UAE sack Paulo Bento despite World Cup qualifier win over North Korea
The United Arab Emirates football association fired coach Paulo Bento on Wednesday, despite the team keeping their hopes alive of qualifying automatically for the 2026 World Cup by edging North Korea 2-1.
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Easterby and Wigglesworth get Lions coaching roles for Australia tour
The British and Irish Lions announced Wednesday that Simon Easterby and Richard Wigglesworth had been appointed as two of head coach Andy Farrell's assistants for the upcoming tour of Australia.
Read moreChina, Beijing's ties with Russia main threats to US: intel report
China remains the main threat to the United States globally but of increasing concern is its closer cooperation with Russia, Iran and North Korea, said an annual US intelligence report released Tuesday.
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'We are not in crisis': chair of IPCC climate body to AFP
Jim Skea insists the IPCC, the UN climate panel he chairs, is not in crisis and remains relevant despite criticism it is too slow in publishing its landmark scientific reports on climate change.
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Turkey protesters defiant despite mass arrests
Protesters were defiant Wednesday despite a growing crackdown and nearly 1,500 arrests as they marked a week since the start of Turkey's biggest street demonstrations since 2013.
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Seifert blitz as New Zealand crush Pakistan to win series 4-1
A destructive Tim Seifert ensured New Zealand made short work of their 129-run target to win the final Twenty20 against Pakistan by eight wickets on Wednesday and take the series 4-1.
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'Like the apocalypse': S. Korea wildfires tear through mountains
Truck driver Lee Seung-joo was driving through South Korea's Andong mountains when the wildfires hit, engulfing the area in flames and turning it into "a literal hell".
Read more'Unprecedented' mass bleaching drains life from Australian reef
An "unprecedented" mass bleaching event has been recorded off Australia's western coast, scientists said Wednesday, turning huge chunks of a celebrated reef system a sickly dull white.
Read moreSouth Korea's wildfires kill 24, wreak 'unprecedented damage'
One of South Korea's worst-ever wildfire outbreaks has killed at least 24 people, officials said Wednesday, with multiple raging blazes causing "unprecedented damage" and threatening two UNESCO-listed sites.
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S. Korea govt responsible for international adoption fraud: inquiry
A South Korean official enquiry said Wednesday the government was responsible for abuse in international adoptions of local children, including record fabrication and inadequate consent, and recommended an official state apology.
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