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Venezuela foreign airline ban slammed as 'disproportionate'

Rare Faberge egg set to smash sales record at London auction

Hong Kong's deadliest blaze in decades kills at least 83, scores missing

Deepti, Kerr snap top deals at WPL auction, Healy unsold

Europe secures record space budget to boost indepedence

Slot vows to 'keep fighting' as Liverpool's crisis deepens

Life with Vanessa Paradis was 'bliss', says Johnny Depp

Hong Kong's deadliest blaze in decades kills at least 75, scores missing

Grieving Hong Kong families search stark photos for fire victims

France's Dupont set for Toulouse return after lengthy lay-off

Pope urges Turkey to embrace mediator role on first overseas trip

Shein under EU pressure over childlike sex dolls

The European Union stepped up its pressure on Shein on Wednesday after the online retail giant faced an uproar in France over the sale of childlike sex dolls.

Tandy backs untested Wales team against South Africa

Steve Tandy insisted on Wednesday he had faith in the largely untested team he has selected to face world champions South Africa this weekend.

France's top court upholds ex-president Sarkozy's second conviction

France's highest court ruled against ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy Wednesday over illegal financing of his 2012 re-election bid, the second definitive conviction for the former head of state.

UK man sobs as he admits ploughing into Liverpool football parade

A British driver broke down in court Wednesday as he dramatically changed his plea and admitted deliberately ploughing his car into crowds at Liverpool's Premier League victory parade, injuring scores of people.

Fire engulfs Hong Kong residential blocks, killing at least 13

A huge fire ripped through several high-rise blocks in a Hong Kong residential estate on Wednesday, killing at least 13 people, with media reporting that some residents were trapped inside.

EU lawmakers call to make it easier to suspend shopping platforms like Shein

EU lawmakers on Wednesday called to make it easier to suspend e-commerce platforms, following outrage in France over the sale of childlike sex dolls on Shein, and demanded better policing of such websites.

Reijnders adamant Man City will keep calm after Leverkusen loss

Tijjani Reijnders has insisted there will be no loss of nerve at Manchester City following their surprise defeat by Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League.

Tandy makes wholesale Wales changes for Springboks

Starved of 13 players back on club duty, Wales coach Steve Tandy on Wednesday made wholesale changes to the team to take on world champions South Africa on the weekend.

Irish lock Ryan gets three game ban for Springbok red card

Ireland lock James Ryan has been banned for three matches after making a dangerous clearout at a ruck during last weekend's loss to South Africa in the Autumn Nations Series, organisers announced on Wednesday.

Robots take centre stage at Singapore 'Olympiad'

The World Robot Olympiad opened in Singapore on Wednesday with hundreds of international students, some as young as eight, set to compete using automatons to solve real-world problems.

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