War, uncertainty push proud Ukraine graduates to 'live now'
Anton Yushyn spent four years studying Italian at university in Kyiv but the outbreak of war taught him the most valuable lesson of his student life: to prioritise what matters most.
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Philippine tanker carrying 1.4 mln litres of oil capsizes off Manila
A Philippine-flagged tanker carrying 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel oil capsized and sank off Manila on Thursday, authorities said, as they raced to contain a spill.
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Olympic gymnastics - three things to watch
Artistic gymnastics at Paris 2024 gets underway at the Bercy Arena on Saturday.
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Mourners gather in Vietnam for leader's funeral
Thousands of black-clad mourners including top Vietnamese officials gathered Thursday in Hanoi for the funeral of Communist party leader Nguyen Phu Trong as two days of national mourning began.
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US says air drills with South Korea will 'sharpen' capacity
Ongoing air drills with South Korea will "sharpen" their joint combat capabilities, the US military said Thursday, as the nuclear-armed North ramps up threats and a balloon blitz against Seoul.
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Foreign residents surge in Japan as number of citizens drops
The number of foreign nationals living in Japan has hit a record high, according to official data released Wednesday that also showed the nation's largest-ever yearly drop in Japanese citizens.
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Iga Swiatek: Clay queen targets Olympic gold
Iga Swiatek is returning to a happy hunting ground as she seeks a first Olympic crown to add to her four French Open titles at Roland Garros.
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Emerging talents primed for Paris but Olympic boxing on the ropes
Muhammad Ali, Floyd Mayweather and Lennox Lewis are among the boxing greats who have cut their teeth at the Olympics, with a new generation of fighters eager to follow in their footsteps in Paris.
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Asian markets track tech-led plunge on Wall St, yen extends gains
Asian markets tumbled Thursday after a tech-fuelled sell-off saw Wall Street tank, as disappointing earnings caused traders to panic that a months-long rally in the sector may have been overdone.
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New Japan film camera aimed at 'nostalgic' young fans
Keita Suzuki leads a group of young analogue photography fans around a coastal city in Japan, stopping to snap pastel hydrangea blooms with bulky vintage film cameras.
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