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Verstappen takes old rear wing in place of 'super-dangerous' upgrade
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Merlier looking to 'survive' Tour de France until Paris
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At least 12,000 excess deaths in Europe's June heatwave: AFP analysis
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Scheffler makes steady start, DeChambeau one off the lead at British Open
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Master and apprentice as Spain, Argentina coaches meet in World Cup final
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Chile's Senate OKs business-friendly economic reforms
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Archer stars as England dismiss India for 233 in 2nd ODI
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Stocks drop on tech sell-off, oil yo-yos on Mideast
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US unveils 25% tariff on certain goods from Brazil, drawing rebuke
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Hazardous wildfire smoke chokes millions in US, Canada
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Merlier claims hat-trick of Tour de France stage wins
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US limits stays of students, journalists
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French PM pledges deeper ties on Morocco visit
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New science report could boost climate suits against oil giants
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Devastating Asian beetle detected in EU for first time
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Rosenior ready for Paris FC challenge after 'learning lessons' at Chelsea
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Putin leading Russia to 'chaos', anti-war politician says
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Ukraine's ousted defence chief whose reforms riled army bosses
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US retail sales lose steam in June as consumers spend less on gasoline
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Bitter row splits Ukraine's military leadership after defence minister ousted
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Stocks drop on tech sell-off, oil rises on Mideast unrest
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Italy court finds 32 people guilty over deadly Genoa bridge collapse
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Germany and France seek to 'bounce back' from fighter jet failure
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Regulator backs extension of Spain's largest nuclear plant
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Ex-Italian highway head gets 12 years for deadly Genoa bridge collapse
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Court confirms graft trial for Spanish PM's wife
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Scheffler makes fast start to defence of British Open
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UK minister urges FIFA to investigate Argentina over World Cup Falklands banner
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No start for Pollock as England name unchanged side for Argentina clash
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Farnborough to survey the state of Boeing's comeback
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Young British hackers jailed for London transport cyberattack
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EU tells Google to share search data, open Android to AI rivals
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Protests erupt across Ukraine against defence minister's ouster
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Uber to gobble up Delivery Hero in latest food delivery deal
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US still world's biggest air transport market, but growth slows: data
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South Africa's rooibos heads to space
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Hearts and Scotland keeper Gordon retires
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'Lost his Tuch?' -- England boss hammered by media after World Cup exit
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Stocks drop, oil steadies tracking tech sell-off, Mideast unrest
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Climate change, urban growth fuel Lagos flooding
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Ukraine state energy boss Koretsky becomes new PM
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Depleted Italy make nine changes for Australia Test
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Algae fed by farm waste carpet Italy's warm River Po
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UK launches hi-tech mission to study Greenland ice melt
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Peru president-elect Fujimori calls for political 'reconciliation'
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German neo-Nazi sent to male prison despite legal gender change
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UK nationalises struggling British Steel
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Schmidt says struggling Australia 'not far off' as he makes changes for Italy clash
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Italy court to deliver verdict in deadly bridge collapse
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Germany's Delivery Hero agrees 12.7-bn-euro takeover by Uber
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India's influencers rally millions to vote for Modi
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