Aiden Markram helped South Africa race to a strong start before the West Indies fought back on the first day of the second Test in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
The leaders of the United States, Britain and Australia will meet in the United States next week to discuss security and foreign policy, the British Prime Minister's office announced on Wednesday, ahead of an expected nuclear submarine deal aimed at countering China's growing assertiveness in the Pacific.
France fly-half Matthieu Jalibert is a serious doubt to face England in the Six Nations this weekend after suffering an ankle injury in training on Wednesday.
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Greek police fired tear gas at firebomb-throwing protesters outside parliament Wednesday as tens of thousands demonstrated over the country's worst rail tragedy and called on the prime minister to quit.
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The sounds of music waft in from the antique shop, where Turkish flags hang defiantly, bringing hope to the earthquake-ravaged city of Antakya as it mourns its dead.
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German investigators probing the Nord Stream gas pipeline blasts searched a ship suspected of having transported explosives used in the incident, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
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A prominent French TV sports journalist went on trial Wednesday, accused of sexually assaulting three women.
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European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde said Wednesday she will do whatever it takes to bring down high inflation and restore price stability.
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Sports
Australia's Alyssa Healy said Wednesday that the Women's Premier League will inspire more Indian girls to take up the sport, with the Twenty20 tournament already a game-changer in its inaugural edition.
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More than 50,000 protesters took to streets across Greece on Wednesday and workers staged mass strikes, expressing anger over the country's worst rail tragedy and urging the prime minister to resign.
European and American antitrust authorities are investigating some of the biggest names in the global fragrance industry over allegations they colluded to fix prices and thwart competitors, Switzerland's regulator said Wednesday.
Britain Wednesday hit back at critics including the United Nations and football presenter Gary Lineker, after he compared its new plan on illegal immigration to the rhetoric of Nazi-era Germany.
Iran has jailed for six and a half years on national security charges an Irish-French citizen held since October, his family said, adding that health problems meant his life was in danger.
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Economy
The United States' candidate to head the World Bank, Ajay Banga, on Wednesday called for a revamp of the development model to better meet the challenge of climate change.
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Andy Murray has said he will "not be going nuts" if Russian and Belarusian players are allowed to feature at this year's Wimbledon, even though the British tennis great would have mixed emotions regarding their return.
The Women's World Cup is just a few months away but France's preparations for the showpiece in Australia and New Zealand are in disarray after a revolt by leading players piled pressure on coach Corinne Diacre.
Georgian opposition and civil society groups called for new protests Wednesday against government plans to introduce controversial "foreign agent" legislation, reminiscent of Russian legislation to pressure critics.
Moments after his side's controversial last 16 exit to Chelsea on Tuesday, Borussia Dortmund coach Edin Terzic gave his disappointed charges time to digest the defeat .
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