Search and rescue teams recovered the body of one of 20 people missing after a passenger ferry capsized off northern Cyprus, officials said on Wednesday, bringing the death toll to at least nine.
A smiling George Clooney was honoured with a lifetime award at the start of the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday where the long-time Donald Trump critic took another swipe at the US president.
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Matthew Brennan claimed his third win at this year's Vuelta a Espana on Wednesday by triumphing in a sprint to take stage 11.
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The United Nations said Wednesday the 1.5C target would be missed and outlined how global temperatures might be brought back down in a first-of-its-kind assessment met with dismay in climate-vulnernable nations.
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Brydon Carse remained in Test exile after he was omitted from England's squad announced Wednesday for next week's series finale against Pakistan in Birmingham.
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High above the swollen Trishuli river, flood survivors gripped a makeshift cable as Nepali soldiers and residents pulled them to safety on Wednesday, a week after one of the country's worst disasters.
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The Venice Film Festival kicked off Wednesday with a customary dose of controversy, as honouree George Clooney slammed the US government, while jury president Maggie Gyllenhaal questioned the dearth of women directors.
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The US Treasury on Wednesday issued $1 coins featuring the face of President Donald Trump, the latest move in an unprecedented campaign by the Republican billionaire to put his personal stamp on national institutions.
Distraught families gave DNA samples in the search for missing relatives as others held symbolic funerals on Wednesday, a week after deadly flash floods swept away villages and homes in Nepal's fragile Himalayan region.
Enzo Fernandez said he "didn't hesitate for a second" when Manchester City made contact in his first interview since joining the club for a British record-equalling transfer fee of £125 million ($169 million).
Iran threatened to take a tougher line in its war with the United States on Wednesday after the heaviest exchanges in weeks left at least 19 Iranians dead, including four at a wedding -- an incident slammed as a "war crime" by Tehran.
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The Dutch central bank said Wednesday it had moved 86 tonnes of its gold reserves out of the United States and Canada to London, citing "increasing geopolitical unrest."
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Nepal's flood disaster and Europe's wildfires should turn attention to the cost of climate change, the head of the world's biggest climate fund said in an interview on Wednesday.
Uganda officially named its oil "Pearl Sweet" on Wednesday as its energy secretary said it expects to join the club of oil-exporting nations by the end of the year.
Nvidia chief Jensen Huang urged G20 ministers on Wednesday to build more data centers to support the artificial intelligence revolution, and warned that leaders who talk up the technology's dangers risk leaving their countries behind.
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