Scientists have detected the highly contagious H5 bird flu in an Australian seabird for the first time, the government said Friday.
Syrian officials said late Thursday the country had captured an IS-linked cell responsible for two bomb blasts during French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Damascus earlier this week.
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Australia's Twenty20 Big Bash League will open its season this year in Chennai -- the first foreign cricket league to play in the huge Indian market.
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France coach Didier Deschamps paid tribute to forward Kylian Mbappe after he scored his eighth goal of the World Cup to fire Les Bleus into the semi-finals on Thursday with a 2-0 victory over Morocco.
July 10, 2026
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Ireland coach Andy Farrell says Japan are "bang in form" and pose a threat, but Eddie Jones' side will need something special to topple a team on a five-match win streak when they meet on Saturday.
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Morocco coach Mohamed Ouahbi promised that his team will bounce back from their World Cup quarter-final exit against France on Thursday and keep building as they prepare to co-host the next tournament in 2030.
July 09, 2026
Iran on Friday laid to rest its former supreme leader Ali Khamenei over four months after his killing in an airstrike, as two days of US and Iranian attacks raised fears of a return to all-out war.
July 09, 2026
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All Blacks coach Dave Rennie said he won't be caught out by an under-par Italian performance in the opening round of the Nations Championship when the two teams meet in Wellington on Saturday.
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Lionel Messi has scored in every World Cup match so far, but after two gruelling knockout ties, will age finally catch up with the 39-year-old in the quarter-final against Switzerland?
Rory McIlroy made a fine start to the Scottish Open after a five-under-par 65 on Thursday gave him a share of the first-round lead.
South Korean chip giant SK hynix on Friday priced its mega US listing at $149 per share, raising around $26.5 billion in what will be the world's second largest stock sale after SpaceX.
England's quest to end 60 years of World Cup pain comes up against Norway's scoring machine Erling Haaland in a Miami showdown for a place in the semi-finals on Saturday.
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The medieval Bayeux Tapestry began a hugely complicated journey on Thursday that will see it leave France for the first time in more than 900 years for an exhibition in the British capital.
July 09, 2026
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France coach Didier Deschamps paid tribute to forward Kylian Mbappe after he scored his eighth goal of the World Cup to fire Les Bleus into the semi-finals on Thursday.
Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele were on target as France surged past Morocco 2-0 to book their place in the World Cup semi-finals on Thursday.
Kylian Mbappe recovered from having a first-half penalty saved to score a magnificent opener that set France on their way to a 2-0 win over Morocco in their World Cup quarter-final showdown on Thursday.
South Korean chip giant SK hynix is expected on Thursday to set the price for its mega US listing that could be the world's second largest stock sale after SpaceX.
July 09, 2026
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