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Death toll climbs after trash site collapse buries dozens in Philippines

Death toll climbs after trash site collapse buries dozens in Philippines

Hard hat-wearing rescue workers and backhoes dug through rubble in search of survivors on Saturday in the shadow of a mountain of garbage that buried dozens of landfill employees in the central Philippines, killing at least four.

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Sabalenka into third straight Brisbane final ahead of Australian Open

Sabalenka into third straight Brisbane final ahead of Australian Open

Aryna Sabalenka beat Karolina Muchova in straight sets to reach her third Brisbane International final in a row on Saturday, a week ahead of the Australian Open.

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Chinese villagers struggle for heat as gas subsidies fade

Chinese villagers struggle for heat as gas subsidies fade

Almost a decade after China began curbing coal burning to stop thick winter smog, villagers in northern Hebei province are struggling to afford their heating bills with most gas subsidies now phased out.

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Wrexham manager glad Ryan Reynolds on hand for heroics against Forest

Wrexham manager glad Ryan Reynolds on hand for heroics against Forest

Phil Parkinson was delighted Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds witnessed a finish worthy of one of the American actor's Hollywood movies as the Welsh club knocked Premier League Nottingham Forest out of the FA Cup.

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Arrests reported, cross removed as China crackdown on unofficial churches grows

Arrests reported, cross removed as China crackdown on unofficial churches grows

A church in east China was scaffolded and had its cross removed, AFP reporters saw Friday, with residents and rights groups saying multiple members had been arrested as a national crackdown on unofficial Christian organisations grows.

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Wrexham ride 'rollercoaster' to knock Nottingham Forest out of FA Cup

Wrexham ride 'rollercoaster' to knock Nottingham Forest out of FA Cup

Wrexham's fairytale ride under Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney continued as they knocked Premier League Nottingham Forest out of the FA Cup with a dramatic 4-3 penalty shootout win on Friday.

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Mavs' Davis has ligament damage in left hand: report

Mavs' Davis has ligament damage in left hand: report

Dallas Mavericks star Anthony Davis has ligament damage in his left hand and is consulting doctors to determine whether he needs surgery that could sideline him several months, ESPN reported on Friday.

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Mavs' Davis has ligament damaged in left hand: report

Mavs' Davis has ligament damaged in left hand: report

Dallas Mavericks star Anthony Davis has ligament damage in his left hand and is consulting doctors to determine whether he needs surgery that could sideline him several months, ESPN reported on Friday.

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Australia declares state of disaster as bushfires rage

Australia declares state of disaster as bushfires rage

Australian authorities declared a state of disaster on Saturday after bushfires destroyed houses and razed vast belts of forest in the country's southeast.

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Morocco coach Regragui urges calm as hosts reach AFCON last four

Morocco coach Regragui urges calm as hosts reach AFCON last four

Morocco coach Walid Regragui hailed a "historic" achievement in seeing his side reach the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations on Friday, but warned that the hosts have not yet achieved anything at the tournament.

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