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Drink with Messi for $42,000: Chinese police warn over scams

Drink with Messi for $42,000: Chinese police warn over scams

Dinner, drinks and a selfie with Lionel Messi sounds like every football fan's dream, but Chinese police have warned it's just one of numerous scams surrounding his visit to Beijing.

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Thousands evacuated as Philippine volcano spews ash, rocks

Thousands evacuated as Philippine volcano spews ash, rocks

Thousands of people living near a Philippine volcano have taken shelter in evacuation centres as officials warned Sunday of health risks from ash and toxic gases spewing from the rumbling crater.

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'Joys of life': Hong Kong food traditions endure in city of flux

'Joys of life': Hong Kong food traditions endure in city of flux

Bent over a low bench in his cluttered Hong Kong workshop, dark-framed glasses perched on his nose, Lui Ming deftly assembles a bamboo steamer, a utensil essential to Cantonese cooking.

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Lopez downs previously unbeaten Taylor to win light-welter title

Lopez downs previously unbeaten Taylor to win light-welter title

American Teofimo Lopez defeated Britain's previously unbeaten Josh Taylor by unanimous decision on Saturday to capture the World Boxing Organization light-welterweight title.

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Brumbies vow to 'throw kitchen sink' at Chiefs in Super Rugby semi

Brumbies vow to 'throw kitchen sink' at Chiefs in Super Rugby semi

Halfback Nic White declared the ACT Brumbies would "throw the kitchen sink" at the Waikato Chiefs when they fly the flag for Australia in the Super Rugby Pacific semi-finals.

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After Messi decision, Inter Miami fall to sixth straight loss

After Messi decision, Inter Miami fall to sixth straight loss

Lionel Messi's future club Inter Miami suffered a sixth straight defeat and remained rooted to the bottom of Major League Soccer's Eastern Conference after a 3-1 defeat at the New England Revolution on Saturday.

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Stephenson sparks Vegas to verge of NHL crown with 3-2 win

Stephenson sparks Vegas to verge of NHL crown with 3-2 win

Chandler Stephenson scored two goals and the Vegas Golden Knights moved to the brink of their first NHL title by defeating Florida 3-2 on Saturday in the Stanley Cup Final.

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Syrians turn plastic waste into rugs to make a living

Syrians turn plastic waste into rugs to make a living

At a rubbish dump in northwest Syria, Mohammed Behlal rummages for plastic to be sold to recyclers and transformed into floor rugs and other items in the impoverished rebel enclave.

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High inflation rattles UK home loan market

High inflation rattles UK home loan market

Britain's retail lenders are withdrawing fixed home-loan products, as elevated inflation sparks fears of more Bank of England interest rate hikes and worsens the cost-of-living crisis.

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Israel reinvents kibbutz by embracing of new industries

Israel reinvents kibbutz by embracing of new industries

Entrepreneurs are repurposing the Israeli kibbutz into hubs for creative and hi-tech industries, after decades of decline in the rural communities once considered models of socialism.

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