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Lyon down Palace in Europa League, Sunderland leave it late

Martinez apologises for outburst at Man Utd hierarchy

UniCredit says receives ECB green light for Commerzbank takeover

Houthis launch deadly attack on presidential palace in Yemen's Aden

New York City pension fund asks Anthropic to delay IPO

Brazil forward Antony says home burgled during Betis match

Venezuela's Maduro denies US torture charges as 'false accusations'

Ravens face familiar foe in Browns coach Monken

Somalia sets May presidential election despite insecurity

France, Germany reach deal on future of car industry

Chelsea's Caicedo eager to be more of a leader

Carney campaigns for Canadian unity before Alberta secession vote

Rahm reaches separation deal with LIV in bankruptcy court

ATP proposes rankings system changes, extra player bonuses

Spain darkens as solar eclipses races south from Arctic

Day briefly turned to night in Spain on Wednesday, as the country witnessed its first total solar eclipse in more than a century, plunging it into eerie darkness in one of nature's greatest spectacles.

'Trying to bury the science': US climate research under siege

A benchmark US report on the fast-changing state of the Arctic has been canceled. The nation's top research body has removed a chapter on global warming from a reference manual for judges.

Skies darken as solar eclipse heads south from Arctic to Spain

One of nature's greatest spectacles –- a rare total solar eclipse –- cast its shadow on Wednesday, briefly turning day into night in Russia's remote Arctic north and western Iceland before heading towards mainland Europe.

Eurovision to bar countries at war from hosting

Eurovision Song Contest organisers announced rule changes Wednesday excluding any country in an armed conflict from hosting the competition and increasing the mininum age of competitors.

Protest denounces secrecy of Venezuela transition talks

Dozens of protesters rallied Wednesday outside a hotel hosting transition talks in the Venezuelan capital, demanding greater transparency from the authorities and the opposition, AFP journalists observed.

Italian teenager Curtis breaks 50m backstroke world record at Europeans

Italian teenager Sara Curtis broke the women's 50m backstroke world record at the European championships with a blistering swim in Paris on Wednesday.

NBA's Los Angeles Lakers to be sold for reported $12.5 bn

The Los Angeles Lakers, one of the most successful teams in NBA history, are being sold to former Disney CEO Bob Iger and investor Joshua Kushner in a deal valued at a reported $12.5 billion.

New mum Sjostrom wins 50m butterfly for 18th European gold

A year after giving birth to her first child, Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom was crowned European champion in the 50m butterfly for the sixth time on Wednesday.

Lukaku joins Turkish side Fenerbahce from Napoli

Former Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku has joined Fenerbahce, the Turkish Super Lig club announced on Wednesday.

Solar eclipse darkens Arctic Russia on course for Spain

One of nature's greatest spectacles –- a rare total solar eclipse –- began casting its shadow on Wednesday, briefly turning day into night in Russia's remote Arctic north before heading towards mainland Europe.

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