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Cummins heroics in vain as rain forces Hyderabad out of IPL playoff race

Cummins heroics in vain as rain forces Hyderabad out of IPL playoff race

Pat Cummins' figures of 3-19 went in vain after rain ended his and Sunrisers Hyderabad's chances of reaching the playoffs as their clash against Delhi Capitals was called off on Monday.

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Huthis say US, Israel bomb Yemen after strike on Israeli airport

Huthis say US, Israel bomb Yemen after strike on Israeli airport

Yemen's Huthis said the United States and Israel struck the port of Hodeida on Monday, hours after a reported US air raid on Sanaa and a day after the Iran-backed rebels targeted Israel's main airport.

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Lewandowski on bench for Barca's showdown with Inter, says coach Flick

Lewandowski on bench for Barca's showdown with Inter, says coach Flick

Robert Lewandowski will start on the bench for Barcelona's Champions League semi-final decider with Inter Milan after recovering from a hamstring injury, coach Hansi Flick said on Monday.

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Pricing birdsong: EU mulls nature credits to help biodiversity

Pricing birdsong: EU mulls nature credits to help biodiversity

Could farmers get money for protecting birds or plants? That's the hope of the European Union, which is seeking to monetise biodiversity by creating a market for "nature credits".

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Scholz vows continued German support in last call with Zelensky

Scholz vows continued German support in last call with Zelensky

Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed on Monday that Germany will keep supporting Ukraine in his final call with President Volodymyr Zelensky, a day before stepping aside to make way for Friedrich Merz.

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UK kicks off party to mark 80 years since end of WWII

UK kicks off party to mark 80 years since end of WWII

A military parade, fly-past and balcony appearance by the royal family on Monday kicked off four days of UK celebrations marking 80 years since the end of World War II.

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Global film industry reels from Trump tariff announcement

Global film industry reels from Trump tariff announcement

The cinema industry is reeling after US President Donald Trump announced 100-percent tariffs on foreign films, casting uncertainty over the future of international productions.

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Cardinals assemble to elect pope and set course for church

Cardinals assemble to elect pope and set course for church

All 133 Catholic cardinals who will vote for a new pope have arrived in Rome, the Vatican said Monday, two days before they gather in conclave to elect the next head of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics.

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Meta content moderator cuts over 2,000 jobs in Spain: union

Meta content moderator cuts over 2,000 jobs in Spain: union

Canadian tech firm Telus International, tasked by Meta to moderate content on its social media networks Facebook and Instagram, will slash over 2,000 jobs in Barcelona, a Spanish union said Monday.

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Pakistan conducts second missile test, India readies civil defence drills

Pakistan conducts second missile test, India readies civil defence drills

Pakistan conducted a second missile test and India ordered civil defence drills in an escalating stand-off over contested Kashmir that the UN said on Monday has brought the two nations to the brink of war.

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