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Children in flood-hit Nepal grapple with loss, cling to hope

Children in flood-hit Nepal grapple with loss, cling to hope

At 12, Nepali schoolgirl Ritu Maya Tamang has already learned how a close-knit family can be torn apart in a matter of minutes.

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Shelton tops Tiafoe to book US Open title clash with Zverev

Shelton tops Tiafoe to book US Open title clash with Zverev

Big-serving Ben Shelton overpowered US compatriot Frances Tiafoe in four sets on Friday to reach the first Grand Slam final of his career, booking a US Open title showdown with Alexander Zverev.

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Bhutan business bets on hazelnuts for farming future

Bhutan business bets on hazelnuts for farming future

Farmer Pema Dema had never even heard of hazelnuts when she was first recruited to begin growing them on her land in Bhutan's Thimphu region.

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Shelton powers past Tiafoe to book US Open title clash with Zverev

Shelton powers past Tiafoe to book US Open title clash with Zverev

Big-serving Ben Shelton overpowered American compatriot Francis Tiafoe in four sets to reach the first Grand Slam final of his career at the US Open on Friday.

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First bodies of Philippines ferry fire victims land as toll hits 35

First bodies of Philippines ferry fire victims land as toll hits 35

The bodies of passengers killed in a ferry fire off the Philippines arrived at a port near the resort town of Coron, Palawan on Saturday morning, as the country's coast guard warned the death toll of 35 would grow.

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Venice Film Festival: A look back on the highlights

Venice Film Festival: A look back on the highlights

The Venice Film Festival wraps up Saturday after 10 days of world premieres, celeb-heavy red carpets and a slew of hard-hitting films that have made this year one of the most political yet.

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Gaza film, Malkovich drama vie for Venice top prize

Gaza film, Malkovich drama vie for Venice top prize

The Venice Film Festival hands out its top awards on Saturday after two weeks of often dark, violent programming including a chilling Israeli-made documentary about Gaza and an oddball drama starring John Malkovich.

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'Widow's Bay' and 'The Pitt' are favorites for Emmys night

'Widow's Bay' and 'The Pitt' are favorites for Emmys night

Apple TV's new horror-comedy series "Widow's Bay" and gritty hospital drama "The Pitt" have emerged as the favorites ahead of the Emmy Awards, television's equivalent of the Oscars, which will take place Monday in Los Angeles.

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DR Congo school fire stampede death toll rises to 26: UNICEF

DR Congo school fire stampede death toll rises to 26: UNICEF

A fire and stampede at a school in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo killed at least 26 children, the UN children's agency said on Friday, with some pupils leaping from windows on high floors to escape the carnage.

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'Everything different' as Zverev returns to US Open final

'Everything different' as Zverev returns to US Open final

Six years after an agonizing loss in the US Open final, Alexander Zverev says "everything is different" as he returns to the title match in Flushing Meadows.

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