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Piastri trails Norris in sprint qualifying at São Paulo Grand Prix
Lando Norris strikes the first significant blow of the São Paulo Grand Prix weekend by outpacing Oscar Piastri to take pole for the sprint race. Source link
James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA's double helix, dead at 97
James Watson, the controversial American biologist whose 1953 discovery of the structure of DNA ushered in the age of genetics, has died. Source link
Colourism and bullying: The controversial world of island beauty pageants
Beauty pageants remain serious business in the Pacific, but contestants are thinking twice before entering due to online bullying and discrimination. Source link
England's FA bans player for nine matches over racial abuse
Montenegro striker Milutin Osmajić is suspended for nine matches for racially abusing an opponent during a match in England’s second-tier Championship last season. Source link
US, UK lift sanctions on Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa
The United States and Britain remove sanctions on Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, a day after the United Nations Security Council did the same. Source link
An anime about freedom becomes a defining symbol of the rising gen Z protests
Youth demonstrations in Madagascar are the latest in a number of gen Z protests across parts of Asia, Africa and South America, and young people are galvanised to join some of the largest protests of their generation. Source link
Hundreds of US flights cancelled as government shutdown drags on
With politicians in a bitter stand-off over spending priorities, Congress has ground to a standstill. Source link
Hawks faced with fresh injury concerns ahead of sudden-death AFLW semi
Injury-ravaged Hawthorn is counting the cost of its heavy loss to North Melbourne in the opening AFLW qualifying final. Source link
Ukraine needs Europe more than ever as Trump loses interest
European leaders now feel a very existential threat from Russia but it seems their own problems at home are constraining them from doing anything about it. Source link
'Broad, unspoken consensus': silent Labor MPs want action on gambling
Andrew Wilkie has asked the PM to allow a free vote on banning gambling advertising and it appears many Labor MPs would support it. Source link