Squash desperate to end 'very weird' Olympic exile in 2028
Squash has never been in the Olympics despite decades of trying, but players and officials hope that the 150-year-old sport will finally get its big chance in 2028.
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Australian Indigenous rights vote fuels racism
A referendum aimed at elevating the rights of Indigenous Australians has instead triggered a torrent of racist slurs and abuse, with toxic debate spreading online and in the media.
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US fraud trial of disgraced crypto star Sam Bankman-Fried begins
The trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of one of the cryptocurrency industry's biggest exchanges, begins on Tuesday to determine whether he committed massive fraud against more than a million clients.
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Vote on Indigenous rights opens in much of Australia
Early voting opened Tuesday across a swathe of Australia on a reform that would recognise Indigenous people in the 1901 constitution for the first time.
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India must rapidly scale solar to reach renewable targets: study
India needs to increase its solar energy capacity by 36 percent a year for at least the next half-decade to meet its energy mix goals, an analysis said Tuesday.
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Japan sees hottest September since records began
Japan has seen its hottest September since records began 125 years ago, the weather agency said, in a year expected to be the warmest in human history.
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New rights for UK donor babies as they turn 18
Around 30 young adults conceived via sperm or egg donation in the UK will soon be able to discover the identity of their biological parent.
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Light or new materials tipped for Nobel Physics Prize
Research into light, new materials and cosmic exploration are seen as possible contenders for Tuesday's Nobel Physics Prize, though experts warn it is difficult to predict a winner in the vast field.
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Jaiswal ton leads India's men to Asian Games cricket debut win
Explosive opener Yashasvi Jaiswal smashed seven sixes in a sublime maiden T20 century as India's men opened their first Asian Games campaign with a 23-run defeat of gutsy Nepal on Tuesday.
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'Still in a daze' after Pereira ends Singapore athletics gold drought
When Shanti Pereira sprinted to Singapore's first athletics Asian Games gold in 49 years no one was prouder than her parents watching from the stands in Hangzhou.
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