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'We're still here': Wimbledon set for all-Ukrainian clash

'We're still here': Wimbledon set for all-Ukrainian clash

Ukraine's Lesia Tsurenko has a message for the world as she prepares to face compatriot Anhelina Kalinina at Wimbledon: "We still need help to win this war."

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Protesters reject Ecuador president's 'insensitive' fuel price cut

Protesters reject Ecuador president's 'insensitive' fuel price cut

Indigenous protesters in Ecuador vowed Monday to continue a disruptive country-wide protest against high living costs, rejecting a fuel price cut announced by the government as insufficient and "insensitive."

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Roman-era mosaic back in Israel as centrepiece of new museum

Roman-era mosaic back in Israel as centrepiece of new museum

Israeli authorities on Monday dedicated a new museum near Tel Aviv to a magnificent Roman-era mosaic returning to its original home after years of touring the world's top museums.

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Criminal lawyers in England and Wales stage pay strike

Criminal lawyers in England and Wales stage pay strike

Senior criminal lawyers in England and Wales on Monday went on strike in a dispute over pay, just days after rail workers staged stoppages and other sectors threatened industrial action.

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Serena Williams: Five Wimbledon moments

Serena Williams: Five Wimbledon moments

Serena Williams will return to the scene of some of her greatest triumphs and also some bitter disappointments when she steps out on Wimbledon's Centre Court on Tuesday.

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Djokovic survives scare to win 80th match at Wimbledon

Djokovic survives scare to win 80th match at Wimbledon

Defending champion Novak Djokovic overcame a scare to notch up his 80th Wimbledon win on Monday with a four-sets victory over Kwon Soon-woo of South Korea.

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'Greenwashing': a new climate misinformation battleground

'Greenwashing': a new climate misinformation battleground

Fossil fuel firms are misleading the public about their moves to cut greenhouse gases and curb climate change -- and social media are hosting ads that perpetuate this "greenwashing", researchers say.

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Judges retire to consider verdicts in Paris attack trials

Judges retire to consider verdicts in Paris attack trials

Five judges overseeing the trial into the November 2015 attacks on the Bataclan concert hall and other targets around Paris headed to a secret location Monday to consider their verdicts.

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Bairstow blitz seals England rout of New Zealand

Bairstow blitz seals England rout of New Zealand

Jonny Bairstow led England to a whitewash of Test world champions New Zealand with a stunning fifty on his Headingley home ground on Monday.

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Rare tornado kills one in Netherlands

Rare tornado kills one in Netherlands

A tornado ripped through a city in the Netherlands Monday, killing at least one person and injuring 10 others in the first fatal twister to hit the country for three decades.

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