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Nepal tunnel rescues face 'unprecedented' challenge
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Mourinho's Real Madrid European revival bid starts with Inter reunion
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Solomons PM survives attempt to oust government
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World number one An sends Asian Games warning with China hat-trick
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PSG go for three in a row as Champions League returns
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"Super-human' Alcaraz books US Open quarter-final clash with Shelton
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ECB set to hike interest rates as Iran war flares anew
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25 years on, America seeks to keep 9/11 memories alive
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'Trumpapalooza' tests Republican bet on unpopular US president
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North Korea vows nuclear-armed navy as US ally drills open
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Pegula tops Cirstea to reach US Open quarter-finals
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Under-fire Labuschagne named in Australia Test squad for South Africa
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Australians could opt out of social media algorithms under new law
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Tiafoe tops Medvedev in straight sets at US Open
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Five dead, five injured after Amazon cargo plane overshoots Miami runway
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La Rochelle half-backs lead fightback against Toulouse
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Alcaraz turns up heat to reach US Open quarters
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US envoys have 'more effective proposals': Ukraine official
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Gatti salvages Juve draw with AC Milan in Serie A
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Defending champion Alcaraz powers into US Open quarter-finals
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Sinayoko stars as unbeaten Paris FC down Marseille
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Amazon cargo plane overshoots Miami runway, hits vehicles, catches fire
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Zelensky in fresh talks with US envoys: Ukraine official
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Noskova edges Kostyuk to reach US Open quarter-finals
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German AfD supporters jubilant at far right's thumping win
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Alonso urges Chelsea to learn from painful defeat at Arsenal
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Zelensky warns war likely to continue into winter after US talks
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Defending champion Sabalenka reaches US Open quarter-finals
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Arsenal deliver statement fightback to end Chelsea's flying start
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Sabalenka surges past Townsend to reach US Open quarter-finals
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Antonelli living 'a dream' after astonishing home win
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Vietnam typhoon victims plead for help as toll climbs to 82
Thousands of people were stranded on rooftops and posted desperate pleas for help on social media Tuesday after severe flooding in parts of typhoon-hit Vietnam, as the death toll climbed to 82.
Pope hosts East Timor mass for more than half a million faithful
Pope Francis hosted a mass for hundreds of thousands of devotees in East Timor on Tuesday, rallying the faithful of the most Catholic country outside the Vatican in tropical heat.
Peaches from Japan's Fukushima region sold at Harrods
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Centuries-old Swiss sport Hornussen swings into digital age
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Rape and revenge porn: Serbian Telegram groups preying on women
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Rescue on as Typhoon Yagi leaves 40 missing, 63 dead in Vietnam
Emergency workers raced to evacuate thousands of people from severe floods Tuesday after Typhoon Yagi swept through northern Vietnam, killing 63 people and leaving 40 others missing.
Mexico president's contested reforms set for showdown in Congress
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Pope set for huge East Timor mass, half of nation expected
Pope Francis was set to hold one of the biggest masses of his papacy on Tuesday in East Timor, with more than half of the country's 1.3 million people expected to attend.
Canadian fashion mogul Nygard sentenced to 11 years for sexual assaults
Peter Nygard, the founder of one of Canada's largest clothing brands, was sentenced Monday to 11 years in prison for four counts of sexual assault of women and a girl in Toronto.
Fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria kills at least 59
A fuel tanker exploded after colliding with a truck carrying passengers and cattle in northern Nigeria, killing at least 59 people, a rescue agency said on Monday.
El Salvador police chief dies in helicopter crash
El Salvador's police chief, known for leading the country's "war" on gangs, was killed in a helicopter crash along with several others, the army said on Monday.
Pope tells East Timor's leaders to act on abuse of youth
Pope Francis on Monday called for action on abuse of young people after arriving in East Timor, the Catholic-majority nation that has been shocked by several child sexual assault cases involving clergy members in recent years.
Kenya starts DNA testing for school fire victims
Distraught parents gathered on Monday at a hospital in central Kenya for DNA tests to identify the victims of a deadly school dormitory fire that claimed the lives of 21 boys.
Lebanon judge orders arrest of ex-central bank chief: official
A Lebanese judge Monday issued an arrest warrant for ex-central bank chief Riad Salameh, a judicial official said, after the detained former official was questioned in an embezzlement case.
Pope lands in Catholic-majority East Timor to rock star welcome
Pope Francis arrived to a rock star welcome Monday in East Timor, where he will rally the Catholic-majority nation's faithful with a huge mass expected to attract more than half the country's 1.3 million population.
Vietnam battles severe floods after deadly Typhoon Yagi
Vietnam battled serious flooding in the wake of Typhoon Yagi on Monday, as business leaders said the storm had been a "disaster" for the country's vital manufacturing sector.
Celestial clean: Japanese duo spruce up world's tallest bronze Buddha
Emerging from the head of the world's tallest bronze Buddha and climbing down to its right ear, two specialist cleaners gave the imposing Japanese statue an annual spruce up Monday to help it look its gleaming best.
Pope lands in East Timor for first papal visit since independence
Pope Francis arrived Monday in East Timor, where he will rally the Catholic-majority nation's faithful with a huge mass on the third stop of a gruelling 12-day Asia-Pacific tour.
Philippines 'not looking' to extradite pastor to US
The Philippines is not currently looking to extradite a Filipino pastor wanted for child sex trafficking in the United States, President Ferdinand Marcos said Monday after the suspect's arrest.
Philippines arrests pastor wanted by US for child sex trafficking
The Philippines said it arrested Sunday a pastor wanted in the United States for child sex trafficking, two weeks into a massive police manhunt for the self-proclaimed "Appointed Son of God".
East Timor prepares for first papal visit since independence
Catholic devotees were clamouring to see Pope Francis before his arrival in East Timor's capital on Monday -- making pilgrimages from faraway towns and hours-long crossings of its shared border with Indonesia.
Thousands protest Mexican judicial reform
Thousands of Mexicans, mainly court employees and law students, protested in the capital Sunday against a controversial judicial reform that would see judges elected by popular vote.
Greece to hike fee for cruise passengers to Mykonos and Santorini
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday announced that a fee of 20 euros will be imposed on cruise passengers visiting the popular islands of Mykonos and Santorini.
Typhoon Yagi weakens after leaving dozens dead in Vietnam, China, Philippines
Typhoon Yagi weakened to a tropical depression on Sunday, after killing over a dozen people, tearing roofs off buildings, sinking boats and triggering landslides across Vietnam.
Typhoon Yagi weakens, toll rises to 14 in Vietnam
The death toll from Typhoon Yagi in Vietnam rose to 14 on Sunday, and the storm was downgraded to a tropical depression, after it ripped roofs off buildings, sank boats and triggered landslides.
Sporting a feathered headdress, Pope finds 'Eden' in Papua New Guinea
Pope Francis visited a remote jungle-flanked community in Papua New Guinea Sunday, where he urged an end to violence, and "superstition and magic" that tarnishes a place he likened to Eden.
Manhunt underway in US after Kentucky highway shooting
As many as a half-dozen people were shot along a highway in the southern US state of Kentucky, authorities said Saturday, as police hunted for a suspect considered "armed and dangerous."
Multiple people shot along highway in US state of Kentucky
Multiple people have been shot along a highway in the US state of Kentucky, authorities said Saturday, as authorities in the southern state hunted for the perpetrator.
In Papua New Guinea, Pope holds mass 'at the edge of the world'
Pope Francis held an open-air mass for tens of thousands of Papua New Guinea's faithful on Sunday, imploring this nation "at the edge of the world" to embrace the Catholic faith.
Death toll from Kenya school blaze rises to 21
The death toll from a devastating blaze at a primary school dormitory in a semi-rural area of central Kenya has risen to 21, the government said on Saturday.