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Epstein died by suicide, did not have 'client list': govt memo

Swiatek into Wimbledon quarter-finals

High-speed fall forces Philipsen out of Tour de France

Trump says to slap allies Japan, South Korea with 25% tariffs

Maresca shrugs off heat concerns as Chelsea face 'ugly duckling' Fluminense

Youth camp confirms 27 dead as Texas flood toll passes 90

Relentless Spain thump Belgium to close in on Euro 2025 quarters

Wimbledon changes line-calling system after embarrassing blunder

France backs returning colonial-era 'talking drum' to I.Coast

King hails 'spirit of unity' as Britain remembers 7/7 attacks

US measles epidemic its worst of 21st century

'Writing is thinking': do students who use ChatGPT learn less?

When Jocelyn Leitzinger had her university students write about times in their lives they had witnessed discrimination, she noticed that a woman named Sally was the victim in many of the stories.

Australian airline Qantas says hit by 'significant' cyberattack

Australian airline Qantas said Wednesday it was investigating a "significant" cyberattack, after hackers infiltrated a system containing sensitive data on six million customers.

Real Madrid oust Juventus as Dortmund reach Club World Cup quarters

Spanish giants Real Madrid beat Juventus 1-0 on Tuesday to set up a Club World Cup quarter-final clash against Borussia Dortmund, who edged Mexican side Monterrey.

Relief coming for Europe after brutal heatwave

After days of record-breaking heatwaves across Europe, relief will start to arrive from the Atlantic on Wednesday, bringing thunderstorms and cooler temperatures to parts of western Europe.

Thai veteran politician set for single day as acting PM

Thailand's acting prime minister is set to helm the country for only one full day Wednesday, standing in for suspended premier Paetongtarn Shinawatra before being replaced himself in a cabinet reshuffle.

Guirassy double as Dortmund down Monterrey to reach Club World Cup quarters

Serhou Guirassy continued his superb form to fire Borussia Dortmund to a 2-1 win over Sergio Ramos's Monterrey and into the Club World Cup quarter-finals on Monday.

BTS agency confirms superstars' 2026 album, tour

BTS agency HYBE confirmed Wednesday that the K-pop megastars would release a new album and go on tour in 2026, with the group's livestream announcement of their return attracting more than seven million views.

ALMA lets astronomers see building blocks of early galaxies

Chile's ALMA observatory, which houses some of the world's most powerful telescopes, has captured its most detailed images to date of the building blocks of the early universe -- primarily cold gases, dust and stellar light in 39 galaxies.

Philippines biodiversity hotspot pushes back on mining

A nickel stockpile towers over farmer Moharen Tambiling's rice paddy in the Philippines' Palawan, evidence of a mining boom that locals hope a new moratorium will tame.

Canada turns to drones for reforestation after wildfires

A large aerial drone flies over the charred remains of Canadian forests devastated by wildfires, bombarding the ground with seed capsules to accelerate reforestation.

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