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Bezzecchi takes Aragon MotoGP pole, Marc Marquez ripostes in sprint

Liverpool held by Forest on Iraola's Anfield debut

Rescuers claw through mud as missing toll from Nepal, China flood nears 3,000

Norway, in mourning, enters a new era under King Haakon VIII

Mourinho says Mbappe worthy of Ballon d'Or

Rain frustrates England's bid for Pakistan series win

Rafael Leao leaving AC Milan for Galatasaray

India's Neeraj Chopra out for season with ankle injury

Karnataka Rules Out Smaller Mysuru Dasara Despite Drought

SUV Tyre Failure Kills Three Chennai College Students

Suspect Arrested in Manipur After Body Found on Tamil Nadu Express

Three Students Die, Four Injured in Madurantakam Car Crash

Celebrities Share Late-Summer Photos in August Gallery

Ray J Open to Settling Blueface Dispute in Paid Boxing Match

Greeks turn to firewood to heat homes amid energy crisis

Residents of the Athens suburb of Glyfada who are struggling to heat their homes as energy prices soar now have an option -- free firewood from the local council.

China fiscal deficit balloons to nearly $1 trillion as economy cools

China's fiscal deficit ballooned to an all-time high of nearly $1 trillion in the first nine months of the year, analysis of government data by Bloomberg showed, as a real estate crisis and tax rebates to boost a cooling economy emptied government coffers.

'Heartbroken' Pakistan still hurting from India loss, says Iftikhar

Pakistan's Iftikhar Ahmed admitted on Wednesday his side were "heartbroken" and still hurting from their agonising opening defeat to arch-rivals India at the Twenty20 World Cup.

Hong Kong arrests two in $446 million money-laundering case

Hong Kong authorities have arrested two men for laundering funds worth HK$3.5 billion ($446 million) by reselling precious metals, one of the city's largest money-laundering cases, officials said Wednesday.

Australia admits cyber defences 'inadequate' as medical hack hits millions

Hackers accessed millions of medical records at one of Australia's largest private health insurers, the company said Wednesday, prompting the government to admit the nation's cyber safeguards were "inadequate".

Aftershocks rock Philippines as six hurt by strong quake

Aftershocks rocked the northern Philippines early Wednesday, hours after a strong earthquake injured at least six people and caused substantial damage to a hospital and several old churches, authorities said.

Israel's cost of living crisis becomes election issue

With her tattooed arms bare and her head uncovered, Talia looks somewhat out of place shopping at a Jerusalem discount supermarket that caters to modestly dressed ultra-Orthodox Jews.

Iran tensions rise in protests ahead of Mahsa Amini ceremony

Iranian students protested Tuesday at multiple universities, defying a bloody crackdown as tensions mount on the eve of planned ceremonies marking 40 days since Mahsa Amini's death.

Liechtenstein's Vaduz in anything but a league of their own

Tiny Liechtenstein's FC Vaduz are enjoying their greatest adventure, contesting the group stage of European competition -- a "miracle" for a club from a microstate too small to have its own league.

Gender: X - Proud owner of Chile's first non-binary ID card

Shane Cienfuegos, the first non-binary person to receive a gender-neutral identity document in Chile, says they feel a "great weight" of responsibility despite their victory over centuries of discrimination.

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