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'Everything broken': Chinese residents in typhoon path assess damage

'Everything broken': Chinese residents in typhoon path assess damage

Residents in southern China's Yangjiang were grappling with damaged property and power outages Wednesday evening in the immediate aftermath of Typhoon Ragasa, hours after the destructive storm made landfall near the city.

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Inside Barcelona's Camp Nou chaos: What is happening and why?

Inside Barcelona's Camp Nou chaos: What is happening and why?

November 2024 was supposed to be the grand reopening of a rebuilt and resplendent Camp Nou for Barcelona's 125th anniversary, but 10 months later the stadium is still shuttered amid reconstruction chaos.

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UK police arrest man after European airports cyberattack

UK police arrest man after European airports cyberattack

UK police said Wednesday a man in his 40s had been arrested after a cyberattack disrupted major European airports including Brussels, Berlin and London's Heathrow.

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Ballon d'Or disappointment will inspire Yamal: Barca coach Flick

Ballon d'Or disappointment will inspire Yamal: Barca coach Flick

Barcelona star Lamine Yamal will be driven to greater heights after being beaten to the Ballon d'Or by Ousmane Dembele, the club's coach Hansi Flick said Wednesday.

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French-German duo wins mega offshore wind energy project

French-German duo wins mega offshore wind energy project

French energy multinational TotalEnergies and German energy group RWE have won a contract to built a large offshore wind energy project with a potential to supply the equivalent of one million households with electricity, the French government said Wednesday.

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Italy deploys frigate after drone 'attack' on Gaza aid flotilla

Italy deploys frigate after drone 'attack' on Gaza aid flotilla

Italy's Defence Minister Guido Crosetto sent a navy frigate Wednesday to assist a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, after organisers said several of their boats had been targeted by drones off Greece.

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Typhoon Ragasa slams into south China after killing 17 in Taiwan

Typhoon Ragasa slams into south China after killing 17 in Taiwan

Fierce winds, pounding rain and rough seas battered southern China on Wednesday as powerful Typhoon Ragasa made landfall in Guangdong province after killing at least 17 in Taiwan.

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NASA launches mission to study space weather

NASA launches mission to study space weather

The United States launched three spacecraft on Wednesday in an effort to better monitor space weather such as solar storms, which can interfere with technology and power systems on Earth.

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Stocks torn between Fed rate warning, AI optimism

Stocks torn between Fed rate warning, AI optimism

Europe's main stock markets retreated Wednesday following gains in Asia and Wall Street losses, with focus on shares in technology giants and a warning from US Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell on interest rates.

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Russia vows to press offensive, rejects idea Ukraine can retake land

Russia vows to press offensive, rejects idea Ukraine can retake land

The Kremlin said Wednesday it would press on with its military offensive in Ukraine and rejected US President Donald Trump's claim that Kyiv's army could retake territory it had seized.

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