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Brazil's firefighters battle wildfires raging during late-winter heat wave

While it is still technically winter in Brazil, with spring due to start in a couple of days, a heat wave prompting record temperatures has swept across much of the country

Ramaswamy accuses Trump of making false promise in not repealing Obamacare

He gave a speech on his proposals for the US to end its dependence on China by reducing the supply of pharmaceuticals and industrial-base materials from the country and instead expanding trade

1 killed, many hurt as bus carrying children crashes on New York highway

Video taken from news helicopters showed the bus lying on its side in trees and shrubs yards off the road in the median between the westbound and eastbound sides of the highway

Toshiba to go private as $13.5 billion buyout offer by JIP succeeds

Toshiba will then delist from the Tokyo Stock Exchange within about a month. That will end its more than seven-decade history as a listed company. The purchase price was at 4,620 yen ($31)

Cisco to buy cybersecurity firm Splunk for $28 bn, as AI threats widen

The Silicon Valley tech giant will pay USD 157 per Splunk Inc. share

Russia strikes cities from east to west Ukraine, killing at least 2

Poland said it would stop transferring its own weapons to Ukraine as it works to modernise its own military

King Charles III is to visit fire-damaged Notre-Dame cathedral in France

Charles and Camilla will then head to Saint-Denis, north of Paris, to meet community sports groups and stars as France currently hosts the Rugby World Cup

Russia strikes six cities from east to west Ukraine, at least 2 killed

The missile attack was Russia's largest since August 15 and came a day after reports of sabotage at a Russian military airfield in Chkalovsk near Moscow

US should ease sanctions to showi t wants to return to nuclear deal: Iran

So talk alone is not going to do it, Raisi said. But action on sanctions can be a solid foundation for continuing discussions

Sevilla held by Lens 1-1 at home in group stage of Champions League

Sevilla couldn't manage more than a 1-1 draw with Lens in their opening match of Group B in the Champions League.

UCL: Stoppage-time drama again as Bayern Munich beats Manchester United 4-3

Tel scored with a spectacular finish in the second minute of injury time on Wednesday, restoring Bayern's two-goal lead just when United threatened to pull off another remarkable comeback

Zelenskyy returns to Washington to face growing dissent among Republicans

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby called the Ukrainian president our best messenger in persuading US lawmakers to keep vital US money and weapons coming

Arsenal makes winning return to Champions League, beats PSV Eindhoven 4-0

Arsenal seemed determined to make up for lost time and jumped out to a 3-0 lead by the 38th minute on Wednesday with PSV goalkeeper Walter Benitez having made a couple of good saves

UCL: Bellingham's last-gasp goal give Real Madrid win over Union Berlin

Bellingham helped extend Madrid's perfect start to the season by scoring a stoppage-time goal in the team's 1-0 win over newcomer Union Berlin in Group C on Wednesday

Under pressure over border, Biden admin to protect thousands of Venezuelans

The promise of accelerated work permits does not apply to people who cross the border illegally and seek asylum, who, by law, must wait for six months to receive work permits

S Korean leader warns Russia against weapons collaboration with the North

Kim met with Putin in Russia's far east. The two said they may cooperate on defence issues but gave no specifics, which left South Korea and its allies including the United States uneasy

WH to announce first-ever federal office of gun violence prevention: Report

"Tackling this epidemic will take a whole-of-government approach, and this new office would ensure the executive branch is focused and coordinated on proven solutions that will save lives"

Biden admin announces $600 mn to produce Covid tests; will reopen website

Federal officials said that will help guard against supply chain issues that sparked some shortages of at-home Covid tests made overseas during past surges in coronavirus cases

Google sued for negligence after man drives off collapsed bridge due to map

Paxson was driving home from his daughter's 9th birthday party through an unfamiliar neighbourhood when Google Maps allegedly directed him to cross a bridge that had collapsed 9 yrs prior

Shots fired outside US embassy in Lebanon, no injuries reported: Nelson

Earlier this year marked the 40th anniversary of a deadly bombing attack on the US embassy in Beirut on April 18. US officials blame the attack, which killed 63 people, on the Lebanese militant group