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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

Mourinho begins second Real Madrid reign with Barca in his sights

Messi scores first goal since father's death

US national debt exceeds $40 trillion for first time

Venus, Stephens, Monfils named among US Open wild cards

Former US Open women's singles champions Venus Williams and Sloane Stephens were among the players to receive US Open main-draw wild cards from the US Tennis Association on Tuesday.

Meta hooked children and misled public: prosecutors

Meta hooked and exploited children, a federal court heard Tuesday in the trial of the social media giant on charges that it deliberately made Instagram and Facebook addictive to young users.

Rodri joins La Liga champions Barcelona from Manchester City

Barcelona on Tuesday announced the signing of Spain's World Cup-winning captain Rodri from Premier League side Manchester City.

Disney, ABC sue US regulator over threat to broadcast licenses

Walt Disney-owned ABC sued the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Tuesday, accusing the US regulatory body of waging a retaliatory campaign against the television network on behalf of the Trump administration.

French producer Nicolas Altmayer, Dior PR chief Favier die in car crash

Award-winning French film producer Nicolas Altmayer and Dior PR head Mathilde Favier were killed in a car accident in western France, local authorities said Tuesday.

Bezos consortium bought nearly 40 percent of Liverpool: report

A consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos bought close to 40 percent of Premier League giants Liverpool, the Athletic reported Tuesday.

Germany opens new drone research centre as security threats mount

Germany on Tuesday opened a new drone defence research centre to help combat the growing threat posed by unmanned aerial vehicles after a surge in suspicious sightings over critical infrastructure.

How only a few tree species drive Amazon forest recovery

When a destroyed section of the Amazon rainforest begins to recover, nature deploys only a few tree species, which can withstand poor soil conditions, blazing sun, and grow rapidly, a Brazilian study has shown.

Canada seeks to avert new US tariffs as deadline looms

Fresh US tariffs are due to take effect on a range of Canadian goods after midnight Tuesday, as Ottawa seeks a deal to avert President Donald Trump's planned 50-percent duties.

Scientists discover how narwhals grow nature's only straight tusk

Narwhals have nature's only straight tusk, a single tooth up to three metres long so strange they were sold as magical unicorn horns during the Middle Ages.

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Meta in court over child social media addiction