Russians 'fully occupy' Severodonetsk, focus shifts to Lysychansk
Russia's army has "fully occupied" the key Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk after weeks of fighting, its mayor said Saturday, an important strategic win for Moscow as it seeks to gain full control over the east of the country.
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Djokovic repeats no vaccination stance as US Open slips away
Novak Djokovic repeated his hardline refusal to get a Covid-19 vaccination Saturday as he resigned himself to sitting out the season's last Grand Slam at the US Open.
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Americans seeking abortion get help from Mexico
Facing high medical costs and pressure to reconsider, a single mother living in California turned to activists across the border in Mexico who helped her have an abortion.
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US girds for second day of protest against abortion ruling
Abortion rights supporters prepared to fan out across America Saturday for a second day of protest against the Supreme Court's thunderbolt ruling, as state after conservative state moved swiftly to ban the procedure.
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French government supports enshrining abortion in constitution
Politicians representing a parliamentary majority on Saturday voiced support for a bill enshrining abortion rights in France's constitution, after the US Supreme Court revoked the nationwide legal protection for American women to terminate pregnancies.
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Latham keeps England at bay after Bairstow and Overton's run-spree
New Zealand's Tom Latham hit his highest score of the series as the tourists responded after an astonishing England stand featuring Jonny Bairstow's latest hundred and Jamie Overton's 97 on debut in the third Test at Headingley.
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Nadal says pain-free for first time in 'year and half'
Rafael Nadal said Saturday that for the first time in 18 months he has defeated the crippling foot pain which threatened to push him to the brink of retirement.
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Ukraine reports attack from Belarus, fighting in Lysychansk
Ukraine said it came under "massive bombardment" Saturday from neighbouring Belarus, a Russian ally not officially involved in the conflict, as clashes were reported in the streets of the eastern city of Lysychansk.
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Germany protest urges G7 to do more for planet
Thousands marched in the German city of Munich Saturday to urge leaders of the Group of Seven industrialised nations set to arrive in Germany for a summit to do more to fight climate change.
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Kvitova wins Eastbourne to bolster Wimbledon prospects
Petra Kvitova warmed up for Wimbledon by winning the Eastbourne singles title for the first time with a 6-3, 6-2 rout of Jelena Ostapenko on Saturday.
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