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Century on, political fights rage over Turkey's dogs

Century on, political fights rage over Turkey's dogs

Ubiquitous and iconic, Istanbul's street dogs have been swept up in a political storm involving President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and an app that helped get them killed.

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Nadal stunned by Tiafoe at US Open as Alcaraz survives epic

Nadal stunned by Tiafoe at US Open as Alcaraz survives epic

Rafael Nadal fell to his earliest US Open loss in six years on Monday when he was knocked out by Frances Tiafoe while Carlos Alcaraz survived a five-set epic to reach a second successive quarter-final in a tie which finished at 02:23 a.m. Tuesday.

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Belarus exiles find home from home in 'travelling' bar

Belarus exiles find home from home in 'travelling' bar

Tucked under a bridge in downtown Warsaw is a bar like no other. Over the years, Karma has relocated from Belarus to Ukraine and Poland, in the face of repression and war.

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Alcaraz into US Open last-eight after early morning epic

Alcaraz into US Open last-eight after early morning epic

Carlos Alcaraz reached the US Open quarter-finals for a second successive year when he defeated 2014 champion Marin Cilic in an epic last-16 tie which finished at 02:23 a.m. on Tuesday in New York.

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Romania's plagiarism hunter becomes the hunted

Romania's plagiarism hunter becomes the hunted

Romanian journalist Emilia Sercan has made it her mission to expose plagiarism at the country’s highest levels.

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Debate flares over Spain bull-running fiestas as 10 die

Debate flares over Spain bull-running fiestas as 10 die

Spain's controversial bull-running festivals have once again hit the headlines after a deadly summer in which at least 10 people lost their lives, exacerbating divisions over the centuries-old tradition.

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'A different Sweden': Gang shootings loom large in vote

'A different Sweden': Gang shootings loom large in vote

Gang shootings have escalated and spread across Sweden in recent years, with authorities struggling to contain the war-like violence that now tops voters' concerns ahead of Sunday's general election.

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Three main rivals face off in Sweden's tight election race

Three main rivals face off in Sweden's tight election race

Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, the head of the opposition conservative Moderates Ulf Kristersson, and far-right leader Jimmie Akesson face off as the three main candidates in Sunday's general election.

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Typhoon kills one, leaves several missing in South Korea

Typhoon kills one, leaves several missing in South Korea

Typhoon Hinnamnor killed one person and left nine missing on Tuesday, before heading back to sea with few reports of major property damage.

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Pakistan's brick workers need kilns reignited after floods

Pakistan's brick workers need kilns reignited after floods

The brick kilns that dominate the small village of Aqilpur in Pakistan's Punjab province now lie abandoned, furnaces extinguished by weeks of torrential rain that have caused the worst floods in the country's history.

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