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Kane saves England as USA, Belgium reach last 16

South Korean school baseball team suspended over 'Tank Day' chants

Budding chefs cook up new career at China's BBQ academy

Ceuzany, Cape Verde's golden voice with volcanic emotion

One stitch at a time: Artist's mission to recreate the Bayeux Tapestry

Balogun scores and sees red as US beat Bosnia 2-0

EU top court to rule on record 4.1 bn euro Google fine

Belgium coach salutes Tielemans after World Cup rescue act

'Job forever': trade schools are all the rage in the AI era

Hope fades, hunger grows a week after Venezuela quakes

Celtics reportedly trading Brown to Sixers in NBA blockbuster

Police hunt for Monaco bomber after Ukraine-born tycoon wounded

Police on Tuesday were searching for the suspect behind a parcel bomb that seriously wounded a sanctioned multi-millionaire of Ukrainian origin and two others in Monaco, after the unprecedented attack rocked the super-safe principality.

Mourinho's Real Madrid host Real Sociedad in La Liga opener

Jose Mourinho will kick off his second spell in charge of Real Madrid at home against Real Sociedad in La Liga.

CIA boss compares cutting-edge AI to nuclear weapons

CIA Director John Ratcliffe on Tuesday compared the capabilities of the most advanced artificial intelligence models to nuclear weapons in a tacit defense of the Trump administration's recent hard line on controlling the release of the most powerful AI technology.

Football brings joy to Venezuelan kids displaced by quakes

"What do we want to play?" Juan Cordero asks a group of Venezuelan children left homeless following last week's harrowing earthquakes.

'Any team can beat you', warns Ruiz as Spain seek end to World Cup woe

Fabian Ruiz is confident Spain are gaining momentum as the European champions aim to end a 16-year hiatus to win a World Cup knockout game against Austria on Thursday.

Haaland fires Norway into last 16 as France, Mexico look to advance

Erling Haaland fired Norway to their first ever World Cup knockout victory in a 2-1 win over Ivory Coast on Tuesday as France and Mexico also aim to book their places in the last 16.

Venezuela quake survivors seek food, shelter as toll rises to nearly 2,000

Tens of thousands of people urgently need food and shelter in Venezuela after the two devastating earthquakes that killed nearly 2,000, the UN said on Tuesday, as doctors warned of outbreaks of disease with survivors sleeping in the streets.

Haaland scores winner to send Norway into last-16 Brazil clash

Erling Haaland scored a late winner as Norway set up a last-16 showdown with Brazil at the World Cup after taming the Ivory Coast 2-1 in Texas on Tuesday.

Canada crews battle northern wildfire after crash kills 3

Emergency crews on Tuesday were battling an out-of-control wildfire that came within a few hundred meters of a northern Canadian town, a threatening blaze in an otherwise muted start to Canada's wildfire season.

Portugal's Silva bides his time after being benched at World Cup

Bernardo Silva said it was not his job to question the coach's decisions after being benched for the past two games as Portugal prepare for Thursday's World Cup showdown against Croatia.

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