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Japan to sell eels bred in captivity in 'world first'

Taijul takes six to lead Bangladesh to Pakistan Test series sweep

Langer left in awe by teen Sooryavanshi's 'breathtaking' batting

Humpback whales make record swims between Australia and Brazil

'The Four Seasons' star Tina Fey says old friends are gold

DR Congo fishermen resort to trawling plastic waste

LIV cash crunch hits Asian Tour as Korea Open prize money cut

'Wiped out': Ukraine's bird lovers long for peaceful skies

Union calls strike at South Korea chip giant Samsung Electronics

Director Boots Riley says new film 'I Love Boosters' is an 'optimistic' satire

Sky bridges, citizen science protect endangered Malaysia monkeys

Brady says he is still mulling over his NFL future

Tom Brady says he will "know when the time is right" but for now he taking his future "day-by-day" and hasn't made up his mind about retiring from the National Football League.

Cricket Australia denies 'fiery' Langer contract talks

Cricket Australia has denied reports national coach Justin Langer threw a tantrum at a "fiery" meeting after being told he may need to reapply for his job.

Lebanon power cuts turn cafes into co-working spaces

The music is often hushed and the atmosphere studious -- for the patrons filling Beirut's cafes these days, the most important things are good lighting and stable wi-fi.

UN agency says gaps in Belarus flight rerouting probe

The UN aviation agency on Monday extended its investigation into a bomb warning aboard a Ryanair flight last May, citing gaps and inconsistencies in Belarus's account of its rerouting of the aircraft.

'Be prepared': Singer Frank Turner on music's mental toll

British singer-songwriter Frank Turner has had a long and hugely successful career as a punk-folk star.

Music industry wakes up to mental health crisis

It was a highly original way to drop a new track: live in the studio on France's evening news, Belgian star Stromae answered a question by launching into "L'enfer" ("Hell").

Denmark returns to 'life as we knew it' despite Omicron

Denmark on Tuesday becomes the first European Union country to lift all of its Covid restrictions despite record numbers of cases, relying on its high vaccination rate to cope with the milder Omicron variant.

Alli, Van de Beek arrivals launch Lampard era at Everton

Dele Alli and Donny van de Beek joined Everton's bid to beat Premier League relegation on transfer deadline day after Frank Lampard was unveiled as the club's new manager.

Eriksen makes comeback at Brentford as Alli joins Lampard at Everton on deadline day

Christian Eriksen made a remarkable return to football on Monday by signing for Brentford, while Everton brought in Dele Alli and Donny van de Beek on the day they announced Frank Lampard as the club's new manager.

New York Times buys 'Wordle'

The New York Times announced Monday it had bought Wordle, a phenomenon played by millions just four months after the game burst onto the Internet, for an "undisclosed price in the low seven figures."

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