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China, EU agree on dialogue, cars and rare earths after trade talks

Barca skipper Raphinha out against Getafe and Galatasaray

Djokovic crashes out of Shanghai Masters in his first match

MEXC and Payward Highlight Collaboration as Crypto and TradFi Converge at TOKEN2049

EU says Turkey's crackdown on rights hampers membership bid

EU states agree beefed-up European financial markets watchdog

Two Renoir paintings stolen in France recovered: mayor

Kompany 'proud' of Man City success despite guilty verdict

Man City will win appeal over financial charges, says Maresca

Fernandez logs record lap at Indonesia MotoGP practice

'I completely trust the club,' says Man City boss Maresca

Navi Pillay: S.Africa's global rights activist and Nobel winner

'10 out of 10' Quintana reminisces over dream Vuelta win

Mourinho lashes out at 'ridiculous' criticism of Mbappe

Former Spain, Barca winger Pedro retires from football

Spanish World Cup winner and former Barcelona winger Pedro Rodriguez retired from football on Wednesday at the age of 39.

Russell hit with Singapore grid penalty for taking new power unit

George Russell's hopes of winning the 2026 world championship hit another road bump on Wednesday when it was announced that because of an engine penalty he would have to start from the back of the grid in this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix.

Arteta signs new Arsenal deal until 2030

Mikel Arteta has signed a new contract with Premier League champions Arsenal that will keep him at the Emirates until 2030, the club announced on Wednesday.

Spotify expands audiobooks to more than 180 markets

Streaming giant Spotify announced Wednesday it is expanding access to its audiobook service to more than 180 markets, up from 22 currently, as the format continues to gain popularity.

French-Japanese duo wins chemistry Nobel for solving molecular 'mystery'

France's Henri Kagan and Japan's Kenso Soai on Wednesday won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for solving the mystery of why only one form of certain molecules appears in nature, a discovery decisive for the manufacture of pharmaceuticals.

Gauff says online abuse was 'draining' after China Open exit

Coco Gauff said online racist abuse had left her feeling exhausted after she went out of the China Open with her loss to Elise Mertens on Wednesday.

England's Nations League surge helps heal World Cup wounds

England's free-scoring start to the Nations League has begun to heal the wounds of a painful World Cup exit as Thomas Tuchel's men train their sights on winning a home Euros in 2028.

'It's personal': Fiji minister pushes better climate finance at pre-COP

Fiji's climate change minister wants streamlined access to financial assistance for Pacific nations, telling AFP on Wednesday the issue was "personal", with waves washing away parts of her own village.

Mertens beats Gauff to set up Swiatek clash at China Open

Elise Mertens beat a listless Coco Gauff 6-3, 6-3 on Wednesday to seal her spot in the China Open quarter-finals, where she will face Iga Swiatek.

Russia glosses over dark Soviet past in reinvented museum

In a Moscow museum that once housed evidence of Stalin-era repression, serene family scenes flickered on a screen as a narrator hailed the tranquility of pre-World War II life in the Soviet Union.

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