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Stokes ready to push through pain barrier against India

Stokes ready to push through pain barrier against India

England captain Ben Stokes says he is ready to put his injury-ravaged body on the line again if it helps his side seal a Test series win over India.

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Newcastle cult hero 'Nobby' Solano appointed Pakistan coach

Newcastle cult hero 'Nobby' Solano appointed Pakistan coach

Pakistan's embattled football federation has appointed former Newcastle United cult hero Nolberto 'Nobby' Solano as coach of their national teams to try to improve their dreadful record of never qualifying for a major tournament.

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Heatwave hits water, electricity supplies across much of Iran

Heatwave hits water, electricity supplies across much of Iran

A severe heatwave sweeping Iran has disrupted water and electricity supplies in much of the country, with reservoir levels falling to their lowest in a century, state media said Tuesday.

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Pakistan landslide after heavy rain kills 5, with 15 missing

Pakistan landslide after heavy rain kills 5, with 15 missing

A landslide triggered by torrential monsoon rains swept away cars in mountainous northern Pakistan, killing at least five people, with more vehicles buried under the debris, officials said Tuesday.

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AstraZeneca to invest $50 bn in the US as tariff threat looms

AstraZeneca to invest $50 bn in the US as tariff threat looms

British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said Tuesday it would invest $50 billion in the United States by 2030 amid Donald Trump's threats to impose tariffs on the sector.

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Lions survive ferocious test to edge First Nations and Pasifika XV

Lions survive ferocious test to edge First Nations and Pasifika XV

An inconsistent British and Irish Lions survived a ferocious battle to stretch their unbeaten streak to seven Tuesday with a nervy 24-19 takedown of an aggressive First Nations and Pasifika XV.

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Gaza hospital says 21 children dead from malnutrition and starvation

Gaza hospital says 21 children dead from malnutrition and starvation

The head of Gaza's largest hospital on Tuesday said 21 children have died due to malnutrition and starvation in the Palestinian territory in the past three days, amid a devastating assault by Israeli forces.

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France's top diplomat calls for foreign press access to Gaza

France's top diplomat calls for foreign press access to Gaza

France's foreign minister urged Israel on Tuesday to allow international journalists into the besieged Palestinian territory of Gaza to "bear witness" to the situation after 21 months of war.

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Top French diplomat visits Ukraine frontline region

Top French diplomat visits Ukraine frontline region

France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Tuesday visited Ukraine's northeastern frontline region of Kharkiv, where Russia launched a new offensive last year.

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Bangladesh seethes as toll from jet crash at school hits 31

Bangladesh seethes as toll from jet crash at school hits 31

Grief gave way to anger in Bangladesh on Tuesday, a day after a fighter jet crashed into a school, killing 31 people, mostly children, in the country's deadliest aviation accident in decades.

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