100 school children rescued while hiking in Austrian Alps
More than 100 German school children and teachers had to be rescued, most of them airlifted to safety, after getting stuck on an Alpine hiking trail, described online as a "classic after-work tour," police said Wednesday.
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Nigeria's ruling party picks candidate for 2023 election
Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress or APC party on Wednesday picked former Lagos governor Bola Tinubu as its candidate for the 2023 election to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari, who steps down after two terms.
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Stocks lower as investors weigh recession risk
Stock markets were lower on Wednesday as investors weighed the prospect of recession with inflation soaring around the world.
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Campaigners launch court bid to prevent UK-Rwanda asylum flights
Campaigners on Wednesday launched a court bid to block UK government's plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda as it attempts to stop migrant boat crossings from France.
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Bayern Munich insist wantaway Lewandowski will stay
Bayern Munich have doubled down by again telling Robert Lewandowski that he cannot leave before his contract expires next year.
Read moreMickelson says he does not condone rights abuses on eve of Saudi-backed golf series
Phil Mickelson said Wednesday he does not condone human rights violations in Saudi Arabia as he prepares to tee off in the inaugural event of the divisive LIV Golf Invitational Series funded by the Gulf kingdom.
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No progress at Russia-Turkey talks on Ukraine grain exports
Russia and Turkey made little headway on Wednesday in talks aimed at securing safe passage for Ukrainian grain exports, as a Russian sea blockade triggered new warnings of deadly famine.
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Paris 2015 attacks trial hears closing arguments
The trial over the November 2015 attacks in Paris, France's worst-ever terror assault, heard the beginning of closing arguments Wednesday by the three leading prosecutors in the case.
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'Every day something burns': Despair on Ukraine's battered frontline
Surrounding pensioner Yuriy Krasnikov are apartment buildings scarred by war and the charred remains of bungalow homes in the eastern Ukrainian city of Lysychansk shelled by Russian forces daily.
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Queensland stun NSW to claim State of Origin opener
Rookie coach Billy Slater steered Queensland to a sensational 16-10 win over New South Wales Wednesday in an epic clash to draw first blood in the best-of-three State of Origin rugby league series.
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