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Salah back in action for Liverpool after outburst

Atletico recover Liga momentum with battling win over Valencia

Meillard leads 'perfect' Swiss sweep in Val d'Isere giant slalom

Salah on Liverpool bench for Brighton match

Meillard leads Swiss sweep in Val d'Isere giant slalom

Indonesia flood death toll passes 1,000 as authorities ramp up aid

First urban cable car unveiled outside Paris

Vonn second behind Aicher in World Cup downhill at St Moritz

Aicher pips Vonn to downhill win at St Moritz

Fans vandalise India stadium after Messi's abrupt exit

Women sommeliers are cracking male-dominated wine world open

'Chuffed for him': Crawley, Starc pay tribute to 'flawless' Root

England opener Zak Crawley praised a "flawless" Joe Root after the 34-year-old broke his Australia century drought on the first day of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane on Thursday.

Truth commission urges Finland to rectify Sami injustices

A Finnish truth and reconciliation commission on Thursday urged Finland to rectify historic injustices committed against the indigenous Sami people, as it finalised a report after four years' work.

Root's superb first ton in Australia guides England to 325-9

Joe Root finally scored his maiden Test century in Australia on his fourth Ashes tour to guide England from a precarious 5-2 to 325-9 at stumps after a pulsating first day of the second Ashes Test in Brisbane on Thursday.

Stocks rise eyeing series of US rate cuts

European and Asian stock markets mostly rose Thursday after the latest batch of US data reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut US interest rates next week and into 2026.

Italy sweatshop probe snares more luxury brands

Italian prosecutors on Thursday named Gucci, Prada, Versace and Yves Saint Laurent as among 13 luxury brands suspected of using subcontractors who exploited migrant workers in Italy, as part of a growing investigation into sweatshop conditions.

Senegal baskets are hot, but women weavers ask where's the money?

Under the shade of a large mango tree in her sandy courtyard in a village in northwest Senegal, Khady Sene rhythmically threads together reeds, the beginning of a new basket.

2026 Winter Olympics flame handed to Milan-Cortina organisers

The flame for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics was handed to the host city organisers on Thursday in an Athens ceremony for a two-month torch relay in Italy before the Games open on February 6.

Joe Root: England great conquers final frontier with Ashes ton

Joe Root's century in Brisbane on Thursday -- the first of his prolific career in Australia -- ends any lingering debate over his status as a giant of the sport.

Kolisi backs Erasmus rotation policy with third straight World Cup title in mind

South Africa's two-time Rugby World Cup-winning captain Siya Kolisi said on Thursday that coach Rassie Erasmus's rotation policy had increased his chances of trying for a record third successive crown.