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'I want to be Eala': Philippine sensation sparks tennis boom at home

Australia probes three near-misses at Sydney Airport

US says lower oil prices, not Iran's nuclear program, are now top priority in war

Classy Tanzid puts Bangladesh in firm charge against Australia

Most Asian stocks track Wall St record as US data ease rate fears

Schwarber smacks two homers to power Philles' MLB Field of Dreams win

China's viral 'spicy strips' take a bite of global snack market

Pakistan's date workers toil through rising heat

Shelton does the double in Canada

New trend of injecting banned peptides to 'optimise' body

Eddie Jones senses Japan's time has come against Australia

New Zealand Football withdraws support for Infantino, urges review

Hopes fade in Colombia as window to find quake survivors shuts

US, Mexico conduct security exercises near border

Versatile Dane Wass joins Atletico from Valencia

Denmark's Daniel Wass has signed for Atletico Madrid from La Liga rivals Valencia, the capital city side announced on Thursday.

Aston Villa add Arsenal's Chambers to January splurge

Aston Villa signed versatile defender Calum Chambers from Arsenal on Thursday to take their tally of new recruits this month to five.

Atalanta's Gosens joins Inter

Inter Milan said on Thursday they had signed Germany's Robin Gosens from fellow Serie A club Atalanta.

Honduras: Poor, violent and corrupt

Honduras, which inaugurated Xiomara Castro as its first-ever woman president Thursday, is a small country with idyllic beaches at the heart of Central America's "triangle of death," plagued by gangs, poverty and corruption.

McDonald's profits rise as fast-food giant lifts prices carefully

Price increases helped McDonald's report higher profits Thursday as the fast-food giant navigates an inflationary environment that it argues advantages the Big Mac maker over its competitors.

Iran women in stadium for victory over Iraq

Iranian women were allowed to attend a national team football match for the first time in almost three years Thursday -- and cheered their side to victory.

Iran into World Cup final as Japan, South Korea move closer

Iran became the first team from Asia to qualify for the 2022 World Cup finals on Thursday with a 1-0 victory over Iraq as Japan and South Korea moved a step closer to Qatar.

'Big Ben' retires after 18 NFL years, two Super Bowl wins

Ben Roethlisberger, a two-time Super Bowl champion and one of the NFL's greatest quarterbacks, announced his retirement on Thursday after an 18-year career spent entirely with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Tests of HIV vaccine using mRNA technology have begun

Testing in humans of an HIV vaccine that uses messenger RNA technology has begun, the biotech firm Moderna and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative said Thursday.

Web-tracking 'cookies' meant to protect privacy: inventor

The data-tracking "cookies" at the heart of concerns over online privacy were meant to shield people, rather than serve as cyber snoops, their inventor told AFP.

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