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World's largest whale graveyard discovered by Chinese sub

World's largest whale graveyard discovered by Chinese sub

The world's largest whale graveyard has been discovered at the bottom of the Indian Ocean by Chinese scientists, who found that the vast expanse of both new and ancient carcasses supports huge communities of deep-sea life.

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England captain Stokes dropped from second Test after nightclub incident

England captain Stokes dropped from second Test after nightclub incident

England captain Ben Stokes and team-mate Gus Atkinson have been dropped from the squad for next week's second Test against New Zealand at the Oval, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced Wednesday.

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Belfast girds for more violence after stabbing suspect held

Belfast girds for more violence after stabbing suspect held

Belfast steeled itself Wednesday for a second night of violence directed at immigrants in Northern Ireland, unrest that authorities say is being stoked by far-right activists on social media.

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Juve, Torino fans given 10-match away ban after derby trouble: media

Juve, Torino fans given 10-match away ban after derby trouble: media

Juve and Torino fans were on Wednesday slapped with a 10-match ban from travelling to away fixtures as punishment for trouble before last month's local derby which led to the game kicking off more than an hour late.

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Stocks slide as US inflation surges, US and Iran trade strikes

Stocks slide as US inflation surges, US and Iran trade strikes

Stock markets mostly fell on Wednesday as fresh strikes in the Middle East, a jump in US inflation and a tech sell-off weighed on sentiment.

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Surging US consumer inflation hits three-year high in key challenge for Trump

Surging US consumer inflation hits three-year high in key challenge for Trump

US consumer inflation surged to a fresh three-year high in May, with soaring energy prices caused by US President Donald Trump's Iran war posing a key challenge to Republicans ahead of midterm elections.

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Vaughan backs Stokes to stay on as England captain

Vaughan backs Stokes to stay on as England captain

Michael Vaughan has backed Ben Stokes to retain the England captaincy despite being investigated for breaking the team's curfew.

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Amnesty accuses Israel of 'ethnic cleansing' of West Bank Bedouins

Amnesty accuses Israel of 'ethnic cleansing' of West Bank Bedouins

Amnesty International accused Israel on Wednesday of an "ethnic cleansing" campaign against Bedouin and herding communities in the occupied West Bank, saying the measures aimed to accelerate the annexation of the Palestinian territory.

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O'Callaghan and Short clock history-making times at Australian trials

O'Callaghan and Short clock history-making times at Australian trials

Mollie O'Callaghan clocked the fourth fastest women's 200m freestyle in history Wednesday to narrowly miss the world record and Sam Short surged to the third quickest 800m freestyle of all time.

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Stocks drop ahead of key US inflation data

Stocks drop ahead of key US inflation data

Stock markets fell on Wednesday as fresh strikes in the Middle East and a tech sell-off weighed on sentiment ahead of closely watched US inflation data.

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