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'Happy people': folk festivals punctuate Greek summer life

'Happy people': folk festivals punctuate Greek summer life

It's midnight in the Aegean Sea but on the Greek island of Ikaria, in the courtyard of the church of St Elijah, the revelry was barely getting started.

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Afghans show solidarity as migrant returns from Iran surge

Afghans show solidarity as migrant returns from Iran surge

At the border with Iran, Fatima Rezaei distributes food and hygiene products to Afghans forced to return, unable to passively stand by as the deportation crisis grows.

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O'Callaghan closes on more world gold to banish post-Paris blues

O'Callaghan closes on more world gold to banish post-Paris blues

Olympic champion Mollie O'Callaghan safely negotiated her way into the semi-finals of the 200m freestyle at the swimming world championships on Tuesday as she attempts to shake off the post-Paris blues.

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Five dead including gunman in New York office shooting spree

Five dead including gunman in New York office shooting spree

Four people including a police officer were killed Monday after a gunman walked into a skyscraper in central Manhattan and opened fire in broad daylight, officials said.

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Thirty dead as northern China hit by heavy rain, landslides

Thirty dead as northern China hit by heavy rain, landslides

Heavy rain in Beijing killed 30 people and forced authorities to evacuate tens of thousands as swathes of northern China were lashed by torrential downpours that sparked deadly landslides, state media said Tuesday.

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Destructive Dwarshuis gives Australia 5-0 sweep of West Indies T20s

Destructive Dwarshuis gives Australia 5-0 sweep of West Indies T20s

Ben Dwarshuis removed both openers and took the crucial wicket of top-scorer Shimron Hetmyer as Australia beat the West Indies on Monday in Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis, to sweep the T20 series 5-0.

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Ill-equipped and tired: a night with a Ukrainian air defence unit

Ill-equipped and tired: a night with a Ukrainian air defence unit

A menacing buzz reverberates through the night sky in eastern Ukraine. Explosions ring out, flashes illuminate sunflower fields below and the smell of gunpowder poisons the air.

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Five dead including gunman in New York office shooting

Five dead including gunman in New York office shooting

At least four people including a police officer were killed Monday after a gunman walked into a skyscraper in central Manhattan and opened fire in broad daylight, officials said.

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Stock markets fall as trade relief fades, eyes on data and earnings

Stock markets fall as trade relief fades, eyes on data and earnings

Stocks fell Tuesday as the positivity sparked by recent US trade deals dissipated, with investors now focused on the release of key data and earnings, and the Federal Reserve's next policy meeting.

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'Food on table' outweighs health risks for Philippine e-waste dismantlers

'Food on table' outweighs health risks for Philippine e-waste dismantlers

Dexter Barsigan has spent the past 13 years making a living with his bare hands and a pair of pliers, stripping scrapped laptops and air conditioners for metal he can sell to junk shops in the Philippines.

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