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Apple Watch models face US import ban in patent clash

Apple Watch models face US import ban in patent clash

Medical technology company Masimo Corp. on Thursday said a US trade commission has recommended banning imports of Apple Watch models that infringe its light technology for detecting blood oxygen levels.

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'Traitor' Lukaku awaits hostile return to leaders Inter

'Traitor' Lukaku awaits hostile return to leaders Inter

Romelu Lukaku is set for possibly the most hostile reception of his career when he returns to the San Siro to face Serie A leaders Inter Milan on a bumper Sunday in which champions Napoli host AC Milan.

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Floundering giants Marseille and Lyon face off

Floundering giants Marseille and Lyon face off

Lyon, seven times league champions, sit rock bottom of Ligue 1 as they prepare to play rivals Marseille at the Stade Velodrome on Sunday, with Fabio Grosso's men desperately seeking their first win.

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Buttler's men latest England team to struggle with World Cup defence

Buttler's men latest England team to struggle with World Cup defence

Australians have long insisted a key problem for English sports teams is not losing but the fall-out from winning.

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EU urges 'corridors and pauses' as UN warns 'nowhere' safe in Gaza

EU urges 'corridors and pauses' as UN warns 'nowhere' safe in Gaza

EU leaders have demanded "humanitarian corridors and pauses" in Israel's war against Hamas, urging aid access for civilians trapped in besieged Gaza, where the United Nations says "nowhere is safe."

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Australia to restart aerial shooting of wild horses

Australia to restart aerial shooting of wild horses

Australia approved on Friday the aerial shooting of wild horses in one of the country's largest national parks, resuming a contentious practice that authorities described as "essential" to protect native wildlife.

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'Armed and dangerous' Army reservist still at large after US mass shooting

'Armed and dangerous' Army reservist still at large after US mass shooting

An urgent police dragnet entered its second day late Thursday for a man accused of gunning down 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar in the US state of Maine, as President Joe Biden mourned "yet another senseless and tragic mass shooting."

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'I couldn't breathe': Seoul crowd crush survivor writes to heal

'I couldn't breathe': Seoul crowd crush survivor writes to heal

Kim Cho-long escaped death by chance last October -- pulled from packed streets in South Korea's capital by a friend, as those around her were swept into an alley where 159 people later died in a crowd crush.

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'Survival instinct': Mexico hurricane victims search for food

'Survival instinct': Mexico hurricane victims search for food

Residents of Mexico's hurricane-stricken resort city of Acapulco emptied shelves of looted supermarkets on Thursday and appealed for government help as they searched desperately for food and water.

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Under your skin: Tattoo artist inks cremated remains in art

Under your skin: Tattoo artist inks cremated remains in art

When Scout Frank lost her mother, she knew she needed to keep her close -- and hit upon the perfect solution when she found she could have her ashes tattooed into her skin.

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