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MotoGP leader Martin soars to victory in British GP sprint race
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Euros to showcase new TV guidelines on non-sexualisation of women athletes
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Paris orders e-scooter users to wear helmets, reflective gear
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Lionel Messi's father Jorge dies aged 68
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Recovering Marchand to skip medleys at European swim champs
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Defending champion Ferrand-Prevot out of Tour de France Femmes
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Arsenal sign Brazil midfielder Guimaraes from Newcastle
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Chinese car brands reshape Australia’s automotive market
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Lise Klaveness, the Norwegian thorn in Infantino's side
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US Senate confirms Trump's ex lawyer as attorney general
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Tibet conference in Nepal pushed online
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Ukraine's Zelensky visits Russian ally Serbia for talks
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Key ally Poland pledges backing for Kyiv NATO bid
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UN warns Taliban women staff ban violates world body's charter
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Thai opposition confirms Thaksin's daughter as PM candidate
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French pension talks end in 'failure' ahead of new protests
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Clashes erupt as Israel police storm flashpoint Jerusalem mosque
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Outgoing Finnish PM Sanna Marin to step back from limelight
Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin, who lost a general election at the weekend, said Wednesday that she would step down as Social Democratic Party leader and dismissed notions of any international postings.
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US House speaker meets Taiwan president despite China's threats
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Russian official sought by ICC to speak at UN meeting
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Indigenous Colombians in standoff over wind farms
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US House speaker meets Taiwan president despite Beijing's threats
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Russian cafe bomb suspect remanded in custody
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