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Stone replaces injured Wood for England

Stone replaces injured Wood for England

Olly Stone has been recalled to the England side for the first time in three years as the replacement for Mark Wood in the only change for the second Test against Sri Lanka.

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Door not closed on Bairstow's white-ball career, says England selector

Door not closed on Bairstow's white-ball career, says England selector

England chief selector Luke Wright said Jonny Bairstow's international white-ball career is not over despite the 34-year-old's omission from the upcoming series against Australia.

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Leipzig captain Orban handed two-game suspension

Leipzig captain Orban handed two-game suspension

RB Leipzig captain Willi Orban was handed a two-game suspension by the German FA disciplinary committee on Tuesday after receiving a red card in Saturday's 1-0 win over Bochum.

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The battle over mining mineral-rich deep sea 'nodules'

The battle over mining mineral-rich deep sea 'nodules'

They might look like pebbles strewn across the seafloor, but to the unique animals of the ocean deep, polymetallic nodules are a crucial habitat.

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Don't look back in anger: Can Gallagher brothers bury hatchet?

Don't look back in anger: Can Gallagher brothers bury hatchet?

They were nicknamed the "Eyebrow Brothers" and there is nothing the Gallagher brothers love more than raising them.

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Markets mixed as traders eye US rate cut

Markets mixed as traders eye US rate cut

European stock markets mostly rose, Asian equities diverged and oil prices eased Tuesday as investors focus on the prospect of a long-awaited US interest rate cut and Middle East tensions.

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Nude visitors welcome at French naturism exhibition

Nude visitors welcome at French naturism exhibition

A museum in southern French city Marseille is inviting visitors to discover Europe's relationship to the naturist lifestyle by wandering its halls in the nude.

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Chelsea to sign Belgian goalkeeper Penders next year

Chelsea to sign Belgian goalkeeper Penders next year

Belgian goalkeeper Mike Penders will join Chelsea from Genk next year in a deal worth a reported 20 million euros ($22 million, £17 million), the Blues announced on Tuesday.

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Oasis announce 2025 worldwide reunion tour kicking off in UK

Oasis announce 2025 worldwide reunion tour kicking off in UK

British rock legends Oasis announced Tuesday they will reunite for a worldwide tour, as brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher ended an infamous 15-year feud.

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'Alarming' rise in deadly lightning strikes in India: scientists

'Alarming' rise in deadly lightning strikes in India: scientists

Climate change is fuelling an alarming increase in deadly lightning strikes in India, killing nearly 1,900 people a year in the world's most populous country, scientists warn.

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