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Masked man: Will Mbappe finally fire for France at Euro 2024?

Masked man: Will Mbappe finally fire for France at Euro 2024?

Kylian Mbappe leads France into Friday's Euro 2024 quarter-final against Portugal having yet to find his best form at the tournament after months of speculation about his club future and then the broken nose which overshadowed his team's opening game.

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Reliable Rodri the rock behind Spain's sparkling Euros

Reliable Rodri the rock behind Spain's sparkling Euros

Germany's hopes of winning Euro 2024 on home soil rest with inflicting a very rare defeat on Spain's midfield maestro Rodri in Friday's blockbuster quarter-final.

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No ninth Olympics for Australian equestrian veteran Hoy

No ninth Olympics for Australian equestrian veteran Hoy

Australian equestrian veteran Andrew Hoy was overlooked on Thursday for the Paris Games, ending his bid to compete at a ninth Olympics, but the 65-year-old indicated that he planned to keep going.

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Labour tipped for historic win as UK voters go to the polls

Labour tipped for historic win as UK voters go to the polls

Britons head to the polls Thursday in a general election widely expected to emphatically return the opposition Labour party to power and end nearly a decade-and-a-half of Conservative rule.

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Fires in Brazil's Pantanal push wetlands community to limit

Fires in Brazil's Pantanal push wetlands community to limit

A riverside community in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands narrowly escaped raging wildfires last month, but some say the record-setting blazes -- still burning nearby -- are compounding threats to their way of life.

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Colombian dens of iniquity recycled to serve victims

Colombian dens of iniquity recycled to serve victims

In a mansion with golden faucets and an oyster-shaped bathtub, Colombian paramilitary fighters and drug lords once planned the most horrific crimes. Now, the opulent property will be put to the service of their victims.

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Verstappen hoping to avoid repeat of 2021 nightmare in duel with Norris

Verstappen hoping to avoid repeat of 2021 nightmare in duel with Norris

Max Verstappen will hope to avoid any repeat of his 2021 nightmare this weekend when he and Lando Norris go head-to-head in the next round of their Formula One title battle at the British Grand Prix.

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Biden's childhood hometown 'embarrassed' by debate meltdown

Biden's childhood hometown 'embarrassed' by debate meltdown

As residents of Joe Biden's hometown Scranton prepared to mark that most American of holidays -- July 4 -- many were also voicing alarm about the US president following his disastrous debate last week against Donald Trump.

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Wales hand debut to Hathaway in first Australia Test

Wales hand debut to Hathaway in first Australia Test

Winger Josh Hathaway was handed a Wales debut Thursday with Ben Thomas starting at fly-half in the first Test against Australia as the visitors look to snap a seven-game losing streak.

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Air pollution drives 7% of deaths in big Indian cities: study

Air pollution drives 7% of deaths in big Indian cities: study

More than seven percent of all deaths in 10 of India's biggest cities are linked to air pollution, a large study said Thursday, leading researchers to call for action to save tens of thousands of lives a year.

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