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10 years after typhoon, Philippine city rises from the ruins

10 years after typhoon, Philippine city rises from the ruins

Filipino widow Agatha Ando has learned to laugh again in the decade after Super Typhoon Haiyan smashed into the central Philippines, killing more than 6,000 people and leaving millions homeless.

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Rapinoe not done yet as OL Reign reach NWSL final

Rapinoe not done yet as OL Reign reach NWSL final

Megan Rapinoe will have a chance to add to her trophy collection before calling time on her iconic football career.

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Israel intensifies Gaza strikes despite ceasefire calls

Israel intensifies Gaza strikes despite ceasefire calls

Israel on Monday pounded Gaza with "significant" strikes with soldiers battling Hamas forces in the besieged territory, ignoring ceasefire calls by UN aid agencies who condemned surging civilian deaths in the month-long conflict.

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Kansas City shock St. Louis to advance in MLS playoffs, LAFC move on

Kansas City shock St. Louis to advance in MLS playoffs, LAFC move on

Sporting Kansas City ended Western Conference top seeds St. Louis City's magical first MLS season on Sunday with a 2-1 victory that sealed a 2-0 win in their first-round playoff series.

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Japan baseball fans leap into river as 'Curse of the Colonel' lifted

Japan baseball fans leap into river as 'Curse of the Colonel' lifted

Dozens of baseball fans in Osaka hurled themselves into a filthy city-centre river and partied long into the night after the Hanshin Tigers won the Japan Series for only the second time in their history.

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Sri Lanka sacks cricket board days after World Cup thrashing

Sri Lanka sacks cricket board days after World Cup thrashing

Sri Lanka's sports minister Roshan Ranasinghe sacked the national cricket board on Monday, days after a humiliating defeat by India at the World Cup.

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Asia builds on global stocks rally as US jobs data cements rate hopes

Asia builds on global stocks rally as US jobs data cements rate hopes

Markets rallied again Monday following another strong performance on Wall Street, as below-forecast US jobs data fanned optimism that the Federal Reserve had reached the end of its interest rate hiking cycle.

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Inconsistent Barca target early Champions League progress

Inconsistent Barca target early Champions League progress

After two years of misery in the Champions League group stage, Barcelona have the chance to book their place in the knock-out rounds against Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday in Hamburg.

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Donnarumma to enter lion's den on return to crisis-club Milan

Donnarumma to enter lion's den on return to crisis-club Milan

Gianluigi Donnarumma will be given a fierce reception on Tuesday when he faces crisis-club AC Milan at the San Siro for the first time since jumping ship for Paris Saint-Germain and becoming public enemy number one.

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NBA Pelicans guard McCollum out with another collapsed lung

NBA Pelicans guard McCollum out with another collapsed lung

New Orleans Pelicans guard C.J. McCollum has been diagnosed with a small right lung collapse, the NBA team announced Sunday, marking his second such situation in the past two years.

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