Australia to deploy fleet of underwater strike drones
Australia said Wednesday it will deploy a US$1.1 billion fleet of "Ghost Shark" underwater attack drones to bolster its firepower in a "threatening" regional landscape.
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France set for disruption as new PM takes office
France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu takes office on Wednesday facing a day of protests that are expected to see transport, education and other services suffer disruptions in a show of grassroots anger against President Emmanuel Macron.
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Asian markets rally as new US jobs data fans rate cut hopes
Asian markets extended gains on Wednesday following a record day across Wall Street as fresh data pointing to a weakening US jobs market ramped up expectations for a series of Federal Reserve rate cuts.
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Jamaicans beat Trinidad and Tobago in World Cup qualifying
Jamaica's "Reggae Boyz" kept their group lead by blanking Trinidad and Tobago 2-0 in a 2026 World Cup qualifier on Tuesday while Curacao defeated Bermuda 3-2.
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Zendejas and Balogun lift USA over Japan 2-0 in friendly
Alex Zendejas and Folarin Balogun scored to give the United States a 2-0 victory over Japan on Tuesday in an international football friendly.
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Australia approves chlamydia vaccine for koalas
Australian regulators have approved a chlamydia vaccine for koalas, researchers said Wednesday, as they seek to stamp out a sexually transmitted disease responsible for about half of all deaths of the fluffy marsupial in the wild.
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Lyles leads US medal charge in Tokyo, Kipyegon eyes fourth title
Noah Lyles and Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone lead the US medal charge at the world championships in Tokyo that get under way on Saturday while Armand Duplantis is expected to cement his legacy as the greatest pole vaulter in history.
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Kidnapped academic Elizabeth Tsurkov released in Iraq
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday the release of Israeli-Russian academic Elizabeth Tsurkov who was kidnapped in Baghdad in March 2023.
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'It was bananas': Colin Farrell shoots new movie in Macau casinos
Colin Farrell plunges into an intoxicating fever dream among the high-stakes baccarat tables of Macau casinos with "Ballad of a Small Player," a rare major Western film shot on location in Asia's gambling capital.
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De Minaur says Australia ready to snap Davis Cup title drought
Alex de Minaur says his ultimate tennis goal is to win the Davis Cup, with the world number eight confident Australia have the goods to secure their first title since 2003.
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