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Furyk vows US will 'do more' to end Ryder Cup losing streak

'Itching' for change: Shiffrin cuts back slaloms this season

Iyer hits ton as India hammer West Indies in T20 opener

'Gen Z has risen up': Tens of thousands mass for tense France school protests

Mandhana named India women's team captain after Kaur quits

Caribbean tourism hotspot loses men to Russian war machine

'The sound keeps coming back': children maimed in Ethiopia's Tigray clashes

Danish reservists practice war games to respond to 'aggression'

Paris Women's Fashion Week: the key trends

Bhuvneshwar returns to India's T20 squad for New Zealand tour

i-payout Introduces a New Approach to Payments, Closing the Beneficiary Information Gap

Asos says probing 'unauthorised activity' after phone alerts

New Generation of Crypto Miners Released by ASICID

Stocks climb as oil prices retreat under $100 per barrel

Europe’s arms money maze

Houthis and al-Qaeda

Brazil tests Milei’s gamble

Germany under Weidel

Hong Kong revives border village in alternative tourism push

Tourists in Hong Kong are flocking to the 300-year-old village of Kuk Po, whose decaying mansions and reed fields offer a respite from the city's famously frenetic pace.

Coquard wins Down Under photo finish as Romo retains tour lead

Frenchman Bryan Coquard pipped German Phil Bauhaus in an exciting finish of the fourth stage Friday as Javier Romo held on to the race leader's jersey in the Tour Down Under.

Tajikistan launches crackdown on 'witchcraft' and fortune-telling

In a block of flats in Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe, a turbaned woman cautiously opened the door of her apartment a chink, letting out a waft of incense.

Djokovic unsure if Murray partnership will go on after Melbourne exit

Novak Djokovic would not commit to working with Andy Murray again as his coach after the Serb retired from the Australian Open semi-finals on Friday with injury.

Deadly teen knife crisis UK's 'new normal'

Recruited at the age of eight by a drugs gang, Rhys was part of Britain's violent knife crime "crisis" until his best friend was fatally stabbed and died in his arms.

LeBron, Davis lead Lakers romp over Celtics

LeBron James and Anthony Davis combined to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 117-96 thumping of the defending champion Boston Celtics on Thursday.

Sumo walks 'tightrope' with first overseas events in 20 years

Sumo is walking a "tightrope" as it prepares to stage events outside Japan for the first time in 20 years while also trying to preserve its ancient traditions, experts say.

Djokovic retires hurt to send Zverev into Australian Open final

Novak Djokovic retired injured after losing a gruelling first set of his Australian Open semi-final to Alexander Zverev, leaving his bid for a record 25th Grand Slam crown in tatters on Friday.

Farrell 'still finding out' about 'intriguing' France at Racing

Former England captain Owen Farrell says he is still learning about life in France as his struggling Racing 92 welcome Castres in the Top 14 on Saturday a week on from returning from injury.

Taekwondo star Hamidi sacrifices her freedom to battle the Taliban

Afghan taekwondo star Marzieh Hamidi told AFP the death threats she has received, forcing her to live under French police protection, show how effective her stinging criticism of the Taliban has been.

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