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Vollering powers to European road race title
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Reinach and Marx star as Springboks beat Argentina to retain Rugby Championship
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Czech billionaire ex-PM's party leads in parliamentary vote
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South Africa edge Argentina to retain Rugby Championship
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Thousands rally in Georgia election-day protest
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Sinner starts Shanghai defence in style as Zverev defies toe trouble
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Russell takes pole position for Singapore Grand Prix as McLaren struggle
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Robertson praises All Blacks 'grit' in Australia win
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Government, protesters reach deal to end unrest in Pakistan's Kashmir
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Kudus fires Spurs into second with win at Leeds
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Rival rallies in Madagascar after deadly Gen Z protests
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Egypt opens one of Valley of the Kings' largest tombs to public
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Ethiopia hits back at 'false' Egyptian claims over mega-dam
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Sinner breezes past Altmaier to launch Shanghai title defence
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Czech ex-PM set to win vote, putting Ukraine aid in doubt
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All Blacks down Wallabies to stay in Rugby Championship title hunt
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Gazans hail Trump ceasefire call as Hamas agrees to free hostages
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Zverev echoes Federer over tournaments 'favouring Sinner, Alcaraz'
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Yamal injury complicated, return date uncertain: Barca coach Flick
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Conservative Takaichi set to be Japan's first woman PM
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Marsh ton powers Australia to T20 series win over New Zealand
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Verstappen lays down marker in final Singapore practice
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French air traffic controllers cancel three-day strike
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'A bit unusual': Russia's Sochi grapples with Ukrainian drones
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Test skipper Gill replaces Rohit as India ODI captain
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Israel troops still operating in Gaza after Trump, hostage family appeals
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Jadeja stars as India crush West Indies in first Test
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Pogacar eyes 'explosive' Euros race with Vingegaard, Evenepoel
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Minnie Hauk, Graffard, Japan vie for Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe glory
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Anisimova thrashes Gauff in 58 minutes to make China Open final
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Flights resume at Munich airport after second drone scare
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Hostage families urge immediate end to Gaza war
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Czech ex-PM who wants to halt Ukraine aid set to win vote
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India close in on innings win with West Indies 66-5 in first Test
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Sanae Takaichi, Japan's first woman PM-to-be
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China hawk Takaichi, youthful Koizumi in Japan ruling party runoff
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Swedes stock up on food as fears of war deepen
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Georgia votes in local polls as opposition urges 'last-chance' protest
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Sean Combs sentencing: Tears, pleas and cutting reminders of guilt
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Putin defends Ukraine offensive as Russia marks Victory Day
President Vladimir Putin on Monday defended Russia's offensive in Ukraine and blamed Kyiv and the West, as he looked to use grand Victory Day celebrations to mobilise patriotic support for the campaign.

'Our real Victory Day': Ukrainians shun Soviet WWII anniversary
The solemn rhetoric and formal gatherings in Ukraine marking the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany on May 9 every year always had deep personal resonance for 62-year-old Volodymyr Kostiuk.

Russia readies Victory Day parade as fight for east Ukraine rages
Russia will celebrate its 1945 victory over Nazi Germany Monday with a show of military might as its army battles Kyiv's forces in the east of Ukraine, where 60 people were killed in an air strike on a school sheltering civilians.
Zelensky says school bombing kills 60 as G7 rallies behind Ukraine
A Russian strike on a school sheltering civilians claimed 60 lives, Ukraine said Sunday, as the G7 reaffirmed their unity with Kyiv on the eve of Moscow's ostentatious plans for a World War II victory celebration.

Victims voice disbelief, anger as Philippine dictator's son nears power
On the eve of elections that look set to return the son of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos to the presidential palace, the regime's victims are hurt and dismayed -- but determined to renew their struggle.

Astronaut crew returns to Earth after six months on ISS
NASA's Crew-3 mission returned home to Earth on Friday after six months aboard the International Space Station.

Astronaut crew returning to Earth after six months on ISS
NASA's Crew-3 mission was returning home to Earth on Thursday after six months aboard the International Space Station.

Iraq sandstorm sends more than 1,000 to hospital
More than 1,000 Iraqis were rushed to hospital with respiratory ailments on Thursday due to a sandstorm, the seventh to hit the country in the past month, state media said.

Drone swarms can now fly autonomously through thick forest
A swarm of 10 bright blue drones lifts off in a bamboo forest in China, then swerves its way between cluttered branches, bushes and over uneven ground as it autonomously navigates the best flight path through the woods.

The women scientists forgotten by history
French doctor and researcher Marthe Gautier, who died over the weekend, was one of a long line of women scientists who greatly contributed to scientific discovery only to see the credit go to their male colleagues.

Pulses race at new erotic Pompeii exhibition
Raunchy scenes may redden faces at a new exhibition in Pompeii on art and sexuality in the ancient Roman city, where sculptures and paintings of breasts and buttocks abound.

France's pro-Nazi literary legend returns 78 years on
It is a rare thing when the story of a book's publication is even more mysterious than the plot of the novel itself.

Sudan's electric rickshaws cut costs, help environment
Sudanese entrepreneur Mohamed Samir watches proudly as workers assemble garishly coloured rickshaws, unique in the North African nation because they run on electricity in a bid to tackle soaring costs.

'Death shadow' dinosaur unearthed in Argentina
Argentine paleontologists have announced the discovery of an apex-predator dinosaur that measured three stories from nose to tail and eviscerated its prey with sharp, curved claws.

NASA, Boeing say Starliner on track for May 19 launch
Boeing's Starliner capsule is finally ready to reattempt a key test launch to the International Space Station on May 19, officials said Tuesday.

Power cuts, forest fires in South Asia heatwave
Power outages compounded the misery of millions of people wilting in a heatwave across India and Pakistan on Friday, with experts blaming climate change for an early onset of roasting summer temperatures.

UAE to send astronaut on six-month ISS mission
The United Arab Emirates announced Friday it will send an astronaut on a six-month mission to space, as it seeks to become a major player in the industry.

Thoughts of Ukraine at Auschwitz March of the Living
As Ukrainian refugee Olga marched Thursday alongside Holocaust survivors to honour the victims of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, her war-torn homeland was on her mind.

Giant tooth of ancient marine reptile discovered in Alps
The fossils of three ichthyosaurs -- giant marine reptiles that patrolled primordial oceans -- have been discovered high up in the Swiss Alps, and include the largest ever tooth found for the species, a study said Thursday.

Disgraced surgeon on trial in Sweden over windpipe transplants
An Italian doctor who made headlines for pioneering windpipe surgery went on trial in Sweden on Wednesday, charged with assault for performing the experimental procedure.

SpaceX launches its latest crew to ISS for NASA
Days after a SpaceX Dragon capsule crewed by wealthy adventurers splashed down off Florida's coast, another launched Wednesday, this time for a NASA mission to the International Space Station.

SpaceX set to launch its latest crew to ISS for NASA
Days after a SpaceX Dragon capsule crewed by wealthy adventurers splashed down off Florida's coast, another is set to launch Wednesday, this time for a NASA mission to the International Space Station.

Ukrainian town draws inspiration from anarchist hero
Despite massive bombardment and with Russian troops just a stone's throw away, morale remains high in a Ukrainian town that draws inspiration from the memory of a local anarchist hero.

Climate change quickly warming Scottish lochs: study
Climate change has caused a rapid and extensive rise in temperature in Scotland's lochs and reservoirs, according to research published on Tuesday that predicts the trend will continue if nothing is done.

Overuse and climate change kill off Iraq's Sawa Lake
A "No Fishing" sign on the edge of Iraq's western desert is one of the few clues that this was once Sawa Lake, a biodiverse wetland and recreational landmark.

UK hosts 'world's first' hub for drones, future flying taxis
A pop-up urban port for delivery drones -- and one day, potentially flying taxis -- launched Monday in Britain, lifting a box of prosecco for a brief celebratory test flight hailed as groundbreaking.

Crew of first private flight to ISS set for splashdown
Three businessmen and a former NASA astronaut are set to splash down Monday off the Florida coast after spending two weeks aboard the International Space Station.

Some male spiders catapult away after sex to avoid death
Sometimes there are pretty valid reasons for leaving right after sex.

Crew of first private flight to ISS head back to Earth
The crew of the first fully private mission to the International Space Station departed the orbiting laboratory on Monday to head back to Earth.

Biden protects US forests but struggles on biggest climate goals
President Joe Biden marked Earth Day on Friday by ordering protections for ancient forests and pondering a future without his beloved gas-guzzling Corvette sports car, but after 14 months in office his more ambitious climate goals look elusive.

Biden to order protection of ancient US forests
President Joe Biden was marking Earth Day on Friday by ordering protections for the United States' ancient forests, seen as a crucial weapon in the fight against climate change, during a trip to Seattle.