'It sucks' to lose seven in a row, says Gauff
US teenage star Coco Gauff admitted losing for the seventh time in seven meetings with Iga Swiatek "sucks" after slumping to a French Open quarter-final defeat on Wednesday.
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Belarus pardons jailed student detained in plane diversion
Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned Sofia Sapega, a student arrested with her partner, the dissident Roman Protasevich, when their plane was forcibly grounded in 2021.
Read moreSunak pitches UK leadership on AI on Washington visit
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pushed Wednesday for a leading UK role in regulating the fast-growing field of artificial intelligence, on a visit to Washington where he is also highlighting unstinting support on Ukraine.
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Pope operation on painful hernia completed 'without complications'
Pope Francis underwent an operation on a painful abdominal hernia Wednesday, which was completed without complications but which revived concerns over the 86-year-old's increasingly fragile health.
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Norway rescues Russian by helicopter near North Pole
Norway has rescued a Russian in need of emergency medical assistance on board a scientific vessel stuck in ice near the North Pole in a spectacular helicopter operation, its rescue services said Wednesday.
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Smog from Canada wildfires blankets New York
An orange-tinged smog caused by Canada's wildfires shrouded New York on Wednesday, obscuring its famous skyscrapers and causing residents to don face masks, as cities along the US East Coast issued air quality alerts.
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UK says awaiting 'all available facts' on Ukraine dam
Britain is unwilling to apportion blame at this stage for the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine and is awaiting "all available facts", Foreign Secretary James Cleverly told AFP on Wednesday.
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Pressure on frontline medics as Ukraine fights back
Ukraine's assault against Russian positions flanking the city of Bakhmut has triggered a surge in battlefield casualties and piled pressure on frontline medics.
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Madrid sign 'extraordinary' teen midfielder Bellingham
Spanish giants Real Madrid signed Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday to secure one of the most exciting young talents in world football.
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CNN chief Chris Licht ends turbulent run at network
Chris Licht, the embattled head of CNN, has stepped down "effective immediately," the network's parent company Warner Brothers Discovery announced Wednesday, as the global news outlet struggles to reverse a ratings decline.
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