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Rain halts India push after Dinusha century lifts Sri Lanka
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Dinusha hits century as Sri Lanka post 284 in first India Test
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Mali jails junta-critic broadcaster, influencer for seven years
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Taiwan's leader says government to propose record defence spending for 2027
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Cambridge head slams 'feeding frenzy' over dead academic
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Vingegaard brings curtain down on season
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Ebola outbreak now DR Congo's deadliest ever
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Dickwella, Dinusha hit fifties as Sri Lanka fight back
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Germany's coalition split over putting climate in constitution
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Bangladesh Test cricket reboot delivers in style with historic win
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Ukraine badminton star: 'How can you feel normal when bombs are falling?'
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Virgin moves closer to launching Eurostar rival in 2030
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Rain brings respite as Belgium wrestles massive wildfire
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Indian marble waste dump becomes unlikely tourist attraction
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Most stocks rise as US data ease rate fears but fuel economic worries
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Coach says Australia 'let standards slip' in shock Bangladesh loss
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India take control of Galle Test as Sri Lanka slump to 99-5
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Hawaii recovery efforts begin as Lala downgraded, moves west
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Australia's mushroom murderer appeals conviction
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Food safety crackdown snares Mumbai's famed restaurants
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The Nigerian fishing community being eaten up by the Atlantic
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Trump says US scaling back military drills with Seoul hours before start
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Kushner to meet Netanyahu after talks with Hamas on Gaza plan
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Nearly 13,000 displaced after deadly Indonesian quake
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Photos, memories all that remain for Colombia's bereaved after quake
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Sabalenka squeezes out win on sixth match point in Cincinnati
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Trump says US scaling back military drills with South Korea hours before start
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Jason Arday: UK academic who died amid plagiarism storm
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Trump says US scaling back military drills with South Korea
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UK's wounded Johnson fights on despite Tory revolt
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French health workers protest over pay ahead of polls
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EU agrees single charger standard, in blow to Apple
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US VP Harris announces migration funds after Mexico snubs Americas summit
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Swedish government averts political crisis with last-minute deal
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UK's wounded Johnson presses on despite Tory rebellion
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson convened his cabinet on Tuesday, vowing to "get on with the job" after surviving a confidence vote of Conservative MPs that has left him severely weakened.
Markets mixed as rate hike woes offset China tech hopes
Stock markets struggled Tuesday on long-running worries over surging inflation and rising interest rates, which overshadowed hopes that China would ease off its regulatory drive against the country's beleaguered tech giants.
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