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Iran women's football team return after asylum tussle
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Iran was not rebuilding nuclear enrichment, US intelligence finds
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Carrick urges England boss Tuchel to call up United trio
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Maiduguri bombings follow surge of jihadist violence in Nigeria
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Belgian court suspends TotalEnergies climate trial
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Doku adamant Man City still have plenty to play for after Champions League exit
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Afghanistan vows to avenge deadly Kabul bombing but says open to talks
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Nigerian president meets royals on 'historic' UK state visit
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South Lebanon residents flee death and destruction
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Buttler ready to continue England career despite 'poor' T20 World Cup
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UK PM leads efforts to halt deadly meningitis spread
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EU lawmakers back ban on sexualised AI deepfakes
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Israel conducts wave of strikes on Beirut
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Seven-year term sought for Norway princess's son for alleged rapes
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UN maritime body kicks off emergency talks on Mideast shipping
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China tech giant Tencent bets on AI agents
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South Korea drops most Covid restrictions as cases fall
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Germany arrests Covid protesters for kidnap plot
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French prosecutors raid pizza plant after E.coli outbreak
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Covid pandemic exacerbated rise in STDs in United States: study
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Shanghai locals sleep at work and ration food as lockdown bites
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Shanghai starts easing lockdown in some neighbourhoods
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Speeding west, Ukraine hospital train ferries patients to safety
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China slams US virus 'accusations' as Shanghai lockdown drags on
China blasted the United States for making "groundless accusations" about its Covid-19 policy, after surging cases in Shanghai prompted the American consulate to let some staff leave the locked-down megacity.
US warns of 'arbitrary' Covid measures in China
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China's health system faces raft of challenges as Omicron hits
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Xi praises China's virus handling as Shanghai prepares 130,000 Covid beds
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