Napoli's title defence continues with visit of rivals Juventus
Napoli have a chance to strike a blow against Juventus as the two great Serie A rivals face off on Sunday in another episode of Europe's tightest league title race.
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Nice host Angers with storm clouds gathering over the Riviera
Beleaguered Nice play Angers at home in Ligue 1 on Sunday, looking to end a dire run on the pitch and tensions between the team and supporters off it.
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OpenAI strikes deal on US$4.6 bn AI centre in Australia
ChatGPT maker OpenAI and an Australian data centre operator have agreed to develop a multibillion-dollar AI centre in Sydney.
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Rains hamper Sri Lanka cleanup after deadly floods
Heavy rains lashed Sri Lanka on Friday, hampering a major clean-up operation after severe flooding and landslides last week killed nearly 500 people, officials said.
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In India's mining belt, women spark hope with solar lamps
Santosh Devi is proud to have brought light -- and hope -- to her hamlet in western India, taking up solar engineering through a programme for women like her whose husbands suffer chronic disease from mining work.
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After 15 years, Dutch anti-blackface group declares victory
Cherished Christmas tradition for some, profoundly insulting for others, the Dutch character "Black Pete", a servant who helps Santa Claus distribute presents, has divided opinion in The Netherlands for decades.
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Eyes of football world fixed on 2026 World Cup draw with Trump presiding
The draw for the 2026 World Cup takes place in Washington on Friday, with Donald Trump set to play a prominent part in a star-studded ceremony that will mark out the path to glory for contenders at the first-ever 48-team finals.
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West Indies on the ropes in record run chase against New Zealand
New Zealand had the West Indies on the ropes at 107-4 chasing an unlikely 531 at tea on day four of the first Test in Christchurch on Friday, with only Shai Hope providing solid resistance.
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Unchecked mining waste taints DR Congo communities
Carrying her sore-pocked daughter across her decaying field, Helene Mvubu says she is one of thousands to have fallen victim to the toxic waste defiling the Democratic Republic of Congo's mining capital.
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McIntosh swims second-fastest 400m free ever in US Open triumph
Canadian Summer McIntosh clocked the second-fastest 400m freestyle swim in history on Thursday, touching in 3min 55.37sec to win at the US Open long course meeting in Austin, Texas.
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