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Spain's Raul Fernandez surges to maiden MotoGP win in Australia

Spain's Raul Fernandez surges to maiden MotoGP win in Australia

Spain's Raul Fernandez surged to a maiden MotoGP victory in Australia on Sunday while Alex Marquez finished fourth to shore up his bid to finish the season second in the world championship.

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Pope Leo to proclaim seven new saints, including three nuns

Pope Leo to proclaim seven new saints, including three nuns

Pope Leo XIV is set to create seven new saints Sunday, including the first from Papua New Guinea, an archbishop killed in the Armenian genocide and a Venezuelan "doctor of the poor".

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Bollywood's favourite romance still going strong after 30 years

Bollywood's favourite romance still going strong after 30 years

India's longest-running film celebrates 30 years in the same cinema on Monday, a Bollywood romance so beloved that fans know it simply by its acronym "DDLJ".

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Withering vines: California grape farmers abandon fields as local wine struggles

Withering vines: California grape farmers abandon fields as local wine struggles

For more than a century, Lodi's grape growers have supplied the old wineries that make this Californian city famous. But rocketing costs, falling demand and competition from imports mean some are now abandoning their vineyards.

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China's power paradox: record renewables, continued coal

China's power paradox: record renewables, continued coal

Call it the China power paradox: while Beijing leads the world in renewable energy expansion, its coal projects are booming too.

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Doncic anchors Lakers' NBA title bid in James's possible last stand

Doncic anchors Lakers' NBA title bid in James's possible last stand

Past and future converge for the Los Angeles Lakers this season as LeBron James and Luka Doncic embark on their first full NBA campaign chasing a title that could cement one legacy and launch another.

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NBA teams ring changes but Thunder still fancied to repeat

NBA teams ring changes but Thunder still fancied to repeat

Superstar players on new teams and All-Stars sidelined by severe injuries have jumbled expectations, but Oklahoma City remains a championship favorite when when the NBA's 80th season begins Tuesday.

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Messi bags hat-trick as Inter roar into playoffs with 5-2 win over Nashville

Messi bags hat-trick as Inter roar into playoffs with 5-2 win over Nashville

A rampant Lionel Messi scored a sensational hat-trick to virtually seal Major League Soccer's Golden Boot award on Saturday as Inter Miami roared into the playoffs with a 5-2 victory over Nashville SC.

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Norris retains composure as pressure mounts in title race

Norris retains composure as pressure mounts in title race

Lando Norris kept his composure under pressure on Saturday to claim second place on the grid behind Max Verstappen in qualifying for Sunday's United States Grand Prix.

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Verstappen takes pole to keep pressure on McLaren duo

Verstappen takes pole to keep pressure on McLaren duo

Max Verstappen continued to apply pressure on McLaren's duelling title rivals on Saturday when, hours after winning the sprint race, he claimed pole position for Sunday's United States Grand Prix.

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