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Wiebes takes dominant second win at Tour de France Femmes

Wiebes takes dominant second win at Tour de France Femmes

Lorena Wiebes sprinted to victory on the second stage of the Tour de France Femmes on Sunday after a hilly 147.9km run from Aigle to Geneva in Switzerland, much of it lakeside.

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Dodgers land Tigers pitching ace Skubal in MLB trade deadline blockbuster

Dodgers land Tigers pitching ace Skubal in MLB trade deadline blockbuster

Reigning two-time Cy Young Award-winning pitcher Tarik Skubal is headed to the Los Angeles Dodgers from Detroit in a deal that rocked Major League Baseball ahead of Monday's trade deadline.

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Suicide attack kills 13 during protest in northern Pakistan: police

Suicide attack kills 13 during protest in northern Pakistan: police

A suicide bomber attacked a busy area near a police station during a protest in northern Pakistan's Swat district, killing 13 people and wounding 22, police said on Sunday.

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Infantino struggling to survive, says former IOC marketing chief

Infantino struggling to survive, says former IOC marketing chief

FIFA president Gianni Infantino's leadership has become "radioactive" and his 10-year reign as head of world football "is over", a former head of IOC marketing told AFP.

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Helicopters collide in Greece as fires spread

Helicopters collide in Greece as fires spread

Two fire helicopters collided in Greece on Sunday as forces battled multiple wildfires that have devastated swathes of land, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warning of "extremely difficult" days ahead.

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OPEC+ boosts September production by 188,000 barrels/day

OPEC+ boosts September production by 188,000 barrels/day

Saudi Arabia, Russia and five other key members of OPEC+ agreed in an online meeting Sunday to boost oil production by 188,000 barrels a day from September, against a backdrop of disruption caused by the Mideast war.

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Power returns to Cuba's west after grid failure

Power returns to Cuba's west after grid failure

Power returned to Havana and other parts of western Cuba early Sunday after the latest in a string of widespread grid failures was fixed by the state-run electric company.

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Rescuers recover climber Nirmal Purja's body after avalanche disaster

Rescuers recover climber Nirmal Purja's body after avalanche disaster

Rescuers recovered the body of renowned climber Nirmal Purja on Sunday after an avalanche killed him and nine team members on one of the world's highest peaks in northern Pakistan, the Alpine Club of Pakistan said.

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At least 72 died in Spain's Ceuta migrant rush

At least 72 died in Spain's Ceuta migrant rush

At least 72 people died during last week's mass influx of migrants into Spain's Ceuta enclave, when tens of thousands of people mostly swam around the border post from Morocco, local officials said on Sunday.

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Fire toll mounts in Greece as blazes spread

Fire toll mounts in Greece as blazes spread

Greece on Sunday faced multiple fronts and a growing damage toll with wildfires believed to have devastated swathes of forest and agricultural land, and the prime minister warning of "extremely difficult" days ahead.

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