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Pyjamas and bets: Brazil YouTube channel reshapes World Cup viewing
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Bloodied but unbowed: Sinner avoids shock exit at start of Wimbledon title defence
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Queueing, strawberries and all white: it must be Wimbledon
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Top US court upholds $5mn Trump sex assault judgment
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Stokes backs Brook '100 percent' to succeed him as England Test captain
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Sinner survives scare to reach Wimbledon second round
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Ebola outbreak in DR Congo spreads to fourth province
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Six killed in German 'family tragedy' shooting: police
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Czech Republic coach Koubek quits after World Cup flop
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Osaka makes spectacular Wimbledon arrival in kimono-inspired dress
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French parliament adopts bill to regulate fast fashion
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Bolivia removes 15-year dollar peg in bid to revive economy
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Supreme Court boosts Trump's power to fire officials, but protects Fed
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Russia jails veteran who threatened Putin with mutiny
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Three things we learned from the Austrian F1 Grand Prix
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Five shot dead at German youth welfare site, two suspects arrested
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Burnham pledges radical devolution of UK govt if PM
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New Zealand thrash England to deny Stokes a fairytale finish
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Polish businesses press Warsaw, Kyiv to end political rift
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Tour de France 'ready to adapt' amid extreme heatwave
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Hovland beats Scheffler in playoff for PGA Travelers title
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Stocks rise, oil climbs after US-Iran clashes
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New Zealand thrash England for series win as Stokes bows out
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Man City hire Maresca to start new era after Guardiola
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Trump says Iran meeting to take place in Qatar
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Pegula slams Vondrousova's 'harsh' doping ban
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Spain raises 2026 growth forecast despite Mideast war turmoil
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Chavez-era housing complex in ruins after Venezuela quakes
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Kenya-US rare earths deal challenged in court over secrecy
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Sinner, Djokovic set to start Wimbledon title charge
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Santner strikes as New Zealand eye England series win
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Pakistan launches deadliest attack on Afghanistan in months
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Broos may change decision to quit as South Africa coach
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Strauss 'dumbfounded' by timing of Stokes's England exit
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French swim star Marchand suffers injury scare before Europeans
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Monza turn to Juric for return to Serie A
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France skipper Dupont to miss Nations Championship
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Stocks mixed, oil edges up after US-Iran clashes
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Springbok milestones loom for Willemse and Kolbe against England
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Catholic traditionalists risk schism in Church
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Tennis players end Wimbledon prize-money protest
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Europe's deadly heatwave scorches eastern flank, takes aim at Ukraine
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Pogacar rides with Del Toro and Yates in quest for fifth Tour de France
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PSG in talks with Leipzig to buy Ivory Coast star Diomande
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Australia to host Brazil double-header after World Cup
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Venezuela search teams scramble as hope fades of finding quake survivors
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Stocks rise and oil edges up as US, Iran call end to latest attacks
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Bondi Beach attack survivor tells of 'trauma' of online AI images
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South Korea to invest nearly $1.2 tn in chips, AI data centres
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Pakistan strikes on eastern Afghanistan kill dozens
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About 30,000 runners, some wearing face masks, took part on Sunday in a chilly and smoggy first Beijing Marathon since 2019 after Covid cancelled previous races.
Beijing Marathon back after two years but Covid rules in force
About 30,000 runners, some wearing face masks, took part on Sunday in a chilly and smoggy first Beijing Marathon since 2019 after Covid cancelled previous races.
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Uganda's Museveni vows no national lockdown as Ebola cases rise
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Australia's 'irreplaceable' platypus threatened by dams: study
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Escape from Foxconn: Workers recount Covid chaos at iPhone factory
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UK researchers cure man who had Covid for 411 days
British researchers announced Friday they have cured a man who was continually infected with Covid for 411 days by analysing the genetic code of his particular virus to find the right treatment.
Monkeypox mostly spreads before symptoms appear, study suggests
People with monkeypox can spread the virus up to four days before symptoms appear, with more than half of transmissions potentially taking place during this period, a UK study estimated Tuesday.
'Stubborn' football chiefs urged to strengthen concussion rules
Football's "stubbornness" towards dealing with head injuries is endangering the health of players, a British brain injury charity said on Wednesday.
China imposes Covid lockdown on area around iPhone factory
Chinese authorities on Wednesday locked down the area surrounding the world's largest iPhone factory after workers fled the facility to avoid a virus outbreak and the resulting restrictions.
Hong Kong Sevens back after three years - will it be party time?
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Biden in Florida for final push before the midterms
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Invasive malaria mosquito spreading in Africa, researchers warn
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Monkeypox still global health emergency: WHO
The World Health Organization said Tuesday that its emergency committee had determined that monkeypox should continue to be classified as a global health emergency.
China iPhone factory under lockdown boosts bonuses for workers who stay
The world's largest iPhone factory in central China told staff Tuesday it would quadruple their bonuses if they remained at the plant after scores of workers fled a Covid outbreak at the facility.
Covid outbreak traps visitors at Shanghai Disneyland
Shanghai Disney Resort abruptly shut its doors Monday as Chinese authorities imposed a snap lockdown, trapping guests who are not permitted to leave until they test negative for Covid-19.
Nearly 150 killed in Halloween stampede in Seoul
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Dozens suffer cardiac arrests in Seoul Halloween crush
Dozens of people suffered from cardiac arrest in the South Korean capital Seoul on Saturday, after thousands crowded into narrow streets in the city's Itaewon neighbourhood to celebrate Halloween, local officials said.
TB firmly on the rise after years of decline: WHO
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Study confirms AstraZeneca jab's higher risk of very rare clot
AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine has been linked to a 30-percent higher risk of getting a very rare blood clotting condition compared to the Pfizer jab, a large international study said Thursday.
Germany agrees plan to legalise recreational cannabis
Germany on Wednesday paved the way to legalising the purchase and possession of small amounts of marijuana for recreational use, as well as its production.
China Covid curbs disrupt production at world's biggest iPhone factory
Millions of people in China were under tight Covid restrictions on Wednesday as sporadic outbreaks across the country prompted business closures and disruption at the world's largest iPhone factory.
Video games could improve kids' brains: study
Parents often worry about the harmful impacts of video games on their children, from mental health and social problems to missing out on exercise.
Residents on edge as Uganda reports Ebola cases in Kampala
Uganda has reported 14 confirmed cases of Ebola in the greater Kampala region, the country's health minister said Monday, but sought to assure anxious residents that the situation in the capital was under control.
US math and reading scores crashed during Covid
American students saw big declines in their reading and mathematics scores after years of disrupted learning due to the pandemic, with national test results described as "appalling and unacceptable" by the education secretary.
Cholera: killer of the poor
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