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Boeing says troubled Starliner will be ready to fly crew by March

Boeing says troubled Starliner will be ready to fly crew by March

Boeing on Monday said its Starliner spaceship will now be ready to carry out its first crewed flight by March -- though the actual launch date will depend on space calendar constraints.

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Benfica striker Ramos signs for PSG

Benfica striker Ramos signs for PSG

Portugal attacker Goncalo Ramos has joined Paris Saint-Germain from Benfica on a one-year loan deal with an option to buy, the French champions announced on Monday.

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Cordero, Delguy left out of Argentina Rugby World Cup squad

Cordero, Delguy left out of Argentina Rugby World Cup squad

Argentina coach Michael Cheika on Monday announced his squad for the Rugby World Cup in France, cutting experienced wingers Santiago Cordero and Bautista Delguy.

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Reilly gives hosts Britain first gold at cycling worlds in BMX

Reilly gives hosts Britain first gold at cycling worlds in BMX

Britain's Kieran Reilly claimed the hosts' first gold of the World Cycling Championships on Monday winning the BMX Freestyle Park title.

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Erdogan defends expansion of controversial coal mine

Erdogan defends expansion of controversial coal mine

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday dismissed environmental protests over the felling of trees to expand a coal mine in southwest Turkey, saying the campaign was led by "marginals".

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Indigenous groups call for bold steps at Amazon summit

Indigenous groups call for bold steps at Amazon summit

Indigenous leaders from across South America called Monday for bold steps to protect the Amazon and their ancestral lands ahead of a summit on saving the world's biggest rainforest.

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William Friedkin, incendiary director of 'The Exorcist'

William Friedkin, incendiary director of 'The Exorcist'

US director William Friedkin, who died Monday, will forever be remembered for his Oscar-winning "The Exorcist" in 1973, one of the most controversial horror films of all time that still chills new generations of moviegoers.

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'Alarming' rise in kidnapping of Haiti children, women: UNICEF

'Alarming' rise in kidnapping of Haiti children, women: UNICEF

Some 300 women and minors were kidnapped in Haiti by criminal gangs in the first half of this year, UNICEF said Monday, warning of a disturbing rise in abductions that leave "deep physical and psychological scars."

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Three dead as firefighting helicopters collide in California

Three dead as firefighting helicopters collide in California

Three people died after two firefighting helicopters collided in the US state of California, causing one to crash into a hillside killing everyone on board, emergency officials said early Monday.

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Plastic litter in oceans overestimated, study suggests

Plastic litter in oceans overestimated, study suggests

There is less plastic littering the ocean than scientists previously thought, but what is there could persist for a long time, a new study said Monday.

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