respond.

CAS rejects Quintana's Tour de France appeal

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday rejected Colombian Nairo Quintana's appeal against his disqualification during the last Tour de France for using a banned painkiller.

UN calls on nations to 'urgently' boost climate funds

Climate change impacts battering vulnerable countries threaten to outstrip efforts to adapt to global warming, the UN warned Thursday, with a "significant" amount of international funding help recycled from other purposes.

Wales hand Dyer baptism of fire against New Zealand

Uncapped Dragons winger Rio Dyer faces a baptism of fire after being named in the Wales team to play New Zealand at Cardiff's Principality Stadium on Saturday.

Bank of England delivers biggest rate hike in 33 years

The Bank of England delivered Thursday its biggest interest rate hike since 1989 to combat soaring inflation and warned that Britain faced a recession set to last until mid-2024.

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