Football icon Shevchenko feels pain and pride in Ukraine's resilience
Ukrainian football legend Andriy Shevchenko has admitted in an interview with AFP he cried when he "saw children running through a field strewn with missile craters" in Irpin, a commuter town outside Kyiv which was liberated from Russian control.
Read moreMan Utd's Greenwood released on bail after attempted rape charge
Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood was Wednesday released on bail, days after being charged with attempted rape.
Read moreSchalke sack head coach Frank Kramer
Bundesliga side Schalke parted ways with coach Frank Kramer on Wednesday after the team's 5-1 defeat to Hoffenheim in the German Cup.
Read moreTokyo Olympics bribery scandal widens with mascot allegations
A corruption scandal surrounding the Tokyo Olympics widened on Wednesday as a former Games executive was re-arrested on suspicion of taking bribes from two firms, one of which reportedly sold official mascot toys.
Read moreMerck charged in France over changes to popular thyroid drug
The French unit of German pharmaceuticals firm Merck said Wednesday that it had been charged with "aggravated deceit" for failing to inform patients of changes to a thyroid drug that could result in serious new side-effects.
Read moreUK PM fights for political life in first grilling since U-turns
British Prime Minister Liz Truss is set to address lawmakers in parliament on Wednesday for the first time since abandoning her disastrous tax-slashing economic policies, as she fights for her political life.
Read moreFury at FIFA chief's kickabout in Indonesia after stadium tragedy
Photos of FIFA's president laughing and high-fiving in a football match with local officials weeks after a stadium disaster killed 133 people in Indonesia sparked online fury in the country on Wednesday.
Read moreBrazil challenger Lula says Neymar supports Bolsonaro over debt woes
Brazilian presidential candidate Lula da Silva criticised football star Neymar's support of far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, accusing the player of being motivated by a debt "pardon".
Read moreIndia stops Pulitzer-winning photographer from flying to US
Indian authorities have prevented an award-winning photographer from flying to the United States to collect her Pulitzer Prize, the latest of several Kashmiri journalists barred from leaving the country.
Read moreMarkets mixed as traders struggle to keep rally's momentum
Investors battled to push markets higher again Wednesday following another healthy run-up on Wall Street boosted by more positive earnings results that raised hopes for the reporting season.
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