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Brewing battle: coffee booms in tea-loving Kosovo

Dortmund on lookout for leaders as familiar cracks emerge

BoJ holds interest rates but to sell funds in shift from easing policy

Real Madrid aiming to stay perfect against impressive Espanyol

Georgia's Niniashvili aims to stay 'crazy' at new club La Rochelle

Latinos, ex-military, retirees -- ICE hopefuls answer Uncle Sam's call

Liverpool crave easy win in Merseyside derby as Arsenal seek Man City hat-trick

Australia skipper Cummins says 'hopeful' he'll take part in Ashes

Australian state bans testing of illicit drugs

Asian markets fluctuate as focus turns to Trump-Xi, BoJ

Kenya eye double gold on penultimate day of world championships

Bukele critics face long exile from El Salvador homeland

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele has tightened his grip on power and made life ever-more difficult for critics -- now a growing number face the prospect of a long and painful exile.

McIlroy 'shot down' suggestion of Ryder Cup playing captain role

Masters champion Rory McIlroy said Wednesday he rejected the suggestion he could serve as playing captain at a Ryder Cup "sometime soon," saying he thinks combining roles is too onerous.

'Water lettuce' chokes tourism, fishing at El Salvador lake

The waters of El Salvador's Lake Suchitlan are normally busy with fishermen and tourists -- but this year, you'd be forgiven for thinking it isn't a lake at all.

At least 26 migrants dead in two shipwrecks off Italy

At least 26 migrants died Wednesday when two boats sank off the coast of Italy's Lampedusa island, with around 10 others still missing, the coastguard and UN officials said.

Root says Warner jibe 'all part of the fun' heading into Ashes

Joe Root has brushed aside David Warner's jibe that he will need to "take the surfboard off his front leg" if England are to triumph in Australia in the upcoming Ashes series.

Plastic pollution treaty talks in disarray

Attempts to finalise a landmark treaty combating plastic pollution descended into disarray on the penultimate day on Wednesday as dozens of countries rejected outright the latest draft text, leaving the talks in limbo.

Premier League has no say on delay over Man City charges, says chief exec

Premier League chief executive Richard Masters said his "frustration" at waiting for a verdict in a series of financial charges against Manchester City is irrelevant as the case is in the hands of an independent hearing.

Trump names Stallone, Strait among Kennedy Center honorees

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday named "Rocky" star Sylvester Stallone and country music great George Strait among the recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors, as he pursues a controversial overhaul of the storied arts institution.

Stocks extend gains on US rate-cut bets

Stock markets rose Wednesday, with Wall Street building on the previous day's record highs after steady US inflation data fuelled hopes that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates.