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'Like we were on a trampoline': Indonesia quake kills 20, thousands flee

'Like we were on a trampoline': Indonesia quake kills 20, thousands flee

Rescuers combed through debris for survivors Saturday after a powerful earthquake struck off Flores island in eastern Indonesia, killing 20 people and sending thousands fleeing.

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No monkey business: India 'whisperers' guard world championships

No monkey business: India 'whisperers' guard world championships

As top badminton players descend on New Delhi for the world championships, an unusual band of men have their eyes fixed not on the stars, but on monkeys lurking around.

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Australia run riot to crush Japan 56-17 in Townsville

Australia run riot to crush Japan 56-17 in Townsville

Hulking prop Taniela Tupou scored twice as a rampaging Australia swept past Japan 56-17 with a blistering second-half display on Saturday to win three Tests in a row for the first time since 2024.

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Steady India 101-1 at lunch in first Sri Lanka Test

Steady India 101-1 at lunch in first Sri Lanka Test

Devdutt Padikkal and K.L. Rahul shared an unbroken stand of 54 as India reached 101-1 at lunch on the opening day of the first Test against Sri Lanka on Saturday in Galle.

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Stolen Matisse works tied to infamous art thief in Brazil

Stolen Matisse works tied to infamous art thief in Brazil

Phone logs of a notorious art and rare-book thief in Brazil proved to be the key for police to recover eight stolen engravings by famed French painter Henri Matisse, after they were pilfered from a library exhibition in Sao Paulo last December.

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Faced with historic drought, the Dutch rethink water management

Faced with historic drought, the Dutch rethink water management

On the banks of the Waal, the Dutch branch of the Rhine, swimmers are sunning themselves on a Nijmegen beach that didn't exist before the river level dropped a few months ago.

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Hasan strikes twice for Bangladesh to reduce Australia to 51-2

Hasan strikes twice for Bangladesh to reduce Australia to 51-2

Hasan Mahmud took two wickets to reduce Australia to 51-2 at tea on the third day of the first Test in Darwin on Saturday, still 177 runs from making Bangladesh bat again.

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Pallister holds off Ledecky to win Pan Pacs 400m free title

Pallister holds off Ledecky to win Pan Pacs 400m free title

Australian Lani Pallister attacked early and held on to win the women's 400m freestyle ahead of US great Katie Ledecky at the Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California on Friday.

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Powerful quake off Indonesia kills 20, sparks mass evacuations

Powerful quake off Indonesia kills 20, sparks mass evacuations

Rescuers combed through debris for survivors Saturday after a powerful earthquake struck off Flores island in eastern Indonesia, killing at least 20 people and sending thousands fleeing.

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Mehidy half-century steers Bangladesh to 228-run lead in Australia Test

Mehidy half-century steers Bangladesh to 228-run lead in Australia Test

Mehidy Hasan Miraz scored a valuable half-century as Bangladesh were finally dismissed for 426 in their first innings on the third day of the opening Test against Australia in Darwin on Saturday, a lead of 228.

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