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Inter squeeze past Sassuolo, Roma outcast Pellegrini earns derby glory

Inter squeeze past Sassuolo, Roma outcast Pellegrini earns derby glory

Inter Milan followed up on a positive start in the Champions League by beating Sassuolo 2-1 on Sunday to put their Serie A season back on track.

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Hurts and last-play block lift Eagles over Rams in NFL thriller

Hurts and last-play block lift Eagles over Rams in NFL thriller

Jalen Hurts threw for three touchdowns and ran for another as Philadelphia won a 33-26 last-play thriller over the Los Angeles Rams in a Sunday showdown of NFL unbeatens.

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Polls close in army-run Guinea's vote on new constitution

Polls close in army-run Guinea's vote on new constitution

Guineans flocked on Sunday to vote on a draft constitution that would pave the way for elections but also allow the junta leader who seized power four years ago to run for president.

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'I don't recognise my country,' says Angelina Jolie

'I don't recognise my country,' says Angelina Jolie

American actress Angelina Jolie said Sunday she no longer recognises her country, voicing concern over threats to free expression while presenting her latest film at Spain’s San Sebastián film festival.

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French politicians bicker over Palestinian flags outside town halls

French politicians bicker over Palestinian flags outside town halls

French politicians bickered on Sunday over whether it is appropriate to hoist Palestinian flags outside town halls on the eve of the country's planned recognition of the State of Palestine.

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Super Typhoon ploughs towards Philippines, Taiwan

Super Typhoon ploughs towards Philippines, Taiwan

The Philippines and Taiwan hunkered down Monday as Super Typhoon Ragasa delivered punishing winds and intense rainfall while lumbering east towards an eventual collision with southern China.

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Heavy rain forces Toulon-La Rochelle Top 14 postponement

Heavy rain forces Toulon-La Rochelle Top 14 postponement

Toulon's French Top 14 match at home to La Rochelle was postponed due to heavy rain on the Mediterranean coast on Sunday, the French national league told AFP.

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Adeyemi sends Dortmund past Wolfsburg, Burke hat-trick stuns flat Frankfurt

Adeyemi sends Dortmund past Wolfsburg, Burke hat-trick stuns flat Frankfurt

Karim Adeyemi's first half strike gave Borussia Dortmund a 1-0 victory over Wolfsburg on Sunday, putting them just two points behind German Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich.

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Western powers recognise Palestinian state, drawing Israeli fury

Western powers recognise Palestinian state, drawing Israeli fury

Britain, Australia, Canada and Portugal on Sunday recognised the State of Palestine, a historic shift in decades of Western foreign policy that drew swift anger from Israel.

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Brazilians protest bill boosting lawmakers' immunity

Brazilians protest bill boosting lawmakers' immunity

Thousands of Brazilians took to the streets Sunday in anger at moves by Congress to boost lawmakers' immunity and push for amnesty that could include far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro, convicted of trying to stage a coup.

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