Mooney ton rescues Australia in stunning World Cup win over Pakistan
A superb century from Beth Mooney dragged defending champions Australia back from the brink of disaster before they completed a crushing 107-run win over Pakistan in a Women’s World Cup clash in Colombo on Wednesday.
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Afghan mobile access to Facebook, Instagram intentionally restricted: watchdog
Access to several social media sites, including Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat, has been "intentionally restricted" in Afghanistan, an internet watchdog said Wednesday, a week after a 48-hour telecommunications blackout in the country.
Read moreFrom refugee to Nobel: Yaghi hails science's 'equalizing force'
Nobel chemistry laureate Omar Yaghi was born to Palestinian refugees in Jordan, a quiet, studious child in a "large, rowdy family" that shared a single room with cattle they raised.
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Medvedev to face De Minaur in Shanghai quarter-finals
Daniil Medvedev on Wednesday got his revenge against US teenager Learner Tien, beating him in a nail-biter 7-6 (8/6), 6-7 (1/7), 6-4 to proceed to the Shanghai Masters quarter-finals.
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Conceicao named as new coach of Al Ittihad
Former AC Milan manager Sergio Conceicao will take over as coach of Al Ittihad following the sacking of Laurent Blanc, the Saudi Arabian Pro League club announced on Wednesday.
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Victoria Beckham reveals struggle to reinvent herself in Netflix series
Ex-Spice Girl turned designer Victoria Beckham describes herself as someone who "desperately wanted to be liked" in a new three-part documentary about her life.
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'Solids full of holes': Nobel-winning materials explained
The chemistry Nobel was awarded on Wednesday to three scientists who discovered a revolutionary way of making materials full of tiny holes that can do everything from sucking water out of the desert air to capturing climate-warming carbon dioxide.
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Iran releases Franco-German accused of spying
Iran has released a 19-year-old Franco-German national days after throwing out spying charges against him, France's foreign minister told AFP on Wednesday.
Read moreBritain's storied Conservative party faces threat to existence
The leader of Britain's Conservatives vowed to return the party to its roots Wednesday as she tries to revive the fortunes of a once-electoral powerhouse whose very future is now under threat.
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Gisele Pelicot urges accused rapist to 'take responsibility'
Gisele Pelicot, the Frenchwoman who became a feminist hero in a mass rape trial last year, was thrust into the national spotlight once again Wednesday, telling the one man who still denies raping her he must "take responsibility" for his actions.
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