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'Hopeless, stuck, afraid': US deportees in limbo in Cameroon

'Hopeless, stuck, afraid': US deportees in limbo in Cameroon

Ayana was deported to Cameroon from the United States where she had legally lived nearly all her life and now faces uncertainty, far from her family in an unfamiliar country.

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Portugal harvests grapes at night to beat the heat

Portugal harvests grapes at night to beat the heat

Equipped with headlamps and pruning shears, a team of farm workers navigate pitch-black darkness during a nocturnal grape harvest that shields them from Portugal's increasingly oppressive summer heat.

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Mount Fuji ends hiking season with landslide, two rescues

Mount Fuji ends hiking season with landslide, two rescues

A landslide struck a car park on Japan's Mount Fuji, with the final day of the volcano's summer climbing season on Thursday marred by downpours and dense mist.

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Philippine ferry fire kills 5, dozens missing

Philippine ferry fire kills 5, dozens missing

At least five people were killed and 86 remain missing after a fire erupted aboard a ferry near a tourist hotspot in the Philippine province of Palawan, the coast guard said Thursday.

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Seahawks beat Patriots again in NFL opener

Seahawks beat Patriots again in NFL opener

The Seattle Seahawks shrugged off Sam Darnold's early injury to beat the New England Patriots 13-10 in the NFL's opening game, piling more misery on the team they beat in last season's Super Bowl.

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Oil prices flare as Iran tightens grip on Hormuz

Oil prices flare as Iran tightens grip on Hormuz

Oil prices hovered above $100 a barrel on Thursday, a day after Iran said it attacked more than a dozen vessels trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Asian Games begin with Qatar basketball win, nine days before opening ceremony

Asian Games begin with Qatar basketball win, nine days before opening ceremony

The Asian Games began in Japan on Thursday when Qatar beat Iran in the men's basketball opening group game, the first action in the continental multi-sport showpiece that has more participants than the Olympics.

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Trump promises Americans $5,000 if Republicans win Congress

Trump promises Americans $5,000 if Republicans win Congress

President Donald Trump on Wednesday promised $5,000 to every adult American if Republicans retain control of Congress in November, coupling the extraordinary claim with a plea for his supporters to "pretend" he was on the ballot.

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Japan gymnasts under injury cloud for home Asian Games

Japan gymnasts under injury cloud for home Asian Games

Japan men's gymnastics team for their home Asian Games this month includes multiple Olympic and world champions, but serious injuries have clouded their chances.

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Stocks sink as oil rally fans inflation and rate hike fears

Stocks sink as oil rally fans inflation and rate hike fears

Asian stocks fell Thursday as oil prices extended gains a day after breaking the psychological $100 barrier on the back of resurgent Middle East hostilities that have fanned inflation fears.

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