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Robinson strikes as England close in on series win over Pakistan

Chelsea beat Brighton in seven-goal thriller, Leeds hold Brentford

Chelsea beat Brighton in seven-goal thriller to extend Alonso's perfect start

At least seven die in ferry capsize off Northern Cyprus; 23 missing

Zambia's opposition leader charged with treason

In-form Marc Marquez wins Aragon MotoGP Grand Prix

Marc Marquez wins Aragon MotoGP Grand Prix

At least six die in ferry capsize off Northern Cyprus

Robinson rocks Pakistan again as England eye series win at Lord's

Niamey back to normal after soldier mutiny

Nepal rescuers advance towards trapped tunnel workers

King Haakon joins Norway memorials for Harald

Grisly search for missing as Nepal morgues overflow, burials begin

NASA launches Roman telescope on cosmic mapping mission

India's island choke point

China’s lithography leap

China’s cartel lifeline

Australia limits migration

Prince Andrew to miss jubilee service due to Covid: palace

Queen Elizabeth II's disgraced second son Prince Andrew has contracted Covid and will not attend a thanksgiving service for her Platinum Jubilee, Buckingham Palace said Thursday.

O'Connor targets Tour de France after Hindley Giro joy

Watching fellow Australian Jai Hindley win cycling's Giro d'Italia has boosted Ben O'Connor's belief that he can win the Tour de France, the AG2R leader said Thursday.

Oil price rises as OPEC backs higher output

Oil prices rose Thursday even as major crude producers agreed to boost output by more than the usual amount following an EU ban on Russian imports.

Cambridge kids step out at first Trooping the Colour

Don't upstage the queen is the unwritten rule at royal occasions. Four-year-old Prince Louis of Cambridge might not have got the memo.

Displaced by rebel clashes, people in east DR Congo make uneasy trek home

People who fled fighting between DR Congo's army and M23 rebels have begun to make a nervous return home, with tensions in the volatile east of the country remaining on a hair trigger.

Swiatek extends winning run to reach second French Open final

Iga Swiatek booked her place in a second French Open final on Thursday as the world number one outclassed Russian Daria Kasatkina to extend her unbeaten streak to 34 matches.

OPEC backs bigger output boost amid Russian isolation

Major oil producers led by Saudi Arabia and Russia on Thursday decided to open taps wider than expected amid soaring prices and hard on the heels of an EU ban on Russian oil imports.

Insta success as Shibahara, Koolhof win French Open mixed title

Ena Shibahara and Wesley Koolhof won the French Open mixed doubles title on Thursday after only meeting for the first time on the eve of Roland Garros thanks to a social media message.

Heard 'absolutely not' able to pay Depp $10.4 million in damages: lawyer

Actress Amber Heard is unable to pay her ex-husband Johnny Depp more than $10 million in damages, her lawyer said Thursday, after a US jury took the side of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star in a bitter defamation trial.

Blessing at former Franco gravesite sparks Spanish army probe

The Spanish military has suspended an army officer for taking his troops for a blessing at the former burial site of dictator Francisco Franco, military sources said Thursday.

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