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Ronaldo strikes twice to end long wait for Saudi title

Ronaldo strikes twice to end long wait for Saudi title

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Al Nassr clinched the Saudi Pro League title with a 4-1 win over Damac on Thursday, ending his long wait for domestic silverware.

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Star stylists reveal secrets of making splash on Cannes red carpet

Star stylists reveal secrets of making splash on Cannes red carpet

It is all over in a burst of camera flashes, but the buzziest looks on the red carpet at Cannes take weeks to plot and prepare.

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World Cup could make football 'mainstream' in co-host Canada

World Cup could make football 'mainstream' in co-host Canada

Three weeks before kickoff in the first ever World Cup match in Canada, football leaders in the country voiced hope the tournament will finally give the sport the cultural prominence it deserves.

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India postpones big cat summit over Ebola outbreak

India postpones big cat summit over Ebola outbreak

India said Thursday it would reschedule next month's summit on the conservation of big cat species to ensure the participation of African nations grappling with Ebola.

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Thousands line streets to celebrate Villa's Europa triumph

Thousands line streets to celebrate Villa's Europa triumph

Aston Villa fans turned out in their thousands on Thursday to celebrate the English side's Europa League final triumph -- their first silverware in 30 years.

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Clinical Gujarat end Chennai IPL hopes with 89-run win

Clinical Gujarat end Chennai IPL hopes with 89-run win

Gujarat Titans beat Chennai Super Kings by 89 runs with a clinical all round performance in Ahmedabad Thursday.

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What's behind the social unrest in Bolivia?

What's behind the social unrest in Bolivia?

"Out with Rodrigo Paz!" reads graffiti scrawled across the Bolivian capital just months after the center-right president entered office.

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Air France, Airbus convicted of manslaughter in 2009 Rio-Paris crash

Air France, Airbus convicted of manslaughter in 2009 Rio-Paris crash

A French appeals court Thursday convicted Air France and Airbus of involuntary manslaughter over the 2009 crash of a Rio-Paris flight that killed 228 people, the worst disaster in France's aviation history.

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Trump pressures Supreme Court to rule for him on citizenship

Trump pressures Supreme Court to rule for him on citizenship

President Donald Trump on Thursday maintained his unprecedented campaign to pressure the Supreme Court, saying it would be a "disgrace" if the independent justices rule against him on US birthright citizenship.

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UK details rules for single-sex spaces after landmark ruling

UK details rules for single-sex spaces after landmark ruling

Britain's Labour government insisted that long-awaited new guidance on single-sex spaces published on Thursday still protects transgender people.

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