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Yankees and White Sox advance, Phillies survive in MLB playoffs

Man City scandal risks damage to Premier League's booming brand

First-time Sepang F1 racers will master track 'from opening lap'

Rice work: Dutch test new crop to save sinking peatlands

Russians join street choirs to sing away sorrows -- or show dissent

'Happiest moment': China's Mu first woman to win eSports Games gold

UK fears grow over AI giant Palantir's health service deal

EU talks deportations as five nations seek migrant centre in Africa

Empty nets in Latin America as fish flee El Nino

Kenneth Branagh examines the scars of Iraq war in 'Atonement'

Meidroth blasts White Sox through, Phillies survive in MLB playoffs

'Catastrophic': Swiss glaciers lose fifth of mass in five years

California roller coaster shut after brain damage claims

US tennis star Navarro reveals health battle, ends season

Australian central bank lifts key interest rate to 15-year high

Australia's central bank raised the key interest rate to a 15-year high on Tuesday to curb inflation, which the government blamed on the prolonged war in the Middle East.

Polo makes landfall in Mexico as Category 3 hurricane

Hurricane Polo made landfall on Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Tuesday, cutting power and causing flooding as the sea breached coastal defenses.

South Korea team latest to be bussed to wrong Asian Games venue

South Korea were victims of another Asian Games transport mix-up in Japan when the bus carrying their men's volleyball team went to a venue an hour away from where they should have gone.

South Korea volleyball team latest to be bussed to wrong Games venue

South Korea were victims of another Asian Games transport mix-up in Japan when the bus carrying their men's volleyball team went to a venue an hour away from where they should have gone.

Bears thrash Eagles 27-7 as third-string QB Keenum shines

Chicago Bears third-string quarterback Case Keenum dealt the Philadelphia Eagles their first defeat of the season, rolling back the years with two passing touchdowns and a dive into the end zone for a 27-7 win Monday.

All Blacks name veteran Taylor captain as Mo'unga seizes 10 jersey

Richie Mo'unga will have the chance to take ownership of the All Blacks number 10 jersey after Dave Rennie named his squad Tuesday for two Tests against Australia next month.

8.3 mn refugees at risk due to 'severe' funding cuts: UN

Nearly 8.3 million refugees and other forcibly displaced people face losing vital assistance from UNHCR, the UN's refugee agency warned Tuesday, as protection services crumble due to "severe" funding cuts.

Race against time as Asian Games cricket quarter-finals washed out

Sri Lanka and Bangladesh reached the semi-finals of the men's Asian Games cricket on Tuesday without a ball being bowled following more wet weather in Nagoya.

Stocks drop and oil rises as Hormuz hopes fade

Asian stocks mostly fell and oil prices extended gains as hopes for a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz fade amid expectations the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates again next month.

India turns to corals and seagrass to shield against rising seas

Under a blazing sun, workers crouch on a shrinking island off India's southern coast, threading bright green seagrass shoots onto wooden frames before anchoring them onto the ocean floor.

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