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Sydney Roosters edge Knights in tense NRL grand final

Verstappen claims first win of year in chaotic Bahrain GP in Malaysia

Sabalenka out of China Open in third round, Medvedev into semis

Red Bull's Verstappen wins Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia

Asian Games close in Japan after records, rancour and rain

Pro-Europe Latvian PM wins poll dominated by Russia, social worries

Alcaraz through to Japan Open semis, Fils crashes out

Future of French far-right star in balance after antisemitism claims

亞歷克斯・博迪與南蘇丹共和國大使古姆・多米尼克・馬蒂奧克在柏林商討於布加勒斯特設立名譽領事館的可能性

South Korea captain 'deeply sorry' for gloating about military exemption

Alcaraz through to Japan Open semis after Shapovalov injury

Asian Games set to close after records, rancour and rain

Chanel: unpicking one year of 'Blazymania'

Cry for help as French-Swiss lake dries up

Downing Street says Manchester City not 'above the rules'

Downing Street said Thursday that Manchester City were not "above the rules" following criticism of British Prime Minister Andy Burnham for his comments about the club's breaches of Premier League financial rules.

A saintly spat and debate snub: Brazil enters final polls stretch

Brazil's electoral court has ordered the takedown of "untrue" social media posts about the country's patron saint, the latest row at the end of a deeply divisive election campaign that will see President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva snub the main debate on Thursday.

Hadjar wants to 'fight for the title' from next season

Isack Hadjar's ambition from next season is to "crush" the rest of the grid, the 21-year-old told AFP at the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia.

Zidane 'no regrets' about Materazzi headbutt as France face Italy again

New France coach Zinedine Zidane insisted Thursday he has no regrets about his infamous headbutt on Marco Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup final as he prepares to come up against Italy again in his first home game in charge.

Bolivia's attorney general arrested for alleged drug trafficking, money laundering

US-sanctioned Bolivian Attorney General Roger Mariaca has been arrested on suspicion of money laundering and drug trafficking, with police finding bundles of cash smuggled out of his house in an ambulance, the government said Thursday.

German sugar tax sparks new government row

A proposed sugar tax in Germany on Thursday provoked the latest row in the unsteady governing coalition of the conservative CDU/CSU and the centre-left SPD.

Four-member crew blasts off for International Space Station

Four new crew members for the International Space Station blasted off Thursday for the orbital laboratory where they will stay for approximately six months.

i-payout Expands True Local Payment Capabilities to Help Enterprises Pay Recipients Globally

Local payment infrastructure is designed to help marketplaces, gig economy platforms, gaming and esports companies, insurance providers, affiliate networks, clinical research organizations and other enterprises deliver funds through domestic payment rails in local currency

Stocks slide as bond yields spike

US and European stocks slid Thursday as yields on government debt spiked higher and as crude prices rose despite a recent improvement to oil supplies.

Botched US execution prompts global calls to scrap death penalty

An unprecedented botched execution that left a female murderer alive after two lethal injections triggered international calls Thursday for the US state of Tennessee to abandon capital punishment.

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