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Teenager Rafael Jódar comes from two sets down to set up Zverev quarter-final
19-year-old beats Pablo Carreño Busta 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 Jódar enjoying spectacular clay-court seasonThis year’s Fr...
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Iran restores some gas production at South Pars facility
Production restored at three offshore platforms after Israeli attacks, Pars Oil and Gas Company CEO tells Iranian media.
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Ethiopia’s election: Parties, coalitions and candidates explained
Over 50 million Ethiopians are registered to vote, with youth and women forming a significant share of the electorate.
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Man, 27, arrested after PSNI officer hit by stolen police vehicle
Attempted murder investigation launched after police officer struck by vehicle in DownpatrickPolice have launched an att...
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Trump’s interior secretary dismisses calls to identify donors for ‘nonpartisan’ concert series
Doug Burgum complains some musicians ‘segmented their audiences’ after artists back out of 250th anniversary eventThe Tr...
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Iga Swiatek has an unhappy birthday after falling to Kostyuk at French Open
No 3 seed goes down 7-5, 6-1 to Ukrainian 15th seedPole becomes latest big-name Roland Garros casualtyFor such a large p...
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Colombians head to the polls to choose President Gustavo Petro’s successor
The contest is largely a three-horse race between a left-wing senator, a businessman and a right-wing lawmaker.
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Manchester City thrash Brighton to seal Women’s FA Cup and historic Double
Ruthless Manchester City won the Women’s FA Cup for a fourth time and completed a domestic double as they eventually coa...
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WHO calls for community cooperation to contain DRC Ebola outbreak
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus makes appeal after protests against protocols for handling bodies in Ituri province Containin...
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US strike on alleged drug boat kills three in eastern Pacific
Attack comes after Friday’s strike that killed three men as well, pushing death toll to more than 200 since last yearThe...