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Pakistan hospital fire kills 14 infants

Senegal-made sickle cell treatment raises hopes, reduces costs

Iceland to vote on resuming EU talks in close referendum

North Korea to 'bring joy' to Kim with 100 athletes at Asian Games

'Our patron saint': Tennesseans mourn local hero Dolly Parton

Australian police hunt thieves in $250,000 oyster heist

England bid to banish booze woes as Pakistan seek self-respect

High quality, low risk: record number of Japanese in Premier League

Asian Games chiefs hold talks as participant numbers balloon

Too small for fries: drought shrinks Belgian potatoes

Pakistan's girls fight for their place in the boxing ring

Drought-hit Danube gives way to fossil hunt in Bulgaria

Five things to know about Anthropic ahead of Wall Street debut

Julia Curlee, CIA officer fired by White House for being transgender

As tiny Tuvalu sinks, PM fights to save the archipelago's identity

The flag of Tuvalu contains nine yellow stars -- one for each of the islands that make up the tiny Pacific archipelago, home to some 11,000 people.

US leads new pledges to fight child malnutrition

The United States on Wednesday led pledges for $280 million to fight childhood malnutrition through the supply of ready-to-eat packets in nations suffering from acute food shortages.

Over 1,300 arrests in Russia anti-mobilisation protests: NGO

More than 1,300 people have been arrested at demonstrations across Russia against President Vladimir Putin's announcement of a partial mobilisation of civilians to fight in Ukraine, a police monitoring group said Wednesday.

US Ryder Cup captain Johnson 'taking notes' at Presidents Cup

US 2023 Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson is learning all he can this week as a Presidents Cup assistant captain, lessons he hopes will help produce victory next year in Italy.

Fed hikes rates again, says inflation fight can't be 'painless'

The Federal Reserve raised the key US interest rate again Wednesday and said more hikes are coming as it battles soaring prices -- an aggressive stance that has raised fears of a recession.

American, Russians reach space station as war rages in Ukraine

A US astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts have arrived safely at the International Space Station (ISS), NASA said Wednesday, after blasting off on a Russian-operated flight in a rare instance of cooperation between Moscow and Washington.

Rengeruk becomes latest Kenyan athlete hit with doping ban

Kenyan athlete Lilian Kasait Rengeruk was on Wednesday given a 10-month doping ban by the sport's Athletics Integrity Unit for using a prohibited hormone therapy drug.

Spain grants personhood status to threatened lagoon

Spain granted personhood status Wednesday to a large saltwater lagoon to give its threatened ecosystem better protection, the first time such a measure has been taken in Europe.

FA chief says LGBTQ fans won't face arrest for kissing at World Cup

English Football Association chief executive Mark Bullingham says he has been told LGBTQ+ fans won't be arrested for holding hands or kissing in public at the World Cup in Qatar.

Twitch curbs gambling streams as addiction fears mount

Twitch on Wednesday announced a ban on sites that stream unlicensed roulette, dice, or slots games as the platform is hit with concerns about getting users hooked on gambling.

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