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Roach runs through Bangladesh top order after 250th Test wicket

Roach runs through Bangladesh top order after 250th Test wicket

Kemar Roach became just the sixth West Indian to claim 250 Test wickets as the senior pacer swept through the top order of the Bangladesh second innings before rain intervened again on the third day of the second and final Test at the Daren Sammy Stadium in St Lucia on Sunday.

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US sprint star Richardson misses 200m final at World trials

US sprint star Richardson misses 200m final at World trials

Rising sprint star Sha'Carri Richardson failed to reach the 200m final at the US World Championship trials on Sunday -- her last shot at an individual event after she crashed out of the 100m first round.

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Police break up Istanbul Pride march, detain over 200

Police break up Istanbul Pride march, detain over 200

Turkish police on Sunday broke up a banned Pride march in Istanbul, detaining more than 200 demonstrators and an AFP photographer, journalists and organisers reported.

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Leach strikes before Pope leads England nearer New Zealand sweep

Leach strikes before Pope leads England nearer New Zealand sweep

Jack Leach took 10 wickets in a Test for the first time in his career before Ollie Pope and Joe Root set about leading England's charge to a series whitewash of New Zealand at Headingley on Sunday.

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Violence at Spanish enclave sparks fear of worse to come

Violence at Spanish enclave sparks fear of worse to come

A massive attempt by migrants to storm the barrier between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla resulted in "unprecedented violence" that killed at least 23 sub-Saharan Africans and has sparked fears of worse to come.

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Menswear regains its muscle at Paris Fashion Week

Menswear regains its muscle at Paris Fashion Week

Menswear proved to be in reinvigorated form as Paris Fashion Week ended on Sunday, with spectacle, innovation and the return of big-name designers to the catwalk.

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Ghislaine Maxwell put on suicide watch ahead of sentencing: lawyer

Ghislaine Maxwell put on suicide watch ahead of sentencing: lawyer

Jailed former socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has been placed on suicide watch -- despite not being suicidal -- according to her lawyers, who said they would move to postpone her sentencing for sex trafficking if she remained in isolation.

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G7 touts $600 bn global infrastructure plan to rival China

G7 touts $600 bn global infrastructure plan to rival China

The G7 group of rich democracies on Sunday announced an attempt to compete with China's formidable Belt and Road Initiative by raising some $600 billion for global infrastructure programmes in poor countries.

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21 teenagers die in mysterious circumstances in S. African tavern

21 teenagers die in mysterious circumstances in S. African tavern

At least 21 teenagers, the youngest possibly just 13, died at the weekend after a night out at a township tavern in South Africa, in a tragedy whose cause remains unclear.

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France caps visitor numbers at Marseille Calanques coves

France caps visitor numbers at Marseille Calanques coves

Two popular coves in the "Calanques" area near Marseille, among southern France's main attractions, saw visitor numbers capped on Sunday for the first time to protect their fragile ecosystem.

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