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Burberry narrows first half loss on turnaround plan

Sri Lanka to stay in Pakistan after bomb, games move to Rawalpindi

Zanzibar women turn to sponge farming as oceans heat up

Stocks rise with focus on Fed, tech as US government reopens

Curry lifts Warriors over Spurs, Thunder rout Lakers, Jokic shines

Mushroom material takes on plastic packaging at Belgian start-up

India's top tennis player says denied China visa

In Kyrgyzstan, world's largest natural walnut forest thins away

TV soaps and diplomacy as Bangladesh and Turkey grow closer

Striking Boeing defense workers to vote on latest contract

Australia's opposition ditches commitment to net zero emissions

Ukraine ministers resign over major corruption scandals

Ukraine's energy and justice ministers resigned on Wednesday over their alleged involvement in a sweeping corruption scandal in the country's energy sector.

Record-breaking US shutdown to end as political fallout begins

Congress looked set Wednesday to end the longest government shutdown in US history -- 43 days that paralyzed Washington and left hundreds of thousands of workers unpaid while Donald Trump's Republicans and Democrats played a high-stakes blame game.

Wallets, not warming, make voters care about climate: California governor

California Governor Gavin Newsom says his Democratic party is "back on its feet" after a string of election wins -- and the way to make Americans care about global warming is to show how it affects their wallets.

Astronomers spot storm on another star for first time

Astronomers revealed Wednesday they have detected a storm on a star other than our Sun for the first time, discovering an explosion so violent it could have stripped away the atmosphere of any planets unlucky enough to be nearby.

G7 foreign ministers seek to boost Ukraine war effort

G7 foreign ministers held talks Wednesday focused on bolstering Ukraine's war effort, as meeting host Canada unveiled new sanctions targeting Russian drone and energy production.

Released Epstein emails allege Trump 'knew about the girls'

Democrats released emails Wednesday in which Jeffrey Epstein suggested Donald Trump was aware of the disgraced financier's sexual abuse and had "spent hours" with one of his victims at his house.

Rees-Zammit back in Wales 'happy place' after Test return

Wales winger Louis Rees-Zammit said on Wednesday he had been back to his "happy place" after ending his 18-month exile from international rugby in Cardiff a "heavier and quicker" player following a spell in American football.

Chelsea winger Sterling's house burgled

Chelsea winger Raheem Sterling and his family were at home when burglars broke into the property last weekend.

Auger-Aliassime beats Shelton to get off mark at ATP Finals

Felix Auger-Aliassime got his ATP Finals bid up and running on Wednesday by beating Ben Shelton 4-6, 7-6 (9/7), 7-5 ahead of Jannik Sinner's clash with Alexander Zverev.