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The El Nino weather pattern picked up strength over the past month and is highly likely to "rank among the largest" ever recorded when it peaks between October and December, US forecasters said Thursday.

Jorge Jesus is set to be appointed Portugal coach after Roberto Martinez stepped down in the wake of their World Cup exit, a source told AFP on Thursday.

The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo is the "fastest growing" ever, African health authorities said Thursday, as the World Health Organization said it had killed 600 people.

Olympic sprint champions Gabrielle Thomas and Julien Alfred hope to bring the best out of each other in the 200m at Friday's Monaco Diamond League in a season during which the emphasis is on finding a good work-life balance.

Hong Kong resident Joe Lam was finally able to sit with his pet poodle Glutinous Rice inside an air-conditioned cafe on Thursday, as the city allowed dogs to enter restaurants for the first time in decades.

England have recalled Henry Slade for their crucial Nations Championship clash against Fiji in Liverpool on Saturday as coach Steve Borthwick bids to avoid a sixth straight defeat.

Harlequins lock Guido Petti will become the sixth Argentina player to reach 100 caps when he starts against Wales in the Nations Championship this weekend in San Juan, the Argentine Rugby Union announced on Thursday.

Two thirds of the European Union's population may have been exposed to harmful levels of ozone pollution during last month's record-breaking heatwave, a report exclusively shared with AFP warned Thursday.

Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, best known for her powerful, haunting love song "Total Eclipse of the Heart" has died aged 75 in hospital in Portugal, her family announced Thursday.

Thousands of fans attended a Kabul funeral Thursday for Afghan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran, who helped shape the country's early rise in international cricket.

Myanmar has appointed former North Korea coach Jorn Andersen to lead its men's national football team, the country's football federation said on Thursday.

Star fly-half Finn Russell returns to the Scotland team for a Nations Championship match against world champions South Africa in Pretoria on Saturday.

The death toll from devastating floods in southern China's Guangxi region rose to 39 on Thursday, with nine people still missing, state media reported, as residents went about cleaning up.

When reigning champion Tadej Pogacar took the race leader's yellow jersey at the Tour de France on Monday when he blitzed to victory in the third stage, it looked as though he would keep it all the way to Paris.

Italy recalled fullback Tommaso Allan and wing Louis Lynagh on Thursday for their Nations Championship match against New Zealand, two of three changes to the side that started the opening defeat to Japan.

Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt admitted he was "apprehensive" Thursday after naming rookie Declan Meredith as his starting fly-half against France with Carter Gordon and Ben Donaldson both ruled out with injuries.

France coach Fabien Galthie made seven changes to his starting side Thursday for their Nations Championship clash with Australia and a key positional switch with star playmaker Matthieu Jalibert moved to fullback.

Teenage Australian sprint star Gout Gout on Thursday pulled out of next month's under-20 world championships after suffering a serious hamstring injury in training.

Ireland coach Andy Farrell made nine changes Thursday to his starting side to face Japan in the Nations Championship this weekend, with Tadhg Beirne named to lead them out as captain for the first time.

Living in a mountain village in northern Greece, retired furrier Dimitris Despas is no stranger to brown bear encounters -- the latest one in his garden just weeks ago.

At least 100 animals, including alpacas, miniature pigs and zebras, escaped a zoo in southern China's Guangxi region after floods damaged their enclosures.

New Zealand coach Dave Rennie on Thursday made five changes to his starting team for the Nations Championship Test against Italy, while shaking up his replacements bench.

Rookie Declan Meredith was named as the Australia starting fly-half Thursday to face France in Brisbane after Carter Gordon and Ben Donaldson were both ruled out with injuries.

After spending his career scrupulously avoiding being photographed, star Belgian fashion designer Martin Margiela has decided to open up and sell off part of his personal archives.

The expansion of the World Cup to 48 teams has offered more of a chance to continents that were previously underrepresented at the tournament, but a glance at the quarter-final line-up tells a familiar tale.

Japan kept university student fly-half Ryunosuke Ito in their starting line-up named Thursday to face Ireland in the Nations Championship, as head coach Eddie Jones returns from suspension.

Milestone Strengthens Karbon-X's European Regulatory Infrastructure and Expands Its Operational Capabilities Within the World's Largest Compliance Carbon Market

Morocco star Ismael Saibari will miss his team's World Cup quarter-final showdown with France, coach Mohamed Ouahbi confirmed on Wednesday.

Belgium meet Spain in the World Cup quarter-finals on Friday with the daunting task of breaching the European champions' watertight defence for the first time at the 2026 tournament.

A California man who swapped a library's 17th century Chinese manuscript for a fake was sentenced on Wednesday after admitting to stealing a major artwork.

Paris Saint-Germain's South Korea attacker Lee Kang-In is set to join Atletico Madrid in a deal worth almost 40 million euros ($45.7 million), a source told AFP on Wednesday.

Paris Saint-Germain's South Korea attacker Lee Kang-In is set to join Athletico Madrid in a deal worth almost 40 million euros ($45.7 million), a source told AFP on Wednesday.