Billionaire media and telecoms tycoon John Malone will step down as chairman of his multinational companies Liberty Global and Liberty Media after decades influencing the global communications landscape, the businesses announced Wednesday.
A demolished church, roofs blown off homes, shattered windows and debris-strewn, impassable roads: Hurricane Melissa dealt a direct hit to Jamaica's southwestern coastal communities that face a long haul picking up the pieces.
French lawmkers on Wednesday adopted a bill defining rape as any non-consensual sexual act, making the country the latest European nation to pass a consent-based law.
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Sports
Reigning champion Alexander Zverev battled past Argentina's Camilo Ugo Carabelli 6-7 (5/7), 6-1, 7-5 at the Paris Masters on Wednesday to book his spot in the third round.
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A Russian court sent an 18-year-old street musician who performed anti-war songs back to jail on Wednesday after finding her guilty of two more offences, her lawyer told AFP.
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Cubans waded through flooded houses Wednesday and authorities in Haiti reported 10 dead as Hurricane Melissa blasted across the Caribbean after devastating swaths of Jamaica.
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Boeing reported a $5.4-billion third-quarter loss on Wednesday as massive added costs from the delayed certification of its 777X aircraft weighed down its results.
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Brazilian forward Vinicius has issued a public apology to Real Madrid after his angered reaction to being substituted during a tense 2-1 win over arch-rival Barcelona at the weekend.
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Politics
The Dutch headed to the polls Wednesday for a knife-edge election, with all eyes on the performance of the far-right, which is riding high in many top European countries.
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In Bamako's business district, hundreds of cars and motorcycles sit stranded day and night on a boulevard waiting for one of three side-by-side petrol stations to finally have fuel.
Napoli midfielder Kevin De Bruyne underwent an operation on his injured hamstring in his native Belgium on Wednesday, the Serie A club announced.
Skipper Laura Wolvaardt struck a majestic 169 to power South Africa to 319-7 against England in the first semi-final of the Women's World Cup on Wednesday.
The EU said Wednesday it is seeking a swift resolution to a Chinese curb on chip exports linked to a row with the Netherlands over chipmaker Nexperia that has alarmed European businesses.
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Culture
Two men could face charges Wednesday over the spectacular theft of priceless jewels from the Louvre museum, as a Paris prosecutor promised an update in the case.
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Wealthy countries are failing to meet their promised targets to provide a funding "lifeline" to help poorer nations prepare for worsening climate calamities, the UN warned Wednesday.
Flooding triggered by record heavy rains in central Vietnam this week killed at least seven people and inundated more than 100,000 homes, the environment ministry said on Wednesday.
Markets hit record highs Wednesday thanks to optimism over US trade deals, the AI sector and an expected interest-rate cut from the Federal Reserve.
Sudan's army-aligned government accused paramilitaries on Wednesday of attacking civilians in mosques during their recent takeover of the western city of El-Fasher, where satellite images show evidence of "continuing mass killing", Yale researchers say.
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