US Senate’s McConnell freezes up for second time in public appearance
Top U.S. Senate Republican Mitch McConnell froze up for more than 30 seconds on Wednesday during a public appearance before he was escorted away, the second such incident in a ...
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Gabon officers declare military coup, President Ali Bongo detained
Military officers in oil-producing Gabon said they had seized power on Wednesday, placing President Ali Bongo under house arrest and naming a new leader after the Central African state’s ...
UK inquiry into baby murders by nurse Lucy Letby given legal powers
An inquiry into the murder of seven newborn babies by British nurse Lucy Letby will have legal powers to compel witnesses to give evidence, the government said on Wednesday.
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EU’s Borrell urges countries to order more ammunition for Ukraine
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell urged member countries on Wednesday to order more ammunition for Ukraine, as figures showed the bloc is a long way from a March target ...
Nearly half of Australian elite athletes living below poverty line
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has urged the government to invest more money in sport after a survey of elite athletes found nearly half were living on incomes that placed ...
Archaeologists find ‘mystery’ ducts near biblical Jerusalem relics
An almost three millennia-old network of hewn-rock ducts unearthed in Jerusalem has baffled archaeologists, given the lack of comparable biblical finds, or obvious links to an ancient Jewish temple and ...
UK air traffic control meltdown fault won’t happen again – NATS
The air traffic control glitch which caused thousands of flight cancellations and delays into and out of Britain has been fixed and will not be repeated, the head of NATS, ...
England to rollout world-first seven-minute cancer treatment jab
Britain’s state-run national health service will be the first in the world to offer an injection that treats cancer to hundreds of patients in England which could cut treatment ...
Kremlin says Prigozhin plane may have been downed deliberately
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that investigators were considering the possibility that the plane carrying mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was downed on purpose, the first explicit acknowledgement that he may ...
Two killed in biggest Russian air strike on Ukrainian capital for months
Russia’s largest air strike on Kyiv since spring killed two people early on Wednesday, with the debris of downed missiles falling on buildings, a park and a school, Ukrainian ...
Europe’s weaker economy limits fallout of US bond rout
A big selloff that pushed US borrowing costs to 15-year highs left euro zone bonds relatively unscathed in August, reflecting investor bets the bloc’s economic growth and funding needs ...
Funds punished for owning too few Nvidia shares after stunning 230 per cent rally
Nvidia Corp’s (NVDA.O) soaring rally has thrilled investors this year – except for the sizeable number of fund managers who avoided what they believe to be an expensive stock.
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Nigerian police raid alleged gay wedding, arrest 67 people
Nigerian police raided an alleged gay wedding, which is illegal in the country, in the southern city of Warri in Delta state, and arrested 67 people, authorities said in a statement, ...
US Open order of play on Wednesday
Order of play on the main show courts on the third day of the U.S. Open on Wednesday (play starts 1500 GMT/11 AM ET unless stated, prefix number denotes seeding):
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Fulham beat Tottenham on penalties in League Cup
Fulham beat Tottenham Hotspur 5-3 on penalties to reach the third round of the League Cup after they drew 1-1 at Craven Cottage on Tuesday, while second tier Leeds United ...
Haaland wins PFA Player of the Year award
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland was named the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Player of the Year on Tuesday.
The 23-year-old was voted ahead of team mates Kevin de Bruyne and ...
England leads the way with world’s first cancer jab
Britain’s state-run national health service will be the first in the world to offer an injection that treats cancer to hundreds of patients in England which could cut treatment ...
Gabonese military officers announce they have seized power
A group of senior Gabonese military officers appeared on national television in the early hours of Wednesday and said they had taken power, minutes after the state election body announced ...
Greece wildfire destroys area bigger than New York City
The wildfire burning in northeastern Greece for 11 days has destroyed an area larger than New York City, the European Union-backed Copernicus Climate Change Service said, as firefighters from five countries ...
Alcaraz gets easy start to US Open title defence, Medvedev advances
Carlos Alcaraz has surrendered the number one world ranking but got his U.S. Open title defence off to an easy start as injured German Dominik Koepfer retired against the 20...
Ukrainian drones attack Russian air base near Estonia
Ukrainian drones swept across Russia in overnight attacks that damaged military aircraft and disrupted air traffic, Russian officials said early on Wednesday, hours after the funeral service for Russian mercenary ...
Norway oil and gas exploration round attracts bids from 25 companies
Norway’s latest offshore oil and gas exploration licensing round attracted bids from 25 companies, including Shell , ConocoPhillips (COP.N), Aker BP (AKRBP.OL) and Equinor (EQNR.OL), the energy ministry ...
Japan at ‘inflection point’ in 25-year battle with deflation, government says
Japan may be at an inflection point in its 25-year battle with deflation as price and wage rises show signs of broadening, the government said on Tuesday, signalling its conviction ...
Canada, citing potential dangers, warns LGBTQ travellers of US risks
Canada, citing the risk of potential dangers, is advising LGBTQ travellers planning trips to the United States to check how they might be affected by recently passed laws in some ...