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Mbappe scores on Real Madrid debut in UEFA Super Cup

Mbappe scores on Real Madrid debut in UEFA Super Cup

Kylian Mbappe scored on his long-awaited Real Madrid debut in the UEFA Super Cup against Atalanta on Wednesday, putting Carlo Ancelotti's side 2-0 up.

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Sinner survives challenge from Cincinnati qualifier

Sinner survives challenge from Cincinnati qualifier

Jannik Sinner fought off eight break points as the top seed began the Cincinnati Masters with a 6-4, 7-5 triumph over US qualifier Alex Michelsen on Wednesday.

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How to bring Boeing astronauts home? NASA to decide by end of month

How to bring Boeing astronauts home? NASA to decide by end of month

NASA needs to decide by the end of August whether to return two astronauts to Earth aboard Boeing's Starliner, which flew them to the International Space Station (ISS), or bring them home on a rival SpaceX craft, officials said Wednesday.

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Mbappe to make Real Madrid debut as starter in UEFA Super Cup

Mbappe to make Real Madrid debut as starter in UEFA Super Cup

Kylian Mbappe will make his long-awaited Real Madrid debut in the UEFA Super Cup against Atalanta on Wednesday, with coach Carlo Ancelotti naming him in the starting line-up.

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Uganda garbage landslide death toll rises to 30

Uganda garbage landslide death toll rises to 30

Six more bodies, including those of two children, were recovered on Wednesday from the site of a massive garbage landslide in the Ugandan capital Kampala, bringing the death toll so far to 30, police said.

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Son of Norwegian princess took cocaine and alcohol before attack

Son of Norwegian princess took cocaine and alcohol before attack

The son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit has admitted carrying out a cocaine and alcohol-fuelled assault on his girlfriend, in a statement released by Norwegian broadcaster NRK on Wednesday.

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England women face tougher autumn schedule than at rugby World Cup: coach

England women face tougher autumn schedule than at rugby World Cup: coach

England Women's head coach John Mitchell believes his side face a tougher upcoming autumn campaign than the task that awaits them in trying to win next year's Rugby World Cup.

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Stocks advance as US inflation data raises rate cut hopes

Stocks advance as US inflation data raises rate cut hopes

Global stock markets mostly rose on Wednesday after data showing US consumer price inflation eased last month raised the prospect of a September interest rate cut.

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Stonehenge mystery deepens as altar traced to Scotland

Stonehenge mystery deepens as altar traced to Scotland

A central stone of the famous Stonehenge monument in southwest England came from 750 kilometres away in northeast Scotland, surprised scientists said Wednesday, solving one mystery but raising another: how did its prehistoric builders move the huge slab so far?

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Ernesto becomes a hurricane after drenching Puerto Rico

Ernesto becomes a hurricane after drenching Puerto Rico

Ernesto grew into a hurricane Wednesday, US forecasters said, after leaving more than 600,000 customers without power in the US territory of Puerto Rico.

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