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Asian Games chiefs say room for everyone amid accommodation crunch

Asian Games chiefs say room for everyone amid accommodation crunch

Asian Games organisers said Friday that all participants at next month's event would have a place to stay after numbers ballooned to more than 17,000, raising fears of a bed shortage.

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Norwegians mourn King Harald as son succeeds to throne

Norwegians mourn King Harald as son succeeds to throne

Thousands of people gathered outside Norway's royal palace to pay their respects to King Harald, who died Friday aged 89 after a reign of three and a half decades.

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All-round Tongue stars for England in second Test against Pakistan

All-round Tongue stars for England in second Test against Pakistan

Josh Tongue shone with both bat and ball to put England on top of the second Test against Pakistan at Lord's on Friday.

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Swiss nuclear plant fully back online after heatwaves

Swiss nuclear plant fully back online after heatwaves

The Beznau nuclear power plant in Switzerland, which was shut down multiple times over the last two months due to summer heatwaves, is fully operational again, Swiss energy company Axpo said Friday.

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UEFA's legal move 'massive escalation' in bitter Infantino feud

UEFA's legal move 'massive escalation' in bitter Infantino feud

UEFA's intention to launch a legal suit accusing FIFA president Gianni Infantino of "criminal mismanagement" is a "massive escalation" of their feud, a former marketing director of the International Olympic Committee told AFP.

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Bournemouth, Sunderland to face AC Milan in Europa League

Bournemouth, Sunderland to face AC Milan in Europa League

English duo Bournemouth and Sunderland were both handed a glamour tie against AC Milan among their eight matches in the Europa League as the draw for this season's league phase took place on Friday.

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MEXC Launches Earn Plus With Limited-Time Event Offering Up to 800% APR Booster

MEXC Launches Earn Plus With Limited-Time Event Offering Up to 800% APR Booster

MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has launched Earn Plus, a new flexible savings product, and introduced a limited-time event that offers eligible users an APR boost of up to 800%.

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Once a legend, humpback whales make comeback in Brazil

Once a legend, humpback whales make comeback in Brazil

Female humpback whales off the coast of Brazil now have their pick of mates, who slap the water with their tails and jostle for attention -- a scene that would have been unthinkable a few decades ago.

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Norway's new King Haakon VIII, popular face of shaken monarchy

Norway's new King Haakon VIII, popular face of shaken monarchy

As comfortable in a duffel coat as in ceremonial dress, Norway's new monarch, King Haakon VIII, is the new face of a monarchy long praised for its modernity and modesty, but now beset by woe and scandal.

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'Ran for our lives': Tales of survival from Nepal-China disaster

'Ran for our lives': Tales of survival from Nepal-China disaster

Some survivors of the deadly floods on the Nepal-China border ran for their lives, others narrowly missed disaster, but all were eyewitnesses to a major calamity and its aftermath.

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