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Philippine court finds four policemen guilty in drug war killings

Philippine court finds four policemen guilty in drug war killings

Four Philippine policemen were found guilty Tuesday of killing a father and son, court officials said, in a rare case of law enforcement officers being prosecuted for taking part in former president Rodrigo Duterte's deadly drug war.

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Gaza rescuers report deadly strikes although clashes slow for Eid

Gaza rescuers report deadly strikes although clashes slow for Eid

Israeli strikes on Tuesday killed at least 13 people in central Gaza, the civil defence agency in the Hamas-run territory said, although fighting has largely subsided as Muslims mark Eid al-Adha.

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'Lord of the Rings' star McKellen hospitalised after stage fall

'Lord of the Rings' star McKellen hospitalised after stage fall

Veteran British actor Ian McKellen, who played Gandalf in the "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, was rushed to hospital late on Monday after falling from the stage during a London performance.

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'Victory for the people': Thailand approves same-sex marriage

'Victory for the people': Thailand approves same-sex marriage

Thailand on Tuesday became the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise same-sex marriage, in a historic parliamentary vote hailed as a "victory" by campaigners.

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Paris prepares epic Olympics dance show

Paris prepares epic Olympics dance show

Music pounds through an empty hangar on the outskirts of Paris as dancers perform a few snatches of a top-secret routine in front of giant mirrors.

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Court finds four Philippine police guilty in drug war killings

Court finds four Philippine police guilty in drug war killings

Four Philippine policemen were found guilty Tuesday of killing a father and son, court officials said, in a rare case of law enforcement officers being prosecuted for taking part in former president Rodrigo Duterte's deadly drug war.

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Survivors recall horror of deadly double Indian train crash

Survivors recall horror of deadly double Indian train crash

Survivors of an Indian double train crash that killed nine people described on Tuesday their terror when a driver missed a signal and rammed a goods train into a passenger express.

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Australia's Warner says ball-tampering scandal will never go away

Australia's Warner says ball-tampering scandal will never go away

David Warner says he will forever be tarnished by the "Sandpaper-gate" scandal of 2018, as the Australian opener ponders his legacy ahead of impending international retirement.

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Music platform CEO says AI is not the enemy

Music platform CEO says AI is not the enemy

Musicians around the world have described artificial intelligence as a threat to creativity, but the CEO of one popular platform told AFP he thinks critics are looking at it all wrong.

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Seoul fires warning shots as N. Korean soldiers cross border again

Seoul fires warning shots as N. Korean soldiers cross border again

Dozens of North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the heavily fortified border Tuesday but retreated after warning shots were fired, Seoul said, the second such incident in two weeks as Pyongyang reinforces its frontiers with the South.

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