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Trump slams NBA's LeBron James for national anthem actions
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New York votes to ban Central Park horse carriages after decades of debate
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Australia sanctions North Koreans over 'fraudulent' IT work, cybercrime
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Australia face selection headaches after 'shambolic' South Africa defeat
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UK singer-songwriter Raye wins Mercury Prize for second album
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Around 150,000 rally in Belgrade as Serbia heads to pivotal poll
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Antonelli needs ‘perfect weekend’ to realise title dream
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Hamilton sets sights on racing in African grand prix
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Reclaiming the walls in a former Salvadoran gang hotspot
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Bournemouth hammer 10-man Milan, Juventus denied at the death
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Musk wants to merge SpaceX and Tesla: Here's what to know
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Judge orders Trump to give deposition in BBC lawsuit by Dec 11
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Musk's wants to merge SpaceX and Tesla: Here's what to know
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'Fake' pollsters hit US midterms
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Hashimoto sweeps to gymnastics world all-around title
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Global markets retreat as tech mood sours, oil prices jump
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Super Bowl MVP Walker returns to Seattle with unbeaten Chiefs
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Juventus denied at the death, Sunderland make point in Poland in Europa League
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Red Bull advisor Marko slams Horner memoir as 'collection of untruths'
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Tens of thousands rally as Serbia heads to pivotal poll
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France reports first human Shamonda virus case, says no health risk
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Monet's 'Iris' fetches 50 mn euros at Paris auction
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Rekindled Gucci desirability fails to light flame under Kering sales
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L'Oreal sees double-digit sales growth
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Thousands rally as Serbia heads to pivotal poll
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Sri Lanka stun England with huge chase after Brook's 202
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Marathon star Aga banned six years for doping and misleading investigation
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Guatemala sentences former police officers in gay couple's killings
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USA to host women's football Club World Cup in 2028 - FIFA
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Nelson's erotic dream letter features in London auction
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Finland grants licence for world's first nuclear waste repository
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Canada opens free trade talks with Turkey
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'Old-fashioned' South Africa thump Australia to level Test series
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Swiss, Austrian women freed after Niger kidnap ordeal
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No more taking out the trash at your Airbnb
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Austrian-born French resistance fighter dies aged 105: regional official
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Swiss supreme court upholds Guatemala ex-police chief sentence
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Paris shop-owners and residents prepare for fresh protests
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UN climate disaster fund moves to provide $20 mn aid for Nepal
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French, Japanese authors try to write novel on one-day train ride
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Africa faces 'complex' Ebola outbreak after spread to Nigeria: WHO
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Pentagon, Lockheed announce agreement for 850 F-35 jets over 10 years
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American detained in Russia arrives in US: lawyer
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Brook scores fastest double century in ODI history in rampant England's 429-4
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Pentagon, Lockheed announce deal for 850 F-35 jets over 10 years
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Top-ranked Rybakina into Ningbo quarter-finals on return from injury
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French authorities seek to ban or curb fresh protests
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Samson superb as India mark record T20 chase in win over New Zealand
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Nearly all coral reefs risk collapse in 50 years: IUCN
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Nvidia boss criticises 'cheap' AI doomsday warnings
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Italy accused of illegally rejecting migrants as anger mounts
Humanitarian groups on Sunday said Italy had broken international law by refusing to let in migrants plucked from the sea as a German rescue charity said it would take legal action against Rome.
Republicans eye 'wake-up call' for Biden as midterms loom
Bullish Republicans on Sunday promised to deliver a "wake-up call" to Joe Biden and retake Congress in this week's crucial midterm elections, as the US president's Democrats insisted they were still in the fight with two days to go.
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Thousands rallied in Cameroon's capital on Sunday to fete 40 years in power of President Paul Biya, who is accused of trampling on human rights and stifling democracy.
Ukraine's occupied city of Kherson without electricity, water after strike
Ukraine's Russian-occupied city of Kherson was cut off from water and electricity supplies Sunday after an air strike and a key dam in the region was also damaged, local officials said.
Jailed Egypt dissident on 'water strike' as UK vows support
Jailed Egyptian dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah has stopped drinking water, his family said Sunday, escalating his hunger strike as world leaders arrive in the country for the COP27 climate summit.
E.Guinea accuses France, Spain, US of election 'interference'
Equatorial Guinea on Sunday accused Spain, France and the United States of "interference" in its presidential and legislative elections scheduled for November 20.
Nine killed in Syria regime rocket strike: monitor
Syrian regime rocket fire killed nine people including three children at makeshift camps for displaced people in the country's last major rebel-held bastion early Sunday, a war monitor said.
Syrian perfumer needs 'one whiff' to mimic luxury brands
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Italy accepts some migrants, not others as tensions rise
Italy readied Sunday to allow vulnerable migrants off a second charity rescue vessel in Sicily, but sources close to firebrand minister Matteo Salvini warned those not eligible to remain would be forced back into international waters.
Six displaced Syrians killed in regime rocket strike: monitor
Syrian regime rocket fire killed six civilians including two children at makeshift camps for displaced people in the country's last major rebel-held bastion early Sunday, a war monitor said.
Japan PM pledges to boost military capacity
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged Sunday to beef up Japan's naval and military capacity, warning that nations must prepare to face aggressors.
COP27 summit racing against the climate clock
The COP27 summit kicks off Sunday in Egypt with nearly 200 countries struggling to outpace increasingly dire climate impacts in a world upended by war and economic turmoil.
Pakistan in 'perilous situation' after Khan assassination bid
The assassination attempt on former prime minister Imran Khan and his accusation it was a plot involving a senior intelligence officer has pushed Pakistan into a "dangerous phase", analysts say.
Biden, Obama warn of democracy threat in final midterms countdown
President Joe Biden, Democratic superstar Barack Obama and Republican firebrand Donald Trump all converged Saturday on Pennsylvania to push their parties to the finishing line in a race Biden said marks a "defining" moment for US democracy.
Singaporean wanted by US over N. Korea is in Singapore: police
A Singaporean businessman wanted by the United States for violating sanctions on North Korea is currently in the city-state where he is under investigation, the Singapore police said.
Biden, Obama, Trump target key state in midterms countdown
US President Joe Biden and his two predecessors converged on Pennsylvania Saturday, making closing pitches in a key battleground state for next week's midterm election.
Biden, Obama, Trump target key US state in countdown to midterms
US President Joe Biden and his two predecessors converged on the state of Pennsylvania Saturday, making closing pitches in a key battleground state for next week's midterm election.
French far right picks Le Pen protege as new party chief
France's far-right National Rally on Saturday elected its 27-year-old rising star, Jordan Bardella, to succeed Marine Le Pen as party chief, tasked with pursuing the group's efforts to anchor itself in the political mainstream.
Thousands in Italy march for peace in Ukraine
Tens of thousands of Italians marched through Rome on Saturday calling for peace in Ukraine and urging Italy to stop sending of weapons to fight the Russian invasion.
Sunak speaks of pride at being UK's first Hindu PM
The UK's first prime minister of colour, who is also an observant Hindu, believes the landmark says something important about the state of diversity in Britain, according to an interview published on Saturday.
Iran admits sending Russia drones but says before Ukraine war
Iran admitted for the first time on Saturday that it had sent drones to Russia but insisted they were supplied to its ally before Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
French far right picks Bardella, 27, as Le Pen successor
France's far-right National Rally on Saturday designated Jordan Bardella, its 27-year-old rising star, to succeed Marine Le Pen as party chief and pursue efforts to move the group toward the political mainstream.
N. Korea launches ballistic missiles as US-S. Korea air drills end
North Korea fired four ballistic missiles on Saturday, the South Korean military said, the latest in Pyongyang's testing blitz this week as Washington and Seoul concluded their biggest-ever air force drills.
North Korea fires four short-range ballistic missiles
North Korea fired four short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Saturday, the South Korean military said, the latest in a blitz of weapons launches by Pyongyang this week.
Biden, Trump target pivotal battleground in countdown to midterms
They have been shadowboxing at separate campaign stops across the United States for weeks but the Democratic and Republican leaders find themselves on the same battlefield Saturday as they make closing pitches in Pennsylvania for next week's midterm election.
French far-right set to pick Bardella, 27, as Le Pen successor
France's far-right National Rally party will Saturday choose a successor to its longtime leader Marine Le Pen, with 27-year-old Jordan Bardella the overwhelming favourite to oversee the task of building on strong parliament gains.
US ups N.Korea pressure but fears no end to headache
As North Korea fires a blitz of missiles, the United States is sticking to a mixture of pressure and offers of dialogue but US policymakers are resigned that little they do is likely to change Pyongyang's course.
US ramps up South Korea joint air drills with B-1B heavy bomber
A US B-1B long-range heavy bomber will participate in ongoing joint air drills with South Korea on Saturday, a defence ministry official in Seoul told AFP, ramping up a show of force after North Korea's blitz of missile launches.
'Never again': Ukraine bolsters defences by Belarus-Russia border
Crouching in his hidden lookout on the edge of a forest, a Ukrainian border guard scans the horizon to the border with Russia and Belarus just a few kilometres to the north.
Malaysia's nearly century-old Mahathir seeks re-election
Mahathir Mohamad, the nearly 100-year-old elder statesman of Malaysian politics, filed his candidacy Saturday in what could be his final race, as campaigning for upcoming general elections began.