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Clooney turns AFP photographer in jokey red carpet switch

German growth prospects brighten as economy defies Mideast turmoil

Retirement Income Planning Florida Launches No-Cost 'Income Gap Analysis' Program for Pre-Retirees

Outrage mounts in Malta after acquittal over journalist's murder

Iraola hails Barcola mentality after blockbuster Liverpool move

Malaysia starts cloud seeding to help clear toxic haze

Michelsen shocks Nakashima in US Open clash of rising Americans

El Nino could be strongest in decades, UN warns

US govt sides with OpenAI in New York Times copyright lawsuit

Kenya steps up crocodile hunt as rising lakes fuel conflict

Grammy-Winning Jazz Vocalist Cassandra Wilson Dies at 70

Argentine Groups Seek Court Halt to Sea Lion Oil Project Near Falklands

Maui Wildfire Survivors Report Major Losses to Troubled Rebuilding Contractors

China’s Oil Use Drops 9 Percent as Transport Electrification Accelerates

India's island choke point

China’s lithography leap

China’s cartel lifeline

Australia limits migration

Paula Badosa reaches Wimbledon third round

Spanish fourth seed Paula Badosa beat Romania's Irina Bara 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday to progress to the third round at Wimbedon.

England recall Anderson for delayed India finale

England have recalled James Anderson for the delayed fifth Test against India at Edgbaston on Friday.

Stocks sink on recession fear, oil slips before OPEC

World stock markets mostly sank Thursday on intensifying recession fears, while oil prices receded before an OPEC output decision.

Bautista Agut becomes third Covid withdrawal at Wimbledon

Spanish 17th seed Roberto Bautista Agut on Thursday became the third player to withdraw from this year's Wimbledon with Covid-19 in a fresh blow for the tournament, which has returned to full capacity this year.

Khawaja hits 71 as Australia take lead in Galle Test

Opener Usman Khawaja hit a gritty half-century to help Australia take the lead against Sri Lanka on the rain-hit second day of the opening Test on Thursday.

Russia quits Snake Island, in blow to blockade of Ukraine ports

Russian troops have abandoned their positions on a captured Ukrainian island, a major set-back to their invasion effort that weakens their blockade of Ukraine's ports, defence officials said Thursday.

Alpine launch programme to find women Formula 1 drivers by 2030

Formula One's Alpine team said on Wednesday physical ability is no barrier for women to compete in their sport as they launched a programme to have a female driver in the next eight years.

DR Congo set for final ceremony for Lumumba remains

The scant remains of DR Congo's fiery independence hero Patrice Lumumba were to be interred on Thursday after a pilgrimage that revived traumatic memories but also stirred national unity.

OPEC+ tipped to stay the course on oil output boost

Major oil producers led by Saudi Arabia and Russia are expected to stick to a previously decided output boost on Thursday, despite calls for bigger increases to tame crude prices.

Ukraine's trans community caught in crosshairs of war

Oleksandra has wanted to leave Ukraine since her home was bombed. But she can't, because her passport says she is a man, and can therefore be drafted into the army.

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