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Oil plunges, stocks jump on US-Iran peace deal

US-Iran deal met with hope, scepticism in Mideast

German working-age population to shrink dramatically: study

MSF warns of 'dangerous gaps' in Ebola response in DR Congo

Three things we learned from the Barcelona Grand Prix

Real Madrid confirm Cucurella signing from Chelsea

UK PM announces ban on social media for under-16s

Hope for peace with North, but not unification at S. Korea festival

Iran take center stage at World Cup as Spain make bow

Burnt-out Indonesians beat the blues with children's games

Greek fishermen struggle to keep up with pufferfish invaders

Japan coach sorry for 'hurt' after ending Endo's World Cup dream

Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu on Saturday described Wataru Endo as "hurt" and apologised after torpedoing the captain's World Cup dreams on the eve of the tournament.

Qatar earn first ever World Cup point with late goal

Qatar's Boualem Khoukhi stunned Switzerland with a late equaliser as the sides played out a 1-1 draw in their opening match at the World Cup on Saturday.

Racing penetrate Pau fortress to reach Top 14 semis

Racing 92 upset Pau 33-31 on Saturday to qualify for the Top 14 semi-finals and a clash against champions Toulouse in Marseille next weekend.

Intensity key to US dream World Cup start, says captain Ream

United States captain Tim Ream told AFP an "intense" training camp was vital to his team's dream World Cup start, as a 4-1 thrashing of Paraguay turbo-charged the co-hosts' hopes of unlikely glory.

Trump's name removed from Kennedy Center arts venue

Workers removed President Donald Trump's name from the facade of the prestigious Kennedy Center in Washington on Saturday -- a stinging defeat for the US leader who has eschewed political tradition to affix his name and likeness across public spaces.

Dominant Australia beat South Africa in Women's T20 World Cup

Australia cruised to a 65-run win against South Africa in their opening Women's T20 World Cup match on Saturday.

'I'm back!': Raducanu to face Vekic in Queen's Club final

Former US Open champion Emma Raducanu said that she is back to her best after the British star won twice in the space of just six hours to earn a Queen's Club final clash with Croatia's Donna Vekic.

Kane hails England preparation as squad arrives at base camp

Harry Kane said England had enjoyed "great preparation" ahead of their World Cup campaign as the squad touched down in Kansas City -- their base camp for the tournament.

Albania targets 20 in crime crackdown, possible ties to Trump-linked project

Albanian prosecutors said Saturday they had demanded the arrest of 20 people over alleged drug-trafficking and money-laundering, with media saying some may have ties to a resort project linked to relatives of Donald Trump.

Raducanu to face Vekic in Queen's Club final

Former US Open champion Emma Raducanu will face Croatia's Donna Vekic in the Queen's Club final after the British star won twice in the space of just six hours on Saturday.

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