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Records for Asher-Smith, Hunt as Britain win 4x100m mixed relay

Rybakina, Andreeva race into Cincinnati third round

Barcelona reach deal with Man City to sign Rodri

Amy Hunt bags fourth Euro gold as Britain win 4x100m mixed relay

Misery for Maresca as Man City make dismal start to life after Guardiola

Spanish soldier dies in Aragon wildfire: regional leader

Strikes kill 19 in Russia and Ukraine

Belgium's Pocognoli appointed new Scotland manager

Lula and Bolsonaro court women voters as Brazil election campaign kicks off

Marchand storms to second gold of European championships

Belgium races to tame huge wildfire creeping towards Germany

Kushner meets with Hamas in push to revive Gaza plan

Two dead, hundreds evacuated from fires on island near Athens

India's island choke point

China’s lithography leap

China’s cartel lifeline

Australia limits migration

Global alarm grows over China's Covid surge

The United States is the latest in a growing number of countries to impose restrictions on visitors from China after Beijing abruptly removed a major impediment to overseas travel despite surging Covid cases at home.

Soaring China Covid cases increase risk of new variants: experts

An explosion of Covid-19 cases in China as the country lifts its zero-Covid measures could create a "potential breeding ground" for new variants to emerge, health experts warn.

Holy icy chill, Batman! Freezing bats saved in Texas

It was a rescue worthy of Batman.

Israel's Netanyahu back with extreme-right government

After a stint in opposition, Benjamin Netanyahu will return to power in Israel on Thursday, leading what analysts describe as the most right-wing government in the country's history.

Australia's Smith takes 150th catch as South Africa teeter in 2nd Test

Australia's Steve Smith took his 150th Test catch Thursday as South Africa lost three wickets in a forlorn battle to prevent a heavy defeat in the second Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Bolivia charges key opposition leader with 'terrorism'

Bolivian police on Wednesday arrested Luis Fernando Camacho, governor of the economic powerhouse Santa Cruz region, on "terrorism" charges, setting off street clashes between his supporters and security forces.

Japan's 'Little Trains that Could' battle for survival

In the driver's seat of a two-carriage train, Katsunori Takemoto puts on his white gloves and checks the antiquated gauges before setting out alongside cabbage fields in Japan's rural Chiba.

Mbappe delivers for PSG as Neymar is sent off

Kylian Mbappe scored an injury-time penalty to seal a 2-1 win for Paris Saint-Germain over Strasbourg in Ligue 1 on Wednesday before admitting he will never get over France's World Cup final defeat to Argentina.

Mbappe says will 'never' get over World Cup heartbreak

Kylian Mbappe said he will never get over the disappointment of losing the World Cup final after the France star scored the winner on his return to action for Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday.