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Last artisanal fishermen of Brazil's Copacabana seek revival

Last artisanal fishermen of Brazil's Copacabana seek revival

Each day at dawn, Manoel Reboucas launches his small motor boat into the sea off Copacabana, a reminder of the century-old fishing collective established here long before it became Rio de Janeiro's most famous beach.

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La Rochelle book Top 14 final date with Toulouse

La Rochelle book Top 14 final date with Toulouse

European champions La Rochelle beat Bordeaux-Begles 24-13 in the second semi-final of the Top 14 playoffs on Saturday and will face Toulouse in the final next week.

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'Children of the bush' lost for 40 days in Colombian Amazon found alive

'Children of the bush' lost for 40 days in Colombian Amazon found alive

Exhausted but happy, four Indigenous children who had been missing for more than a month in the Colombian Amazon rainforest were reunited with their relatives Saturday, in a happy ending to a nerve-racking saga that gripped the nation.

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Kohli holds firm against Australia in WTC final thriller

Kohli holds firm against Australia in WTC final thriller

Virat Kohli defied Australia on Saturday to give India hope of an extraordinary win in the World Test Championship final at The Oval.

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Lithuania capital turns pink for love of beetroot soup

Lithuania capital turns pink for love of beetroot soup

Lithuania's capital was flooded with pink food, decor, and colourful outfits on Saturday, as residents celebrated the Baltic nation's love for a cold beetroot dish commonly known as "pink soup".

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Rockin' Rafa fan Swiatek on top of the world

Rockin' Rafa fan Swiatek on top of the world

She is a bashful Rafael Nadal fan and a lover of the driving, hard rock of Led Zeppelin and Guns N' Roses who maintains a teenage debt to Taylor Swift.

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Swiatek fights off Muchova in thriller for third French Open title

Swiatek fights off Muchova in thriller for third French Open title

Iga Swiatek battled past Karolina Muchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 to win her third French Open title on Saturday and become the first woman to successfully defend the Roland Garros title since 2007.

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Mexican and Russian oil shipments ease Cuban fuel crisis

Mexican and Russian oil shipments ease Cuban fuel crisis

With oil tankers docking from Mexico and Russia in recent days, Cuba could see its severe fuel shortage ease for the near future.

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Green holds another stunner as India lose Gill in WTC final pursuit

Green holds another stunner as India lose Gill in WTC final pursuit

Australia all-rounder Cameron Green took his second sensational catch of the match as India lost Shubman Gill in their pursuit of a record-breaking target to win the World Test Championship final at The Oval on Saturday.

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White rhinos reintroduced to DR Congo national park

White rhinos reintroduced to DR Congo national park

Sixteen southern white rhinoceroses have been released into DR Congo's Garamba national park, officials said on Saturday, reintroducing an endangered species that was decimated by poaching.

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