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India stirs up its gastronomy with French cooking schools

Rooney calls United squad 'selfish babies' after Fernandes criticism

Williams, Santos lead Bears over Patriots

Teddy Wilson, son of World Cup-winner David, gets Wallabies call-up

China's first AI film hits cinemas but ticket sales lag

Barcelona aiming to put Real Madrid out of sight in Clasico

Man Utd's Carrick on borrowed time, free-scoring Brighton face Liverpool

Taiwan shuts down as Typhoon Champi approaches

Asian stocks head into weekend on a low as tech extends losses

370 books in 20 months: S.African author defends her use of AI

76ers rally to stun Cavs in James's first home game for Philadelphia

Lula, Bolsonaro to clash once more before Brazil vote

How are Ukraine strikes, Mideast war driving US fuel prices?

Dressed to kill: Haircuts cap menacing look of Japan's yakuza

Barca's Olmo injured for a month, misses Clasico

Barcelona midfielder Dani Olmo will miss Sunday's Clasico in La Liga against Real Madrid after being ruled out for around a month through injury on Wednesday.

Five things to know as French bond yield tops 5%

A sell-off in French government bonds amid a budget standoff and after violent protests pushed the yield on the benchmark 10-year note past five percent Wednesday, the highest level since 2002.

Impacts of UK's new North Sea gas drilling

With wars in the Middle East and Ukraine putting pressure on global energy markets, Britain has approved drilling at a controversial North Sea gas field in a bid to strengthen its energy security.

'Complete threat' Ngumoha excites Liverpool captain Van Dijk

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk said there was "much more to come" from Rio Ngumoha following the teenage winger's central role in a thrilling Champions League win over Villarreal.

Jansen takes five for South Africa as Australia forced to follow on

Marco Jansen took five wickets as Australia crashed to 99 all out in reply to South Africa's first innings of 425-9 declared on the fourth day of the second Test at St George's Park on Wednesday.

'The fishing's terrible': Deforestation devastates C.Africa river

Sitting in his narrow dugout canoe, Jean-Romeo Senguemboli frowned at the meagre catch in his nets on the Central African Republic's Mbali River, where experts say deforestation is devastating the fish population.

France's tourism sector worried about impact of riots

The images of France's riots posted and broadcast around the world have cast a pall on the country's important tourism sector, with many fearing worse consequences if violence returns.

PSG winger Kvaratskhelia's season in doubt after torn ACL

Paris Saint-Germain could be without star winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia for the rest of the season after he tore his ACL in the Champions League win against Barcelona while Ousmane Dembele also faces weeks out of action, the European champions said on Wednesday.

Indonesia leader hits out at market downgrade warning

Indonesia's president lashed out at MSCI on Wednesday, accusing the index compiler of "trying to scare us" over its threat to downgrade the country's stock market.

South Korea guides crowd-pulling shark out of canal

A shark that has become a viral sensation in South Korea was coaxed out of a canal in which it was stuck, authorities said on Wednesday, as falling temperatures raised concerns for its survival.

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