India faces world football ban for second time in three years
India could be banned from world football for the second time in three years after FIFA and the Asian governing body demanded it implement a new constitution by October 30 or risk suspension.
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Globetrotter Herzog to get special Venice award
Globetrotting filmmaker Werner Herzog, an eclectic risk-taker whose monumental works often explore humankind's conflict with nature, will receive a special award Wednesday at the Venice Film Festival.
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'Old things work': Argentines giving new life to e-waste
Need a new gaming console? Just make one yourself with an old ventilator. Got an old payment terminal? Turn it into a camera.
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Showtime for Venice Film Festival, with monsters, aliens, Clooney and Roberts
The Venice Film Festival kicks off on Wednesday with the return of Hollywood royalty to Italy's swanky movie showcase, where 21 films from around the globe will vie for the prestigious Golden Lion award.
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Thai woman jailed for 43 years for lese-majeste freed
A Thai woman who received one of the kingdom's longest ever royal insult sentences was freed from prison on Wednesday under a mass pardon marking the king's birthday.
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What is swatting? Shooting hoaxes target campuses across US
Students at the University of South Carolina were sent into panic when they received an active shooter alert and police rushed to the library.
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Row over Bosnia's Jewish treasure raising funds for Gaza
Bosnia's national museum has defended a decision to donate funds from the display of a precious Jewish manuscript to the people of Gaza.
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Police search Australian bush for gunman after two officers killed
Police searched the Australian bush on Wednesday for a heavily armed 56-year-old gunman still on the run a day after allegedly killing two officers and wounding a third.
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NZ rugby player who suffered multiple concussions dies aged 39
A New Zealand rugby player who had wanted his brain to be studied after suffering from the effects of multiple concussions has died aged 39, police said Wednesday.
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Former Australian Rules player comes out as bisexual in first
A former Australian Rules star on Wednesday came out as the first openly bisexual or gay player in the sport's history, a move hailed as "breaking decades of silence".
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