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Smoke-dried bodies could be world's 'oldest mummies': study

Afghan gets life in prison for jihadist knife murder in Germany

Juan Mata moves to Melbourne from Australian rivals

Drug cheats put India Olympic bid and careers at risk

East Timor police fire tear gas on second day of car purchase protests

Floods devastate India's breadbasket of Punjab

In mega-city Lagos, 20 million count on just 100 ambulances

FBI chief Kash Patel faces Senate panel

Phillies clinch first MLB division by beating Dodgers

Trump set for unprecedented second UK state visit

Lower US tariffs on Japan autos kick in

Spain heatwave was 'most intense on record'

A 16-day heatwave Spain suffered this month was "the most intense on record", the national meteorological agency said on Sunday.

Chaotic Rennes set Ligue 1 red card record and lose 4-0 at Lorient

A week after winning their Ligue 1 opener with 10 men, Rennes played almost the whole game at Lorient on Sunday with nine, but this time lost 4-0.

'KPop Demon Hunters' takes N. American box office by storm

Netflix's monster animated hit "KPop Demon Hunters" ruled the North American box office with a special singalong event, raking in $18 million in a first victory in theaters for the streaming giant, industry estimates showed Sunday.

Moyes sees big step forward after Everton win stadium opener

David Moyes said he was building the foundations of a brighter future for Everton after they beat Brighton 2-0 to begin a new era at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Sunday.

Vingegaard wins on Vuelta mountain to take overall lead

Jonas Vingegaard won stage two of the Vuelta a Espana on Sunday on a cool, rainy 10km climb to Limone with Italy's Giulio Ciccone following the new red jersey holder home in second place at the end of a white knuckle struggle to the line.

Vingegaard wins on Vuelta mountain

Jonas Vingegaard won stage two on the Vuelta a Espana on Sunday on a cool, rainy 10km climb to Limone with Italian climber Giulio Ciccone in second.

Zelensky calls for Putin talks as peace efforts stall

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday a meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin would be "the most effective way forward" amid stalled diplomatic attempts to end the war as he celebrated Ukraine's Independence Day.

Everton beat Brighton in new stadium opener

Everton's new era at the Hill Dickinson Stadium got off to a bright start with a 2-0 win over Brighton in front of a crowd of just under 52,000 on Sunday.

Higgins strikes as Ireland see off Japan in Women's Rugby World Cup

Eve Higgins scored the decisive try as Ireland launched their Women's Rugby World Cup campaign with a 42-14 victory over Japan in Northampton on Sunday.

Fires ravage an ageing rural Spain

The biggest fear for senior citizens taking refuge in Benavente, a town in a zone ravaged by vast wildfires in Spain, is that "everything they own could burn", its mayor Beatriz Asensio told AFP.

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