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Firefighters battle wildfire in Athens suburbs
Greek planes and helicopters on Wednesday stepped up their battle against a wildfire raging for a second day that has forced hundreds of people to flee mountainside suburbs north of Athens.
French fires coming under control as heat drops
Firefighters battling twin fires in southwest France said Wednesday the blazes were being brought under control thanks to improved weather conditions, but had not been stopped completely. "We managed to improve, advance and create significant fire breaks."
Benin to auction off assets held by opposition tycoon
The West African state of Benin says it will auction off art, luxury furniture and a Rolls-Royce limousine seized from an opposition tycoon who lives in exile in Paris. The conviction was branded illegal by the African Court on Human and People's Rights, but Benin has refused to overturn it.
African cheetahs to be spotted soon in India thanks to Namibia deal
India and Namibia signed a deal Wednesday to bring cheetahs into the South Asian country, with the first batch of eight wild cats set to arrive next month, officials said. India is also planning to ship in some cheetahs from South Africa but a formal pact has yet to be signed.
China condemns US warship passage through Taiwan Strait
China on Wednesday slammed Washington as "a destroyer of peace" in the Taiwan Strait, following the latest in a series of passages by US warships through the waterway. British, Canadian, French and Australian warships have all made passages through the Taiwan Strait in recent years, sparking protests from Beijing.
Senior lawmaker says EU supports Taiwan's 'sovereign' existence
A senior European Union lawmaker said Wednesday that Taiwan's future should be decided by its own people and that the EU backs the island's "sovereign" existence, in a pointed warning to Beijing. Beijing's Taiwan Affairs Office has said the island's future should be decided by "all Chinese people".
Stock markets rally on tech bounce, earnings hope
Equities piled higher Wednesday following a surge on Wall Street, as investors grow hopeful in the ongoing earnings season, while sentiment was also boosted by news that Russian gas flows to Europe will not be cut off.
Final two candidates for UK PM to be decided
The final two candidates to become UK prime minister will be decided Wednesday, with Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and Penny Mordaunt battling it out with frontrunner Rishi Sunak. The final two will be announced at four pm (1400 GMT), before the race then moves to the party members who will decide the new leader and prime minister.
Mane and Salah renew rivalry with top African award up for grabs
Another chapter in the personal rivalry between former Liverpool teammates Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah will play out in Rabat on Thursday when the annual African award winners are announced. Salah lifted the award in 2017 and 2018 and the victory of Mane the following year raised to four the number of winners from Liverpool with another Senegalese, El Hadji Diouf, topping the 2002 vote.
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