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New space object 'black hole star' discovered by astronomers
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Grieving Argentine icon Messi unsure about playing on 'much longer'
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England captain Root tells players to be 'adults' as he ditches curfew
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Nigeria kidnap victims escape 'hellfire' captivity beaten, malnourished
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US inflation slows slightly in July despite elevated fuel prices
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Google unveils finder tag, new AI smartphone features
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Total solar eclipse to cast its shadow over Europe
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US equities gain as inflation report eases fear of rate rise
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US consumer inflation slows slightly in July despite elevated fuel prices
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Colombia declares three days mourning for quake victims
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44 lives lost after ferry capsizes on Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba
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Erdogan eyes expansion of regional defence pact
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WallStreetPR Releases Report on China’s Gold Purchases and African Mining Investment
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Extreme weather, jellyfish knock one-fifth of France's nuclear capacity offline
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Former Chinese premier Zhu Rongji dies aged 97
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Skywatchers gather in Europe to see total solar eclipse
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Markets steady awaiting US inflation data
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Zhu Rongji, trailblazing ex-premier who transformed China's economy
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WHO says Trump vaccine shake-up goes against evidence
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China tech giant Tencent's Q2 profit down as AI push builds
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China's C919 jet makes first international commercial flight
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Mideast war impact on travel bookings fading, TUI says
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Japan brushes off Australian PM's melon drama
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Bangladesh get Das fitness boost for daunting Australia task
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One dead, 172 rescued as second ferry in days catches fire in Indonesia
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How Britain's mapmakers track climate change
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Foxconn posts quarterly profit surge on AI server demand
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Australian delivery drivers win 'world-leading' pay rise
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Meta meets its own 'tobacco' moment in court
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Colombia rescuers find woman alive as quake death toll passes 200
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New Zealand PM survives leadership challenge months from election
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Hungary scraps petrol price caps amid fuel shortage
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US, Australia invite Japan to step up troop rotations
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US says not encouraging Ukraine strikes into Russia
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Niger finance minister rebuffs pressure to drop oil drive
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S.Africa's Ramaphosa future fragile despite party backing
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Biden celebrates giant TSMC semiconductor project
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Scepticism greets Sudan's post-coup political deal
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