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'Everything is destroyed': Pakistan flood survivors plead for aid

'Everything is destroyed': Pakistan flood survivors plead for aid

The smattering of homes in Panjal Sheikh started to collapse one by one, as torrential rain lashed the tiny southern Pakistani village and flooded the vast stretches of farmland around it.

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Pakistan floods: South Asia's monsoon explained

Pakistan floods: South Asia's monsoon explained

Floods in Pakistan have killed more than 1,000 people after what its climate change minister called a record unbroken cycle of monsoon rains with "8 weeks of non-stop torrents".

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Diamond magnate appeals Swiss bribery verdict

Diamond magnate appeals Swiss bribery verdict

French-Israeli diamond magnate Beny Steinmetz was back in court in Switzerland on Monday to appeal his conviction in what has been described as the mining sector's biggest-ever corruption case.

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Honda, LG to invest $4.4 bn in US battery plant

Honda, LG to invest $4.4 bn in US battery plant

Japanese auto giant Honda and South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution announced a joint venture Monday to invest $4.4 billion in a new US electric car battery plant.

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Tens of millions battle Pakistan floods as death toll rises

Tens of millions battle Pakistan floods as death toll rises

Tens of millions of people across swathes of Pakistan were Monday battling the worst monsoon floods in a decade, with countless homes washed away, vital farmland destroyed, and the country's main river threatening to burst its banks.

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Kingsize comeback: Hardik Pandya, India's all-round match-winner

Kingsize comeback: Hardik Pandya, India's all-round match-winner

With his appetite for wickets and hard-hitting batting, Hardik Pandya has come back from controversies and injuries to become India's go-to all-rounder ahead of this year's Twenty20 World Cup in Australia.

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Retallick eager for recall to help misfiring All Blacks

Retallick eager for recall to help misfiring All Blacks

Veteran lock Brodie Retallick said on Monday that he came through unscathed from the first test of his broken cheekbone and is primed to help rescue the All Blacks.

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From bus routes to gutters, tech-savvy youth map Mali's capital

From bus routes to gutters, tech-savvy youth map Mali's capital

Under a blazing sun in Mali's capital, Amadou Menta leant over to measure a gutter then jotted down the results on a mapping app on his smartphone.

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Diamond magnate's appeal of Swiss bribery verdict opens

Diamond magnate's appeal of Swiss bribery verdict opens

French-Israeli diamond magnate Beny Steinmetz will be back in court in Switzerland on Monday to appeal against a corruption verdict linked to mining rights in Guinea.

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'They made me feel like nothing': Britney Spears addresses conservatorship

'They made me feel like nothing': Britney Spears addresses conservatorship

Britney Spears on Sunday released a lengthy audio message concerning the controversial guardianship that kept her primarily under her father's control for more than 13 years.

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