Rescuers searching a mountainside in Nepal recovered the bodies of 21 of the 22 people who were on a plane that crashed Sunday.
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Australian cycling veteran Simon Clarke has landed the biggest victory of his career, left in flood of tears of joy after taking the fifth stage of the Tour de France.The 35-year-old Israel Premier Tech rider, previously a two-time stage winner at the Vuelta a Espana, earned an even bigger grand tour prize as he won a sprint for the line from the day's breakaway on Wednesday.
Ajla Tomljanovic is feeling bittersweet after going down swinging in a gallant Wimbledon quarter-final loss to big-hitting 17th seed Elena Rybakina.Tomljanovic took the opening set to raise the prospect of an extraordinary 51-year Australian tennis first before bowing out 4-6 6-2 6-3 on Wednesday.
Simona Halep has warned her rivals she's playing her best tennis since last winning Wimbledon as she homes in menacingly on lifting the Venus Rosewater dish again.The Romanian sounded like a woman whose tennis life is beginning again at 30 after the way she disarmed one of the WTA tour's young guns, Amanda Anisimova, 6-2 6-4 on centre court to reach the semi-finals on Wednesday.
US stock indexes have slipped as investors awaited minutes from the Federal Reserve's meeting to gauge the health of the economy and the pace of interest rate hikes to stamp out spiking inflation.After a brutal sell-off in global equity markets in the first half of the year, nervous investors are keeping a close watch on central bank actions as they try to assess the impact of aggressive rate hikes on global growth.
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has told the United States that attempts by the West to punish a nuclear power such as Russia for the war in Ukraine risked endangering humanity.Russia's invasion of Ukraine has triggered the most serious crisis in relations between Russia and the West since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, when many people feared the world was on the brink of nuclear war.
Dozens of men linked to violent clashes between rival Indigenous clans in a remote Northern Territory community have been arrested.Police detained 25 men over riotous behaviour in Wadeye, 400km southwest of Darwin, which escalated in April after a man was reportedly speared in the head and died.
The European Parliament has backed EU rules labelling investments in gas and nuclear power plants as climate-friendly, throwing out an attempt to block the law that has exposed deep rifts between countries over how to fight climate change.The vote paves the way for the European Union proposal to pass into law, unless 20 of the bloc's 27 member states decide to oppose the move, which is seen as very unlikely.
It may sound more like a superhero alias than a role in a cricket team, but Ben Stokes has revealed how 'the nighthawk' exemplifies England's mission to change the game.Since Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum took charge of a misfiring Test team earlier this summer, they have enjoyed stunning success with a bold, ambitious approach.
Penny Wong has equated South East Asian security as Australian security in a policy address in Singapore.Australia's foreign minister arrived in the city-state on Thursday, her latest visit in a globetrotting start to her role.
Thousands of revellers have erupted in celebration as the traditional "chupinazo" firework was ignited to start the San Fermin bull-run festival in the Spanish city of Pamplona, ending a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic.Rain did nothing to dampen the atmosphere as crowds, nearly all dressed in the traditional garb of white trousers and shirt with red sash and neckerchief, crammed the tiny town hall square for the noon event.
North Queensland Cowboys playmaker Chad Townsend has been called into the NSW extended squad after Nicho Hynes tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday.The Cronulla halfback met with the squad in Sydney earlier in the week and was expected to join them in camp in Kingscliff after the Sharks' game with Melbourne on Thursday.
Pope Francis says he wants to give women more top-level positions in the Holy See and has disclosed that for the first time he will name women to a previously all-male Vatican committee that helps him select the world's bishops.The role of women in the Vatican hierarchy was one of the many Church and international topics the 85-year-old pontiff discussed in an exclusive interview with Reuters in his Vatican residence on July 2.
Four months before competing at the World Cup, Ghana's national team has added five recruits who are now eligible to play in Qatar.Brighton defender Tariq Lamptey had played for England U21s, Hamburger SV pair Stephan Ambrosius and Ransford-Yeboah Konigsdorffer both represented Germany U21s and Athletic Bilbao forward Inaki Williams played one friendly for Spain, where he was born, six years ago.
Steve Smith insists there is no lingering fallout from his mid-wicket mix-up with Usman Khawaja after his fiery first Test dismissal against Sri Lanka.Smith created headlines last week when he gestured back at Khawaja and stormed off the field after being run out for six in Galle.
Dutch police have fired warning shots and targeted shots after protesting farmers began driving their tractors towards officers, officials have confirmed during a radio broadcast.The incident occurred late on Tuesday at a highway entry lane near Heerenveen in the north of the country.
A "creep" who created almost 30 different profiles to cyberstalk a woman for years before asking a 13-year-old girl for sex on social media has avoided jail.The man - who is now 23 - was fixated with a former childhood friend after relocating from NSW to Queensland and began sending her Facebook messages in November 2015, the District Court heard.
North Korea might start testing nuclear weapons again, after a five-year pause, prompting action from South Korea. Find out more.
The man was shocked by his seemingly random win which he owes to his Uber ride. Find out what happened.
Monkeypox may be spreading in Australia after NSW found likely locally transmitted infections among the state's 11 confirmed cases.NSW Health says nine of the infections were probably acquired overseas but two may be local cases, which suggests community transmission could be occurring, especially among men who have sex with men.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong says she remains open to discussions with her Chinese counterparts during upcoming G20 talks.Senator Wong is set to travel to Bali for the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting beginning on Thursday.
