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Javan rhino clings to survival after Indonesia poaching wave

Javan rhino clings to survival after Indonesia poaching wave

In 2023, a newborn Javan rhino in Indonesia raised hopes for the highly endangered species. Now, conservationists fear poachers have killed up to a third of the surviving population, possibly with inside help.

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Regan Smith books Paris berth with 100m backstroke world record

Regan Smith books Paris berth with 100m backstroke world record

Regan Smith clocked a world record 57.13sec to win the 100m backstroke at the US Olympic swimming trials on Tuesday, throwing down a challenge to Aussie Kaylee McKeown six weeks before the Paris Games.

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Baseball legend Willie Mays dead at 93: family

Baseball legend Willie Mays dead at 93: family

Baseball icon Willie Mays, one of the greatest players in the sport's history beloved for dazzling skill and athletic grace, died Tuesday aged 93, his family announced.

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Southgate faces Foden dilemma ahead of England's Euro clash with Danes

Southgate faces Foden dilemma ahead of England's Euro clash with Danes

Gareth Southgate must solve his Phil Foden conundrum as the England playmaker struggles to reproduce his brilliant Manchester City form at international level.

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South Africa's Ramaphosa to be sworn in as president

South Africa's Ramaphosa to be sworn in as president

South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa is to be sworn in as president at a ceremony in Pretoria on Wednesday, after his weakened African National Congress (ANC) struck a government coalition deal.

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Willie Mays:  Baseball's 'Say Hey Kid'

Willie Mays: Baseball's 'Say Hey Kid'

Willie Mays was so good that even one of baseball's greatest plays couldn't define his Hall of Fame career.

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Putin in North Korea to boost defence ties

Putin in North Korea to boost defence ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet Wednesday in Pyongyang for a summit where they are widely expected to discuss ways to boost sanctions-busting military ties.

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Mouse shakers, power naps: Corporate America fights 'keyboard fraud'

Mouse shakers, power naps: Corporate America fights 'keyboard fraud'

A US banking giant fired more than a dozen employees for "simulating keyboard activity," highlighting a battle within productivity-obsessed corporate America to tame a culture of faking work with gizmos such as mouse jigglers.

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'Scary' Portugal flex strength in depth to avoid slow Euros start

'Scary' Portugal flex strength in depth to avoid slow Euros start

Jose Mourinho had claimed even Portugal's reserves would be contenders for Euro 2024 and they relied on that strength in depth to beat a stubborn Czech Republic 2-1 for a winning start.

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'Cheapfakes': Out-of-context videos target Biden's age

'Cheapfakes': Out-of-context videos target Biden's age

Republicans are flooding the internet with out-of-context videos of US President Joe Biden, using what the White House has characterized as deceptive editing tactics to cast the 81-year-old as infirm less than five months from November's election.

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