Alexis Sanchez joins Marseille after leaving Inter
Marseille have signed former Arsenal and Barcelona star Alexis Sanchez on a free transfer following his departure from Inter Milan, the French club announced on Wednesday.
Read moreCAF launches new Super League to boost clubs
The Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) on Wednesday launched a new lucrative $100 million Super League aimed at injecting financial muscle to the cash-strapped clubs on the continent.
Read moreSri Lanka protest camp clears out after crackdown
Protesters in Sri Lanka who brought down the previous government announced they were dismantling their main demonstration site near the president's office on Wednesday in the wake of a crackdown against their leaders.
Read moreUp to 50 missing after migrant boat sinks off Greece
An air and sea rescue operation was underway Wednesday after around 50 people went missing when a migrant boat sank in the Aegean Sea, the Greek coastguard said.
Read moreEx-NHL great Borje Salming diagnosed with fatal neurological disease
Swedish ex-NHL defenceman and Hall of Famer Borje Salming has been diagnosed with the fatal neurological disease ALS, he told Swedish news agency TT on Wednesday.
Read moreUS inflation eases slightly to 8.5% in July as fuel prices dip
US inflation eased slightly in July, official data showed Wednesday, taking pressure off the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates sharply while bringing a much-needed boost to President Joe Biden just months before crucial midterm elections.
Read more'Woman, mother, Christian' guides Italian far-right to brink of power
Giorgia Meloni, leader of the far-right Brothers of Italy, has sought to detoxify the country's post-fascist movement and in doing so has brought it to within touching distance of power.
Read moreEU eyes autumn approval of Pfizer jab for Covid variants
The EU's medicines watchdog said Wednesday it aims to approve this autumn a Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine adapted for two fast-spreading subvariants of the Omicron strain.
Read moreTrump to be deposed in New York civil probe
Donald Trump looks set to be deposed Wednesday in New York as part of the state attorney general's civil probe into alleged fraud at his family business, the ex-president said on his social media network.
Read moreFascism is history, Italy's far-right leader says
Fascism is history, Italy's far-right leader Giorgia Meloni declared Wednesday in a video message aimed at international critics alarmed by her predicted victory in September 25 elections.
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