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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

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Philippine student killed in livestreamed school shooting

India extend lead to 294 in first Sri Lanka Test

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Transylvania's fortified churches face fragile future

Australian cricketer Warner ordered to use breathalyser vehicle lock

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Odermatt wins Switzerland's first men's overall World Cup title for 12 years

Marco Odermatt became the first Swiss man to win the overall World Cup alpine skiing title since 2010 on Wednesday while Mikaela Shiffrin stretched her lead in the women''s standings.

Head of Russia's Yandex resigns after being hit by EU sanctions

The head of Russia's tech giant Yandex, Tigran Khudaverdyan, has resigned after being placed on a list of European sanctions.

Odermatt wins Switzerland's first overall World Cup ski title for 12 years

Marco Odermatt became the first Swiss man to win the overall World Cup alpine skiing title since 2010 on Wednesday.

Switzerland's Marco Odermatt wins overall World Cup ski title

Marco Odermatt became the first Swiss man to win the overall World Cup alpine skiing title since 2010 on Wednesday.

Morgues overflowing as Hong Kong suffers deadly Covid wave

Workers in PPE gear in Hong Kong carted the bodies of coronavirus victims into refrigerated shipping containers on Wednesday, as the city's morgues run out of space from a deadly Omicron surge.

Babar's best keeps sloppy Australia at bay in Test thriller

Skipper Babar Azam survived dropped catches off successive balls from Australian spinner Mitchell Swepson Wednesday to keep Pakistan in with a chance of a fighting draw on the fifth and final day of the second Test in Karachi.

Nickel trading resumes only briefly in London

Trading in nickel resumed Wednesday on the London Metal Exchange after a lengthy pause linked to the Ukraine crisis but was quickly suspended again after a sharp fall.

Tokyo prosecutors appeal ruling against Ghosn aide Kelly

Tokyo prosecutors said Wednesday they will appeal a court ruling in which former Nissan executive Greg Kelly was handed a six-month suspended sentence for helping disgraced auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn.

Cummins strikes before lunch as Pakistan's Shafique falls for 96

Captain Pat Cummins dismissed opener Abdullah Shafique four runs short of a century Wednesday to give Australia a long-awaited breakthrough on the fifth and final day of the second Test against Pakistan in Karachi.

British PM to meet Saudi, UAE leaders as war roils oil prices

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was to lobby Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to pump more oil to calm turbulent markets as he meets the Gulf states' leadership on Wednesday.

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Skipper Yoshida back, no Tomiyasu as Japan look to seal World Cup spot