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Grisly search for missing as Nepal morgues overflow, burials begin

NASA launches Roman telescope on cosmic mapping mission

Barcelona's Yamal getting back to 'top level': Flick

Van Dijk wants Gakpo to stay at Liverpool amid Man City interest

Dutch federation calls for football summit without Infantino

Five-wicket Abbas has Lord's landmark as Pakistan set 389 to win second Test

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Chelsea sign Argentina 'stopper Martinez from Villa

Norway's churches hold services to late King Harald

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Walmart Agrees to $50 Million Settlement Over Opioid Prescription Allegations

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Pakistan 'lost sleep' over losses but bounced back: Masood

Pakistan batsman Shan Masood on Saturday praised his team's character in battling back to stay in the hunt for a semi-finals spot after losing their first two matches at the Twenty20 World Cup.

Trump, eyeing 2024, doubles down on vote conspiracy theories

Kicked off Twitter and Facebook after his supporters stormed the US Capitol, Donald Trump eventually set up his own platform Truth Social, declaring in April 2022 after a stumbling launch: "I'm Back! #COVFEFE."

India aim to be clincial in T20 World Cup semi-final push

Allrounder Ravichandran Ashwin said Saturday India must pile the pressure on early and be clinical in their execution if they want to get past Zimbabwe and into the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals.

Twitter layoffs before US midterms fuel misinformation concerns

Twitter's new owner Elon Musk has pledged the platform will not devolve into a "free-for-all hellscape," but experts warn that mass layoffs on Friday may deeply impair the social network's ability to curb misinformation.

Crowds, colour and Covid rules as Hong Kong Rugby Sevens returns

Fans of the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens shrugged off a three-year pandemic absence as the weekend sporting spectacle kicked off with drinking, fancy dress -- and Covid rules.

'We need to rebel': climate change needs radical response says XR activist

Soup on Vincent van Gogh paintings, mashed potatoes on a Monet masterpiece: climate activists are taking increasingly daring action to grab headlines -- and it's working.

Candlelight vigils to mourn South Korea Halloween disaster victims

Candlelight vigils and rallies were expected in South Korea on Saturday to commemorate the 156 people killed in a Halloween crowd crush, with public anger growing over one of the country's deadliest peacetime disasters.

France meet familiar foes to start World Cup defence

France are hoping to heed a warning from history as they kick off their defence of the World Cup trophy in a group which bears a remarkable resemblance to the section in which they started their road to glory four years ago in Russia.

France look to cast aside doubts going into World Cup campaign

France head to Qatar as World Cup holders and with the newly-crowned Ballon d'Or winner in their ranks, so all should be rosy for coach Didier Deschamps.

Australia's Mabil completes journey from refugee camp to World Cup

Awer Mabil will complete a remarkable journey from a refugee camp to the planet's biggest sporting spectacle when he lines up for Australia at the World Cup, overcoming personal tragedy along the way.

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