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Former champ Rybakina crashes out at Wimbledon
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US celebrates 250th birthday as Trump warns of enemy within
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Mass protests in Germany fail to stop far-right AfD congress
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Farrell hails Ireland character in Wallabies win but says work to do
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Ireland pip Australia 33-31 in Nations Championship nailbiter
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Ireland edge Australia 33-31 in Nations Championship nailbiter
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Antonelli edges Hamilton in sprint to extend title lead
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Mali hit by new wave of coordinated rebel attacks
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Rennie 'relief' as All Blacks tenure begins with narrow win over France
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Hosts Canada, Mexico and USA thrive in their World Cup
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Europe's baked rice bowl seeks escape from drought
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Japan beat Italy 27-10 in Nations Championship opener
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Ukraine says still fighting for eastern stronghold
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Struggling German auto supplier Continental to sell unit
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Mali hit by new wave of coordinated attacks
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Pope urges Europe to protect migrants in visit to island frontier
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New Zealand edge France 34-32 in thriller to open Nations Championship
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Mass protests in Germany as far-right AfD meets
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Pope defends migrants at Mediterranean island frontier
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France face Philly furnace as World Cup last 16 gets under way
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Pope to defend migrants at Mediterranean island frontier
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Australia goalkeepers were in dark about World Cup shootout switch
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US turns 250 as Trump warns of 'attack' on American identity
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Billboards, cologne and flowers: Turkish capital gets NATO makeover
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Feels like 'victory': Cape Verde celebrates heroic World Cup defeat
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Trump says American identity under 'renewed attack' as US turns 250
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Haaland's stetson, Cape Verde's pride: World Cup last-32 moments
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World Cup serves up Wimbledon dilemma: football or tennis?
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Colombia overcome Ghana to reach World Cup last-16
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Huge crowds gather as Khamenei funeral ceremonies begin in Iran
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Cape Verde show anything is possible at World Cup with 'big hearts'
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Trump set for Mount Rushmore address as US turns 250
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Huge crowds gather as Khamenei funeral ceremonies open in Iran
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New species of ghost shark may have been found in Costa Rica
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Mass protests expected as German far-right AfD meets
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Argentina advance after Cape Verde World Cup scare, Egypt through
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Argentina survive Cape Verde scare to reach World Cup last 16
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Huge crowds expected as Khamenei funeral ceremonies open in Iran
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England v Mexico World Cup game kickoff time unchanged: FIFA
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Swift and Kelce marry as global stars swarm 'royal wedding'
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McDonald's, bus station convert into Venezuela quake clinics
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Hurdles record-breaker Tharp says 'sky's the limit'
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'Super typhoon' Bavi heads for US Pacific islands
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Salah says 'had to do it' after coolest of penalties in World Cup win
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England seek end to Australia agony in Women's World Cup final
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Australia's Popovic on defensive as gamble fails in World Cup exit
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President-elect Fujimori hails 'new chapter' for Peru
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Maiden ton for Udara as Sri Lanka pile on the runs in 2nd Test
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Global celebrities pay court at Swift, Kelce "royal wedding"
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Norway pin hopes on Haaland against Brazil in World Cup last 16
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The death toll from Cyclone Mocha has reached 145 in Myanmar with the majority Rohingya refugees, authorities said Friday, after the region's most powerful storm in more than a decade hit at the weekend.
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Hong Kong court rejects Jimmy Lai challenge to national security body
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'Someone else done it': Man charged in deadly NZ hostel fire
A 48-year-old man accused of igniting a New Zealand hostel fire that killed at least five people claimed that someone else started the blaze during a court appearance Friday.
Indonesians fall prey to fake shaman 'magic money' scams
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Colombia president retracts claim children found after plane crash
Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Thursday retracted his claim that four Indigenous children missing for more than two weeks after an airplane crash in the Amazon had been found alive.
Italy flood deaths rise to 11 as thousands wait to come home
The death toll from floods that devastated an area of northeastern Italy rose to 11 Thursday after the bodies of two more people were found, authorities told AFP.
Fresh rescue efforts as Italy counts cost of deadly floods
Rescue workers searched Thursday for people still trapped by floodwaters in northeast Italy as more residents were evacuated after downpours which killed nine people and devastated homes and farms.
More villages evacuated as Italy counts cost of deadly floods
Authorities in Ravenna issued an immediate evacuation order Thursday for three villages threatened by floods after heavy rains left nine people dead across northeastern Italy.
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Library books should not have 'unhealthy ideas': Hong Kong leader
Hong Kong must not "recommend books with unhealthy ideas", the city's leader John Lee said on Thursday, following the removal of library books related to the deadly Tiananmen Square crackdown and other political issues.
Colombia says four kids found alive in Amazon after plane crash
Four Indigenous children, including an 11-month-old baby, have been found alive in the dense Colombian Amazon after a plane crash more than two weeks ago, President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday, declaring "joy for the country."
'Playing war': Conflict militarises Ukraine children
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Jailed Kremlin critic Kara-Murza's health failing: wife
The wife of Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza voiced deep concern Wednesday at his failing health behind bars, hailing his courage in the face of an act of "cynical vengeance" by Moscow.
Man convicted in US limo tragedy that killed 20
The manager of a limousine company was found guilty Wednesday of second-degree manslaughter for the deaths of 20 people in a 2018 accident involving one of his vehicles in New York state.
Four kids, including baby, found alive in Amazon after plane crash
Four Indigenous children, including an 11-month-old baby, have been found alive in the dense Colombian Amazon after a plane crash more than two weeks ago, President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday, declaring "joy for the country."
Four children found alive in Amazon after plane crash
Four Indigenous children missing for more than two weeks after a plane crash in the Colombian Amazon have been found alive, President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday, declaring "joy for the country."
Canada seeks foreign help to fight spreading wildfires
Canada called for foreign help Wednesday to combat wildfires burning out of control and spreading across vast swathes of the western half of the country.
Theranos founder Holmes ordered to prison on May 30
Fallen US biotech star Elizabeth Holmes must begin serving prison time on May 30 after a court denied her latest request to remain free while appealing her fraud conviction.
Colombian soldiers hunt for children who survived air crash
More than 100 soldiers with sniffer dogs were searching for four missing indigenous children who were traveling in an airplane that crashed in the Colombian Amazon two weeks ago, killing three adults, the armed forces said on Wednesday.
World's oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible sells for $38 mn
A Hebrew Bible more than 1,000 years old sold for $38.1 million in New York on Wednesday, setting a record for the most valuable manuscript ever sold at auction.
Nine dead, Grand Prix cancelled after flooding devastates northern Italy
At least nine people died in Italy's northern Emilia Romagna region as heavy rains flooded rivers and submerged entire neighbourhoods and farmland Wednesday, prompting the cancellation of this weekend's Imola Grand Prix.
Myanmar residents hunt for water as UN asks junta for access
Residents of Myanmar's cyclone-ravaged Rakhine state capital queued for rice and drinking water on Wednesday as the United Nations negotiated with the internationally isolated junta for access to hard-hit areas.
Michael Douglas on how to choreograph a sex scene
Veteran movie star Michael Douglas knows a thing or two about shooting a sex scene, having starred in some of the steamiest films of the 1980s and 1990s.
French court upholds home detention for Sarkozy in wiretap graft case
A French appeals court on Wednesday upheld a prison sentence of three years, including two suspended, against former president Nicolas Sarkozy for corruption and influence peddling.
Nintendo sells 10 mn copies of 'Zelda' in three days
The latest edition of smash-hit video game franchise "Zelda" sold more than 10 million copies in its first three days, Japanese firm Nintendo said on Wednesday.
Italy rains kill at least two as more floods feared
Heavy rains caused devastation across Italy's northern Emilia Romagna region, killing at least two people, as officials warned Wednesday more floods could follow.
French court upholds Sarkozy's jail term in wiretap graft case
A French appeals court on Wednesday upheld a prison sentence of three years, including two suspended, against former president Nicolas Sarkozy for corruption and influence peddling.
New Zealand police say arson suspected in deadly hostel fire
An arsonist may have ignited the hostel blaze that killed at least six people in New Zealand's capital, police said on Wednesday, as they opened a homicide investigation.
Iconic New York discount luxury store reopens after pandemic bust
Forced to shutter during the Covid-19 pandemic, discount luxury goods store Century21 reopened its flagship location in Manhattan on Tuesday, drawing elated crowds of bargain hunters back to the New York institution.
Shetland knitters lament fading island tradition
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