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'Garfield' tops N. American box office, 'Furiosa' fades

'Garfield' tops N. American box office, 'Furiosa' fades

"The Garfield Movie" triumphed at the North American box office in its second week of release, as "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga' faded to third place, industry estimates showed Sunday.

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Maldives to ban Israelis to protest Gaza war

Maldives to ban Israelis to protest Gaza war

The Indian Ocean nation of the Maldives will ban Israelis from the luxury tourist hot spot, the office of the president said Sunday, announcing a national rally in "solidarity with Palestine".

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Rescue worker dies in southern Germany flooding

Rescue worker dies in southern Germany flooding

A volunteer firefighter died during a rescue operation amid heavy rain and flooding in the south of Germany, local police said Sunday.

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Pedersen wins Dauphine sprint

Pedersen wins Dauphine sprint

Denmark's Mads Pedersen won the opening stage of the Tour de France warm up race the Criterium du Dauphine on a foggy 172km run on Sunday.

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'Party in the USA' but Pakistan and India await for T20 co-hosts

'Party in the USA' but Pakistan and India await for T20 co-hosts

"Cricket? Erm, is it a team game?" asked the slightly puzzled Uber driver taking his passenger towards the Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium in Texas on Saturday.

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Rupert Murdoch marries again at age 93

Rupert Murdoch marries again at age 93

Media magnate Rupert Murdoch has married for the fifth time at age 93, tying the knot with a retired molecular biologist a quarter century younger than him.

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Look de Vega claims 'fantastic' French Derby honours

Look de Vega claims 'fantastic' French Derby honours

Look De Vega emerged as the classy winner of a wide open French Derby at Chantilly on Sunday.

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Swiatek races into French Open quarters as Alcaraz finds groove

Swiatek races into French Open quarters as Alcaraz finds groove

Iga Swiatek ramped up her pursuit of a third successive French Open crown on Sunday by storming into the quarter-finals with a 40-minute blitz, while Carlos Alcaraz produced an assured display to blow past Felix Auger-Aliassime.

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Nvidia boss unveils AI products ahead of Taiwan expo

Nvidia boss unveils AI products ahead of Taiwan expo

Nvidia on Sunday unveiled new products and plans to accelerate the advance of artificial intelligence, with the AI hardware titan's CEO telling a packed stadium in Taipei that "the next industrial revolution has begun".

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Rescue worker dies amid flooding in southern Germany

Rescue worker dies amid flooding in southern Germany

A volunteer firefighter died during a rescue operation during heavy rain and flooding in the south of Germany, local police said Sunday.

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