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Germany could miss climate goal in 2026 for first time: think tank

Duplantis needs A-game to fend off Karalis pressure

Kolbe back as Springboks change two for All Blacks Test

Europe's monarchs, world leaders mourn Norway's King Harald

20,000 Salmon Return to Klamath River Following Dam Removal, Yet Recovery Faces Ongoing Challenges

Jamie Vardy channel to broadcast Bundesliga games

King Harald, 'symbol' of Norway, dead at 89

STARCARES Completes Basketball Court Revamp in the Philippines, Benefiting Nearly 20,000 People

Norway's new King Haakon, popular face of shaken monarchy

Norway's new Queen Mette-Marit, a fairytale beset by woe

Nepal orders rescuers to safety as overflow brings new flood risks

Japanese rugby U-turns on limits on naturalised players

Norway's King Harald V, unifying force who weathered family storms

Norway's King Harald dead at 89

Verstappen title bid in Japan delayed by rain and red flag

The Japanese Grand Prix was red flagged in heavy rain on the third lap Sunday, delaying Max Verstappen's bid to clinch his second straight world title.

Gasly furious after tractor on Japanese GP track

French driver Pierre Gasly reacted furiously after passing a tractor on the track at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, on the same Suzuka circuit where Jules Bianchi suffered a fatal accident.

Verstappen title bid in Japan delayed by red flag

The Japanese Grand Prix was red flagged in heavy rain on the third lap Sunday, delaying Max Verstappen's bid to clinch his second straight world title.

Canada and Italy notch opening wins at women's Rugby World Cup

Hooker Emily Tuttosi muscled over for a hat-trick of tries as Canada opened their women's Rugby World Cup campaign with a resounding 41-5 defeat of Japan in Whangarei on Sunday.

Vietnam's VinFast targets US market in 'preposterously hard' gamble

Having conquered most industries at home, optimistic chiefs at conglomerate Vingroup are setting their sights much higher as they ramp up plans to sell the first ever Vietnamese car in the mighty US market.

Hey big spenders: Qatar woos the rich with luxury World Cup

With deluxe match packages selling for thousands of dollars and five-star hotels doing a brisk trade, a sheen of glamour coats Qatar's World Cup despite football's working-class roots.

Crimea bridge resumes traffic after blast, Russian army leadership changed

Traffic resumed Saturday over a key bridge linking Russia with Crimea -- seen as a symbol of the Kremlin's annexation of the peninsula -- after it was partially destroyed by an explosion Moscow blamed on a truck bomb.

All Blacks named for Northern Hemisphere tour

New Zealand coach Ian Foster is sticking with the players who won the Rugby Championship and restored some pride to the wounded All Blacks, saying they "deserve" selection in the squad named on Sunday to tour the northern hemisphere.

Martinez beats Ancajas in 115-pound title rematch

Argentina's undefeated Fernando Martinez retained the International Boxing Federation junior bantamweight title on Saturday, defeating former champion Jerwin Ancajas of the Philippines by unanimous decision.

'Till' lynching film 'not interested' in showing traumatic anti-Black violence

The director of "Till," an Oscar-tipped movie about the lynching of a young Black teenager in 1950s Mississippi, said she deliberately chose not to show any on-screen violence inflicted against Black people in order to spare both filmmakers and audiences.

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