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Vingegaard having 'tough time' after Tour de France triumph

Vingegaard having 'tough time' after Tour de France triumph

Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard has been having a "tough time" since winning the Tour de France in July, the sporting director of his club Jumbo Visma said Thursday.

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16 killed, many missing in northwest China floods

16 killed, many missing in northwest China floods

Sixteen people were killed and many left missing in flash flooding in northwest China, state media reported Thursday, as the country battles extreme weather that has shuttered factories and caused rolling power cuts.

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All Blacks search for united front after Foster soap opera

All Blacks search for united front after Foster soap opera

With just over a year until the Rugby World Cup in France, All Blacks coach Ian Foster has been given the vote of confidence despite poor results.

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Ethiopian girls break taboos and find joy in skateboarding

Ethiopian girls break taboos and find joy in skateboarding

Dressed in jeans, sweatpants and abayas, dozens of Ethiopian schoolgirls practise the art of nailing a landing and finding their balance -- and their confidence -- as they zip across a skatepark in Addis Ababa.

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Germany to fall short of gas stock targets: regulator

Germany to fall short of gas stock targets: regulator

The head of Germany's energy regulator said on Thursday that the country would almost certainly fail to meet its gas reserve targets in the face of a Russian supply squeeze.

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Huge Portugal fire 'under control' for now

Huge Portugal fire 'under control' for now

Officials said a massive forest fire in Portugal was "under control" after raging for days, but more than 1,000 firefighters were still battling to keep it contained Thursday.

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Restrictions lifted on Hong Kong's largest security trial

Restrictions lifted on Hong Kong's largest security trial

Reporting restrictions blanketing Hong Kong's largest national security prosecution were lifted on Thursday following an earlier a High Court ruling, shedding new light on pre-trial hearings that have dragged on for more than a year.

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Once hated by the left, FBI is now US conservatives' evil demon

Once hated by the left, FBI is now US conservatives' evil demon

Agents of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation are used to criticism, but never in the agency's history have they faced anything like the attacks from conservatives after last week's raid on former president Donald Trump's Florida home.

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Ukrainian Jews find refuge in Hungary resort

Ukrainian Jews find refuge in Hungary resort

With kosher food, debates on the Torah and a women's section on the beach for swimming, Ukrainian Rina Jalilova is finally feeling safe again at a Jewish refugee camp on the shores of Lake Balaton in Hungary.

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Wallabies captain Hooper out of South Africa Tests, Foley recalled

Wallabies captain Hooper out of South Africa Tests, Foley recalled

Captain Michael Hooper was missing from the Australia squad named Thursday for two home Rugby Championship Tests against South Africa as veteran playmaker Bernard Foley earned a shock recall.

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