Spain worried by rise in sexual attacks by minors
The rise in sexual assaults by minors in Spain, including several recent gang rapes, has worried officials and experts, who warn about the impact of ever-younger children being exposed to pornography.
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England bowl in 3rd Ashes Test as Australia make changes
England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and elected to field at Headingley on Thursday in a must-win third Ashes Test for the hosts as Australia made three changes to their starting line-up.
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Bangladesh's Tamim announces shock retirement from international cricket
Bangladesh's one-day international captain Tamim Iqbal on Thursday announced his immediate retirement from all forms of international cricket, a sudden development coming in the middle of a series against Afghanistan.
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England's trophy drought was a national 'trauma' says women's coach Wiegman
Sarina Wiegman compared England's long wait for a major tournament win to a national "trauma" as the Lionesses aim to back up their Euro 2022 triumph at the women's World Cup.
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China says critical metals curbs 'not targeting' any country
China's commerce ministry on Thursday said recent curbs on essential chip-making metals were not aimed at any specific country and that they did not represent a "ban on exports".
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Rubbish-clearing divers come to rescue of 'pearl of Kyrgyzstan'
On the shores of Lake Issyk Kul in mountainous Kyrgyzstan, a group of divers show off their haul for the day -- a boat engine, car tyres, bottles, clothes and plastic items.
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Climate change, El Nino drive hottest June on record
The world saw its hottest June on record last month, the EU's climate monitoring service said Thursday, as climate change and the El Nino weather pattern looked likely to drive another scorching northern summer.
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Jones rings changes at start of second stint as Australia coach
Eddie Jones will begin his second stint as Australia head coach against South Africa on Saturday with a much-changed team from that which beat Wales in their last match.
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Equities track Wall St losses as traders brace for more Fed hikes
Markets fell again in Asia on Thursday as traders resigned themselves to more US interest rate hikes after minutes from the Federal Reserve's June meeting showed officials felt more needed to be done to rein in inflation.
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Twitter rival Threads crosses 10 mn users within hours of launch
More than 10 million people have signed up to Threads, Meta's rival to Twitter, within the first few hours of its launch, the Facebook parent's CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday.
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