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Iraqis cover soil with clay to curb sandstorms

Iraqis cover soil with clay to curb sandstorms

Deep in Iraq's southern desert, bulldozers and earthmovers spread layers of moist clay over sand dunes as part of a broader effort to fight increasingly frequent sandstorms.

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Australia's Head backs struggling opening partner Weatherald

Australia's Head backs struggling opening partner Weatherald

Australia's Travis Head Sunday backed under-pressure opening partner Jake Weatherald to come good after an "extremely tough" start to his Test career in a wild Ashes series.

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'Make emitters responsible': Thailand's clean air activists

'Make emitters responsible': Thailand's clean air activists

A finance specialist who struggled after running in smog and a doctor who fears for the health of his children are among the activists spearheading landmark air pollution legislation in Thailand despite political uncertainty.

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Zelensky looks to close out Ukraine peace deal at Trump meet

Zelensky looks to close out Ukraine peace deal at Trump meet

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will sit down Sunday with Donald Trump and seek to secure the US president’s stamp of approval for a new proposal to end the nearly four-year conflict with Russia.

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MCG curator in 'state of shock' after Ashes Test carnage

MCG curator in 'state of shock' after Ashes Test carnage

Melbourne Cricket Ground head curator Matt Page said Sunday he had been in a "state of shock" watching the carnage unfold during the two-day fourth Ashes Test which has left Cricket Australia facing millions of dollars in revenue shortfall.

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Texans edge Chargers to reach NFL playoffs

Texans edge Chargers to reach NFL playoffs

C.J. Stroud threw two early touchdown passes and the Houston Texans advanced to the NFL playoffs with a 20-16 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday.

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Osimhen and Mane score as Nigeria win to qualify, Senegal draw

Osimhen and Mane score as Nigeria win to qualify, Senegal draw

Star strikers Victor Osimhen and Sadio Mane scored on Saturday as Nigeria qualified for the knockout stage of the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, and Senegal edged closer to joining them.

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Osimhen stars as Nigeria survive Tunisia rally to reach second round

Osimhen stars as Nigeria survive Tunisia rally to reach second round

Victor Osimhen starred as Nigeria became the second qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage after Egypt by surviving a late Tunisia onslaught to win 3-2 in Fes on Saturday.

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How Myanmar's junta-run vote works, and why it might not

How Myanmar's junta-run vote works, and why it might not

Myanmar's junta presides over elections starting on Sunday, advertising the vote as a return to democratic normality five years after it mounted a coup that triggered civil war.

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Zelensky talks with allies en route to US as Russia pummels Ukraine

Zelensky talks with allies en route to US as Russia pummels Ukraine

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky consulted with allies on Saturday on his way to a meeting with US President Donald Trump, hours after Russia pummelled Kyiv with drones and missiles in its latest attack on the capital.

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