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Gauff downs Badosa to reach US Open third round

Tesla launches self-driving 'Cybercab' in Texas

New Zealand approves use of party drug MDMA to treat trauma

'Wallace & Gromit' creators turn 50 with spook-tacular Shaun yarn

Westerners test their mettle at World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan

New York's Muslims reclaim their city after 9/11 backlash

Gauff cruises into US Open third round

Premier League transfer windfall a lifeline for ailing French clubs

Kyrgios gets month ban for cocaine, enters treatment programme

Chile protesters see shades of Pinochet in new security plan

Colombian judge bans strikes on guerrillas if minors are present

Carreras reverts to fullback as Argentina change four for Australia Test

Khachanov shocks ailing Auger-Aliassime, Swiatek and Osaka advance at US Open

Wilson back to lead Australia as Kiss rotates team for Argentina

Six Bulgarians face long UK jail terms for spying for Russia

Six Bulgarians, members of a sophisticated spy network dubbed "The Minions", were before court Wednesday for sentencing, facing up to 14 years in prison for spying for Russia.

'Hitman' Sharma: Big-hitting leader of India's cricket dreams

Rohit Sharma rose from humble beginnings to captain cricket-mad India and redefined Test batting with his ability to score big hundreds as he dominated opposition attacks.

Wales fly-half Anscombe signs for French club Bayonne

Wales fly-half Gareth Anscombe is leaving Gloucester to join French Top 14 side Bayonne next season, the Basque club announced on Wednesday.

Alphabet's share price plunges on traffic drop testimony

Shares in Google parent Alphabet plunged more than seven percent on Wednesday after an Apple executive told a federal court that the search engine's traffic fell on Apple products last month.

Amorim eyes European glory with 'worst' Man Utd team in Premier League history

Ruben Amorim says nothing will change if he wins the Europa League with the "worst" Manchester United team in Premier League history.

Pink smoke signals in Rome call for women priests

Excluded from the conclave to elect a new pope Wednesday -- and more broadly from the Church's entire global priesthood -- some Catholic women were determined that their voices will be heard.

Utah's NHL team selects Mammoth as nickname

Mammoth has been selected as the nickname for Utah's NHL club, the team announced on Wednesday after playing its first season as the Utah Hockey Club.

Cardinals locked inside Sistine Chapel as conclave begins

Cardinals choosing the next leader of the global Catholic Church were locked into the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, marking the formal start of the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis.

South Africa launches reform of derelict municipalities

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa unveiled Wednesday a plan to revive South Africa's flagging local governments, weeks after publicly criticising the state of the financial capital Johannesburg as it prepares to host the G20 summit in November.

Chinese stocks, dollar rise before trade talks, Fed move

Chinese stocks rose on Wednesday, as did the dollar, as investors eyed weekend US-China trade talks and an imminent Federal Reserve interest-rate decision.

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