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Vine claims solo Vuelta stage six victory, Traen takes lead

Vine claims solo Vuelta stage six victory, Traen takes lead

Jay Vine sailed to solo success in stage six of the Vuelta a Espana on Thursday, as Torstein Traen claimed the overall lead.

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Emma Stone stars in apocalyptic satire at Venice Film Festival

Emma Stone stars in apocalyptic satire at Venice Film Festival

An apocalyptic satire starring Emma Stone and a Tinseltown road trip dramedy with George Clooney took the spotlight on Thursday at the Venice Film Festival.

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England skipper Aldcroft to miss rest of Women's Rugby World Cup pool phase

England skipper Aldcroft to miss rest of Women's Rugby World Cup pool phase

England captain Zoe Aldcroft has been ruled out of the rest of the pool stage of the Women's Rugby World Cup with a knee injury, it was announced Thursday.

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Norris sees others closing gap with dominant McLaren

Norris sees others closing gap with dominant McLaren

Lando Norris said on Thursday that other teams were catching up with his McLaren outfit, expecting many tough battles ahead as the Formula One season enters the home straight.

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UK govt seeks to overturn ban on housing migrants in hotel

UK govt seeks to overturn ban on housing migrants in hotel

The UK government on Thursday called for a court-ordered ban on housing asylum seekers at a protest-hit hotel to be lifted, warning the move risked setting "a precedent".

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'Ruins': Pakistan's Punjab reels from flood surge

'Ruins': Pakistan's Punjab reels from flood surge

Orange-vested rescue teams rowed through streets transformed into muddy rivers in Pakistan's Punjab province on Thursday, helping to pluck people and their livestock from flooded villages.

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Struggling Hamilton aims to rediscover the joy

Struggling Hamilton aims to rediscover the joy

Seven-time Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton said Thursday he wants to put his painful start at Ferrari behind him and rediscover the joy that got him racing in the first place.

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Froome hospitalised after training crash in France

Froome hospitalised after training crash in France

Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome has been airlifted to hospital and will undergo surgery after suffering multiple injuries in a training crash in southern France, his Israel-Premier Tech team said Thursday.

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Stocks mixed as investors digest US GDP, Nvidia earnings

Stocks mixed as investors digest US GDP, Nvidia earnings

Stock markets fluctuated on Thursday as investors digested stronger-than-estimated US economic growth and record earnings at AI chip giant Nvidia.

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Prince Harry to visit UK on anniversary of queen's death

Prince Harry to visit UK on anniversary of queen's death

Prince Harry will return to the UK to attend a charity award ceremony on September 8, coinciding with the third anniversary of the death of his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.

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