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Biden's Covid symptoms 'continue to improve': W.House doctor

Biden's Covid symptoms 'continue to improve': W.House doctor

US President Joe Biden's Covid symptoms "continue to improve" and he is tolerating treatment well, his White House physician said Saturday, two days after the 79-year-old tested positive for the virus.

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Myanmar junta disappointed top court rejects challenge to genocide case

Myanmar junta disappointed top court rejects challenge to genocide case

Myanmar's military junta on Saturday expressed disappointment with the decision of the United Nations' highest court to greenlight a landmark case concerning accusations of genocide against minority Rohingya Muslims.

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Henderson takes two-shot lead ahead of Evian final round

Henderson takes two-shot lead ahead of Evian final round

Brooke Henderson stayed in front at the Evian Championship with a third-round 68 on Saturday and is determined to complete the job and end her long wait for a second major title.

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Sainz happy to give Leclerc slipstream to French GP pole

Sainz happy to give Leclerc slipstream to French GP pole

Carlos Sainz was frustrated, but happy on Saturday after providing a critical tow to enable Charles Leclerc to slipstream him and take pole position for Ferrari at the French Grand Prix.

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Vingegaard virtually wraps up Tour de France title

Vingegaard virtually wraps up Tour de France title

Jonas Vingegaard survived a near fall on Saturday's individual time-trial to virtually wrap up the 2022 Tour de France title and now only needs to cross the Champs-Elysees finish line in Paris on Sunday to guarantee the champion's yellow jersey.

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Russian strikes on Odessa port cast doubt over grain deal

Russian strikes on Odessa port cast doubt over grain deal

Russian missiles hit Ukraine's port of Odessa Saturday, in what Kyiv called a "spit in the face" of a day-old deal between the warring sides to resume cereal exports blocked by the conflict.

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Leclerc on pole ahead of Verstappen for French Grand Prix

Leclerc on pole ahead of Verstappen for French Grand Prix

Charles Leclerc scorched to a sizzling pole position with a commanding lap in Saturday's sun-baked qualifying session at the French Grand Prix, the Ferrari driver beating series leader and world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull by 0.304 seconds.

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Thailand's first monkeypox patient found after fleeing to Cambodia

Thailand's first monkeypox patient found after fleeing to Cambodia

A Nigerian man who went on the run after becoming Thailand's first monkeypox case was found in Phnom Penh Saturday and taken to hospital, the Cambodian Health Ministry said.

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Mexico's Pumas sign Brazil's Dani Alves

Mexico's Pumas sign Brazil's Dani Alves

Mexico's Pumas on Saturday signed Dani Alves after the veteran Brazilian defender left Barcelona for a second time.

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Al-Qaeda linked group claims Mali attack

Al-Qaeda linked group claims Mali attack

An Al-Qaeda affiliate claimed a deadly suicide attack in a strategic garrison town near the Malian capital, according to jihadist monitor SITE which authenticated a statement from the group.

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