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Asian markets extend gains as China-US talks head into second day

Asian markets extend gains as China-US talks head into second day

Asian stocks squeezed out more gains Tuesday as the latest round of China-US trade talks moved into a second day, with one of Donald Trump's top advisers saying he expected "a big, strong handshake".

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Canadian teenager McIntosh smashes 200m medley world record

Canadian teenager McIntosh smashes 200m medley world record

Summer McIntosh smashed the decade-old world record in the women's 200m individual medley on Monday, touching the wall in 2min 05.70sec for her second record at the Canadian swimming trials.

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Two BTS megastars released from South Korea military

Two BTS megastars released from South Korea military

The world's most popular boy band is heading for a reunion: K-pop megastars RM and V from BTS were released Tuesday after service 18 months of South Korean military service, prompting a fan frenzy.

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Auckland City's amateurs take unpaid leave for Club World Cup adventure

Auckland City's amateurs take unpaid leave for Club World Cup adventure

The revamped Club World Cup starting on Saturday brings together some of the most celebrated teams and players in global football. And Auckland City.

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Israel says Gaza-bound aid boat activists awaiting deportation

Israel says Gaza-bound aid boat activists awaiting deportation

Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg and other activists detained aboard a Gaza-bound aid boat have been taken to a Tel Aviv airport for deportation, Israel said Tuesday, after their vessel was intercepted by naval forces.

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China carefully assembling a deep-sea mining strategy

China carefully assembling a deep-sea mining strategy

In a world hungry for crucial resources, China may not be poised to start deep-sea mining but it is planting seeds for such operations in a meticulously planned economic and geopolitical strategy.

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With shades of Man Utd, Urawa vow to bring the noise at Club World Cup

With shades of Man Utd, Urawa vow to bring the noise at Club World Cup

Their raucous fans are the self-styled bad boys of Japanese football and the team's red shirts, white shorts and black socks bear more than a passing resemblance to Manchester United.

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Two of K-pop's BTS megastars released from military service

Two of K-pop's BTS megastars released from military service

The world's most popular boy band are heading for a reunion: K-pop megastars RM and V from BTS were released Tuesday from 18 months of South Korean military service, prompting a fan frenzy.

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U.S. Polo Assn. Returns as Official Apparel and Jersey Partner for Chestertons Polo in the Park in Downtown London

U.S. Polo Assn. Returns as Official Apparel and Jersey Partner for Chestertons Polo in the Park in Downtown London

Three-Day Polo Festival Welcomes Over 30,000 Global Attendees to Hurlingham Park

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RFK Jr ousts entire US vaccine panel over alleged conflicts

RFK Jr ousts entire US vaccine panel over alleged conflicts

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday announced he was dismissing all members of a key federal vaccine advisory panel, accusing them of conflicts of interest -- his latest salvo against the nation's immunization policies.

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