Search resumes for missing climbers from Pakistan avalanche
Pakistan rescue teams resumed a high-altitude search on Saturday for seven climbers missing after a powerful avalanche on one of the world's highest peaks, with the remains of three mountaineers recovered.
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US drops Reflecting Pool case, admits damage due to botched renovation
The US Justice Department on Friday dropped its case against a former Olympian accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, saying the hurried renovations ordered by President Donald Trump had been botched.
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Warsaw and Kyiv exhume Volyn victims at centre of diplomatic quarrel
Beneath two now-deserted villages in western Ukraine –- the site of WWII-era massacres -- archaeologists are uncovering the bones at the heart of a dispute that has strained relations between Warsaw and Kyiv for years.
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India PM Modi says he forgives protesters who abused him
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he wanted to "forgive" protesters who abused him during recent youth-led demonstrations that dealt a rare political setback to his government.
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Injured Australian swim star O'Callaghan pulls out of PanPacs
Australian five-time Olympic gold medallist Mollie O'Callaghan pulled out of the looming Pan Pacific championships on Saturday due to injury.
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Veteran Wallabies playmaker Quade Cooper eyes World Cup comeback
Veteran 38-year-old Wallabies playmaker Quade Cooper says he never retired and is eyeing a comeback for next year's World Cup on home soil.
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California lifeguards wiped out from extreme weather
In California, repeated heat waves have sent Americans running to the beaches to seek relief, but more and more swimmers are finding themselves in troubled waters as strong waves whip the coast and fuel powerful rip currents.
Read moreFIFA scraps private investment plan after backlash
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Saturday he had scrapped a plan to allow private investment in the World Cup following fierce backlash from football officials worldwide.
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FIFA scraps private investment plan after backlash: Infantino
World football governing body FIFA said Friday it was scrapping a plan to allow private investment in flagship events after fierce backlash from football officials worldwide.
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US plans steep water cuts for southwest amid Colorado River crisis
The US federal government on Friday unveiled its plan for future management of the beleaguered Colorado River, with significant water reductions ahead for several western states in response to record-breaking droughts worsened by climate change.
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