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Morocco down Netherlands to reach World Cup last 16
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NASA robot mission aiming to rescue space telescope
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Asian stocks unable to track Wall St higher, yen holds at 40-year low
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Mouse-that-roared Paraguay savors World Cup win over Germany
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'We came from nothing': DR Congo dreams of England World Cup upset
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Taiwan's ageing seaweed harvesters hope younger women wade in
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Peruvian political heir Fujimori wins presidency
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Key Venezuela port opens with US aid, as burials begin
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What to expect as EU small parcel levy kicks in
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Ambitious Japan search for answers after World Cup exit
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Nagelsmann says won't 'run away' after Germany World Cup exit
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How NATO will try to keep Trump happy at Ankara summit
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Paraguay coach salutes 'extraordinary' World Cup win over Germany
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Ultra-wealthy Chinese exile in New York sentenced to 30 years for fraud
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Japan fans stunned as Brazil end their World Cup dream
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Years on, families bury 68 Indigenous victims of Guatemala civil war
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'Powerhouse' Haaland leads by example at World Cup: Norway coach Solbakken
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'Deliberate' Monaco explosion wounds Ukrainian oligarch
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Sadness and joy as breakaway Catholic group nears schism
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Paraguay shock Germany, Brazil advance at World Cup
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Germany dumped out by Paraguay in seismic World Cup shock
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'I recognized her ring': identifying Venezuela's dead in a makeshift morgue
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More than 1,000 drones detected since start of World Cup: FBI
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Tuchel defensive headache as England ready for DR Congo clash
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Extreme heat warning issued for World Cup host Kansas City
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US reopens Venezuela port as quake deaths top 1,700
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Bloodied but unbowed: Sinner, Djokovic survive Wimbledon scares
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Coach says Japan getting closer to World Cup glory despite defeat
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Djokovic battles past Wu in 'challenging' Wimbledon first round
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NBA Grizzlies deal Morant to Portland: report
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World Bank drops climate finance targets in renewed action plan
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Sweden ready for 'game of our lives' in France World Cup clash
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Ancelotti says never doubted 'suffering' Brazil would score
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MLS Chicago Fire announce signing of Poland's Lewandowski
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Venezuela's quake-hit La Guaira port 'operational': US military
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Tech rebound lifts Dow to record, yen hits 40-year low against dollar
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Martinelli late show as Brazil down Japan to reach World Cup last 16
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US Supreme Court rules on dragnet searches of cellphone location data
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Madueke says he can be England's World Cup game-changer
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South Korea fans target coach Hong with boos as World Cup squad returns
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Switzerland returns famed Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
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Vaughan calls for England change after Stokes bows out with defeat
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Last-gasp Brazil down Japan to reach World Cup 16
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Europe's deadly heatwave scorches east, Slovakia hits record
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Spain confident despite World Cup injury setbacks, says Llorente
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French Open champ Andreeva sails into Wimbledon second round
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Martinelli scores in 95th minute to send Brazil into World Cup last 16
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Shooter in custody dispute kills six at German family shelter
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US races to reopen Venezuela port as quake deaths top 1,700
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Sinner survives scare and fall to reach Wimbledon second round
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Island-wide blackout hits Puerto Rico on New Year's Eve
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US stocks slip as European markets ring out year with gains
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Syria's de facto leader meets minority Christians
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European stock markets end year with gains
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Asian stocks dip as Santa snubs Wall Street
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More than half of Syrian children out of school: Save the Children to AFP
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No Santa rally for stocks as equities slide
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