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Australia on the brink of Sri Lanka series sweep

Australia on the brink of Sri Lanka series sweep

Australia need just 75 runs to seal a 2-0 series sweep after bundling Sri Lanka out for 231 on the fourth morning of the second Test in Galle on Sunday.

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Sam Nujoma: Namibia's liberator, founding father

Sam Nujoma: Namibia's liberator, founding father

Namibia's first president Sam Nujoma, who died Saturday aged 95, was revered for leading his country to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990.

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Record gold prices both boon and burden for London jewellers

Record gold prices both boon and burden for London jewellers

In London's Hatton Garden jewellery quarter, stores have raised their iron shutters to welcome a motley crew of buyers and sellers, as the price of gold reaches record highs.

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'Shocking' UK reality TV show retraces refugee journeys

'Shocking' UK reality TV show retraces refugee journeys

Britain's newest reality TV show has been slammed as "insensitive", "voyeuristic" and even "nauseating" for recreating with six Britons the often fatal journeys made by thousands of refugees to the UK.

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Musk risks putting EU buyers off Tesla: analysts

Musk risks putting EU buyers off Tesla: analysts

Elon Musk's rapprochement with US President Donald Trump, his backing of European far-right parties and attacks on diversity policies could drive European buyers away from Tesla, analysts say.

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Thai hostages freed from Gaza arrive in Bangkok

Thai hostages freed from Gaza arrive in Bangkok

The families of Thai farm workers held hostage in Gaza for over a year wept with joy and hugged their loved ones as they arrived in Bangkok on Sunday.

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Baltic nations to sync with European power grid

Baltic nations to sync with European power grid

The three Baltic states will on Sunday connect to the European Union's power grid after they seamlessly severed Soviet-era ties with Russia's network, a shift motivated by security concerns.

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Southgate's ex-assistant begins life at Yokohama in AFC Champions League

Southgate's ex-assistant begins life at Yokohama in AFC Champions League

Gareth Southgate's former England assistant Steve Holland has his first match in charge of Yokohama F-Marinos this week, with a chance to guide last season's finalists into the AFC Champions League Elite knockout stage.

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Ukraine NGOs, veterans scramble for funding after US aid freeze

Ukraine NGOs, veterans scramble for funding after US aid freeze

Mykhailo received a flurry of messages when US President Donald Trump suspended international aid, a move that endangered the NGO where he works helping Ukrainian veterans.

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PlayStation Network back online after 24-hour outage

PlayStation Network back online after 24-hour outage

Sony PlayStation's online services came back online on Saturday, the Japanese group said, after a 24-hour outage frustrated gamers around the world.

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