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India close on victory in first Test against Sri Lanka

'Lonely place': Black UK academics slam racism after Arday's death

ISS hosts first spacewalk by a Frenchwoman

Three lightly injured as new quake hits Spain's Granada

Four-time champion Roglic to ride Vuelta after training crash

Bayern's Musiala returns to training after on-field collapse

Beleaguered FIFA chief Infantino rids himself of critic Lamour

China's Baidu, betting on AI, posts fifth straight quarterly revenue drop

Kane confirms Bayern extension talks set to start

German farmers warn of drought toll on grain harvest

Pant fastest to 100 sixes as India set Sri Lanka 372 to win first Test

Pakistan Supreme Court orders ex-PM Khan moved from jail to hospital

Firefighters push to 'encircle' Belgian wildfire

Crude extends gains, most stocks drop as Mideast hopes dim

Hollywood grapples with Ukraine ahead of Oscars

With the Oscars set for Sunday, Hollywood is weighing how or whether to address Russia's bloody assault on Ukraine, trying to thread the needle between showing support for Kyiv and being seen as too preachy.

Toshiba holds key shareholder vote on spin-off plan

Toshiba shareholders will vote Thursday on a plan to split the embattled Japanese conglomerate into two that has already faced staunch opposition from key investors.

Rahm starts off well at WGC Match Play

World number one Jon Rahm got off to a smooth start at the WGC Dell Technologies Match Play tournament in Texas on Wednesday, romping to a convincing victory over Colombia's Sebastian Munoz.

Juventus stun Lyon in Women's Champions League, Arsenal leave it late

Substitute Agnese Bonfantini fired Juventus to a 2-1 comeback victory over Lyon in the first leg of their Women's Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday while Arsenal needed a last-gasp goal to secure a 1-1 home draw with Wolfsburg.

Another US state passes abortion 'bounty hunter' law

Another US state passed a law allowing abortion providers to be sued in civil court Wednesday, as conservatives across the country ramp up their effort to overturn long-held reproductive rights.

Colombia makes history with two black VP candidates

For the first time, two black Colombians will stand as running mates in May's presidential elections.

'Rhino bond' charges onto markets to save S. African animals

Critically endangered black rhinos in South Africa will get help from an unusual source: Wall Street, where institutional investors have expressed a willingness to buy a new type of bond being issued by the World Bank that will pay for successful efforts to save the animals.

Semenya eyes world championships 5,000m place

Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya won a 3,000m race in a personal best time of eight minutes and 54.97 seconds on Wednesday as she eyes qualifying for the 5,000m at the 2022 world championships.

Covid comeback seen in parts of US as funding runs dry

Covid is making its latest comeback in parts of the northeastern United States as the BA.2 coronavirus variant becomes dominant in the country, officials said Wednesday, while urging Congress to pass new funding or risk the supply of future treatments and vaccines.

Becker offered wedding ring to pay off debts, court hears

Former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker offered up his wedding ring as he tried to pay off his debts, a London court heard on Wednesday on the third day of the German's trial on charges relating to his bankruptcy.

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