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England, Portugal eye top spots as World Cup group stages wrap up

Injured Australian pair Leckie, Italiano out of World Cup

US, Iran trade strikes putting new strain on Middle East truce

Farmers fear drought as Italy's longest river runs dry

Thousands expected as Vespa celebrates 80 years in Rome

Budapest Pride to push for equality after reversed ban

Venezuela earthquakes kill nearly 1,000, tens of thousands missing

Pino, Williams injuries mar Spain's World Cup progress

World Cup fans get taste of American life -- at the mall

Cape Verde extend World Cup 'dream' to set up Argentina meeting

Bielsa accepts blame for World Cup exit, but says Uruguay deserved more

O'Neill confirmed as Celtic's permanent boss after double triumph

Martin O'Neill has been named as Celtic's permanent manager at the age of 74 after leading the club to the Scottish double during his interim reign last season.

Bangladesh chase 192 in 41 overs after Australia collapse in rain-hit ODI

Marnus Labuschagne and Xavier Bartlett put on a century stand to steer Australia to 187-8 in 42 overs after they slumped to 0-3 against Bangladesh in the rain-hit second ODI on Thursday.

Relegated Wolves sack Edwards after seven months in charge

Wolves sacked manager Rob Edwards on Thursday after just seven months in charge following their relegation from the Premier League.

Wimbledon prize money pot increased to £64.2 million

Wimbledon's prize money pot has been increased by 20 percent to a tournament-record figure of £64.2 million ($85.7 million).

Sweden withdraws controversial proposal to jail 13-year-olds

Sweden's right-wing government withdrew Thursday a heavily contested proposal to lower the age at which children can be sentenced to prison from 15 to 13, citing a lack of support in parliament.

Economic pressures 'manageable': Indonesian deputy finance minister

External and domestic pressures on Indonesia's economy were "manageable", the country's deputy finance minister said Thursday, despite a rout of the rupiah that has forced the central bank to hike interest rates.

Serena's comeback at Queen's over after Mboko injury withdrawal

Serena Williams' bid to win the Queen's Club doubles title on her return to tennis came to a premature end on Thursday after the American legend's partner Victoria Mboko was forced to withdraw from the tournament.

Scientists warn of record heat, threats to climate monitoring

Planetary heating is intensifying and key climate indicators are deteriorating, top scientists said Thursday, warning that funding decisions affecting Earth observation systems in the United States and other countries threaten efforts to track global warming.

Sweden withdraws disputed proposal to jail 13-year-olds

Sweden's right-wing government withdrew Thursday a heavily-contested proposal to lower the age at which children can be sentenced to prison from 15 to 13, citing a lack of support in parliament.

Thailand condemns Chinese Uyghurs to death for 2015 shrine bombing

Two Chinese Uyghur men were sentenced to death Thursday for carrying out a 2015 attack on a Bangkok shrine that killed 20 people, a long-awaited verdict in Thailand's deadliest bombing case.

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