New Zealand's Hobbs surges to women's 100m Commonwealth gold
Zoe Hobbs produced a remarkable run from lane seven to win the women's 100m final at the Commonwealth Games for New Zealand.
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Cameroon's Eseme storms to 100m Commonwealth gold
Emmanuel Eseme stormed through torrential rain in Glasgow to claim Commonwealth Games gold for Cameroon in the 100m in a new Games record time of 9.83 seconds.
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West Indies beat Pakistan by 90 runs in first Test
Pakistan crumbled for the second consecutive day to the West Indies pace attack, losing the first Test of a two-match series by 90 runs on the fourth day in Trinidad on Tuesday.
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AIDS activists slam 'pharma greed' over breakthrough drug
Activists at a major AIDS conference in Brazil this week demanded wider access to generic versions of a breakthrough HIV prevention drug which can cost tens of thousands of dollars a year.
Read moreSpain lets wildfire evacuees return but France fears flames spreading
Spanish residents forced to flee some of the worst wildfires in living memory began returning to their homes on Tuesday but thousands more were ordered to leave in France over fears that a looming heatwave would prevent containment of fires that have ripped through the country's southwest.
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UN sounds warning as refugee convention turns 75
The right to asylum is coming under increasing political strain across the world, the UN's refugees chief said Tuesday as he marked the 75th anniversary of the Refugee Convention.
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France needs more Canadair water bombers but building them is painfully slow
As French firefighters struggle to contain the worst wildfires in living memory with just 12 aerial water bombers, production of the iconic aircraft creaks along half a world away in a Canadian factory.
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Keiko Fujimori becomes Peru's ninth president in a decade
Peru's conservative President Keiko Fujimori took office on Tuesday, vowing to tackle the wave of crime sweeping the Andean nation.
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In devastated south Lebanon village, residents count on army deployment
As Lebanon's army deploys in the southern village of Zawtar al-Gharbiya, Hassan Sbeih is among those reassured by the troops and hoping the move will soon extend to areas still occupied by Israel.
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Jalen Carter signs record $152m extension with Eagles
Jalen Carter has signed a four-year extension with the Philadelphia Eagles, the club said Tuesday, in a deal that reportedly makes him the highest-paid defensive tackle in NFL history.
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