Thousands of metres beneath the ground, amid suffocating heat, lies one of the keys to Poland's rumbling mining sector -- and the world economy.
"Within like 30 minutes I knew this was the one," Lara Peters said of the second-hand wedding dress she had just worn to her marriage -- in the Netherlands' busiest rail station.
Against a backdrop of blooming cherry blossoms, a group of geishas elegantly shuffle onto a stage in Japan's Kyoto city to begin a centuries-old performance celebrating the arrival of spring.
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Liverpool face a daunting trip to Manchester City in the standout tie of the FA Cup quarter-finals this weekend as Mohamed Salah seeks to end nine spectacular seasons at Anfield on a high.
April 03, 2026
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Auckland Blues forward Cameron Suafoa announced his retirement from rugby aged 27 on Friday, after receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis.
April 02, 2026
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US President Donald Trump's White House ballroom received final planning approval on Thursday, but construction remains in limbo following a judicial order handed down earlier this week.
April 02, 2026
Defending champion and top seed Jessica Pegula fought back to reach the WTA Charleston Open quarter-finals on Thursday, requiring a final-set tiebreak to see off Italy's Elisabetta Cocciaretto 1-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7/1).
April 02, 2026
Pakistan's government on Thursday drastically raised fuel prices in response to spiking global energy prices caused by the Iran war, the country's petroleum minister said in a press conference.
April 02, 2026
Economy
US President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered new tariffs on certain medicines, alongside an overhaul of metal duties, doubling down on his trade agenda a year after unleashing trade wars on virtually all partners.
April 02, 2026
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In a leafy Tehran park on Thursday, Iranians gathered for picnics on the final day of the Persian new year holidays, shrugging off US President Donald Trump's threats to bomb Iran "back to the Stone Ages".
France winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey has been voted best player of the Six Nations Championship for the second season running, organisers announced Thursday.
Veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins is joining the Las Vegas Raiders, where he is expected to team up with likely top NFL Draft pick Fernando Mendoza, his agent told US media on Thursday.
Footballer Anwar El Ghazi has recorded a final legal victory in an unfair dismissal action against Bundesliga club Mainz in relation to social media comments made about the war in Gaza.
April 02, 2026
Sports
Barcelona demolished rivals Real Madrid 6-0 on Thursday to progress to the women's Champions League semi-finals 12-2 on aggregate.
April 02, 2026
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British police on Thursday launched a new national hub aimed at cracking down on the sale of banned knives and machetes, often to children, on an online "grey market".
Bally Bagayoko, the newly elected black mayor of the French capital's largest suburb, says racism is growing in the former colonial power, and the authorities need to keep discrimination in check.
US President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday and named his former personal lawyer to serve as the acting chief of the Justice Department.
Explosive knocks by openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma led Sunrisers Hyderabad to their first win of the IPL season with a 65-run thrashing of Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday.
April 02, 2026
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