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What property giant Evergrande's sentence means for China's economy

China jails founder, fines disgraced property giant Evergrande

Australian prosecutors demand life in prison for mushroom killer

Fallout far-reaching for Australian Rules after latest scandal

Rafts on Rome's Tiber River cool down overheated tourists

In Senegal's Saint-Louis, traces of slave-trading past fade away

Top seeds Sabalenka, Zverev stunned in Cincinnati fourth round

Messi scores first goal since father's death in Miami draw

PSG start Ligue 1 defence with eye on Champions League hat-trick

Mercedes and Max: What to watch as F1 returns for Dutch GP

Arsenal can become world's best club: Arteta

Japan's King Kazu, 59, scores twice from spot to make cup history

North Sea drilling tests UK govt climate pledge

Australia races to shield little penguins from H5N1 bird flu

New Zealand's Williamson hopes for 'healing' in Yorkshire racism row

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson hopes there will be "healing" at his former team Yorkshire on the eve of a third Test against England that was almost moved from the county's Headingley headquarters because of a racism row.

Beachgoers brave rockets in East Ukraine

With its white sand, changing cubicles and clear water, the beach at Sloviansk in eastern Ukraine looks tempting. There's just one problem: the nearby bangs of rockets and missiles.

US lawmakers subpoena Commanders boss in malpractice hearing

Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder was ordered to appear before a US Congressional panel probing allegations of workplace malpractice at the club on Wednesday as new evidence accused the team boss of attempting to thwart an NFL inquiry.

New antibody therapies fight cancer, drum up investment

Antibody therapies are offering promising treatment breakthroughs for cancer and other illnesses, generating greater investor interest more than 20 years after they were first commercialised.

Teens Popovici and McIntosh grab world swimming golds as Dressel quits

David Popovici, a 17-year-old, collected his second gold medal of the Swimming World Championships on Wednesday while 15-year-old Summer McIntosh won her first.

Heartbreak and shock at Afghan quake hospital

Bibi Hawa's face is distorted by tears as she tries to grasp her predicament from a hospital bed in Sharan, capital of Afghanistan's Paktika province.

Bolsonaro ex-minister arrested for 'influence peddling'

A Brazilian former education minister accused of influence peddling, allegedly at the request of President Jair Bolsonaro, was arrested Wednesday, police and a defense lawyer said.

Dressel quits World Swimming Championships for 'medical reasons'

Seven-times Olympic gold medallist Caeleb Dressel withdrew from the rest of the World Swimming Championships on Wednesday for "medical reasons".

French co-discoverer of 'Lucy' dies at 87

French palaeontologist Yves Coppens, credited with the co-discovery of the famous fossil find known as "Lucy", died on Wednesday aged 87 after a long illness, his publisher said.

Wales skipper Bale in talks with Cardiff over potential move

Gareth Bale's representatives said on Wednesday they have held talks with Cardiff over a potential move to the Championship club after the Wales captain's departure from Real Madrid.

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