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Deportivo Toluca defeat Tigres UANL to win CONCACAF Champions Cup

Deportivo Toluca defeat Tigres UANL to win CONCACAF Champions Cup

Deportivo Toluca defeated fellow Mexican side Tigres UANL on penalties to lift the CONCACAF Champions Cup for a third time on Saturday.

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Japan defence chief takes swipe at China at security meet

Japan defence chief takes swipe at China at security meet

Japan's defence minister took a veiled swipe at China on Sunday, pledging to keep strengthening the military despite Beijing's criticism of Tokyo's increasingly muscular security stance.

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Mining turns India's heat-shield hills to dust

Mining turns India's heat-shield hills to dust

Dizzyingly deep pits from large-scale mining scar India's ancient Aravalli mountains, threatening the future of a forested buffer that New Delhi relies on for protection from furnace-hot desert winds.

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Pressure turns to Zverev, Ruud as French Open week two begins

Pressure turns to Zverev, Ruud as French Open week two begins

Although the temperature is expected to drop on Sunday, the pressure will mount as the French Open enters its second week with thinned fields and the ultimate prize almost in sight.

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Australian researchers teach brain cells to play 'Doom'

Australian researchers teach brain cells to play 'Doom'

Australian researchers have trained lab-grown brain cells on a silicon computer chip to play the nineties shooter "Doom" and say they are just scratching the surface of what the neurons could be capable of doing.

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'Totally hooked': Hong Kong targets claw machine addiction

'Totally hooked': Hong Kong targets claw machine addiction

Claw machine lover Neiki Lee carefully lowers the metal jaws of a crane with a joystick into a pool of prizes, only to have the small toy slip from its clutches again and again.

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After the AI binge, companies balk at soaring bills

After the AI binge, companies balk at soaring bills

Artificial intelligence is getting expensive -- and companies are starting to rethink their embrace of the disruptive technology.

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War or peace? Colombians choose destiny in high-stakes vote

War or peace? Colombians choose destiny in high-stakes vote

Colombians vote Sunday in a presidential election that will determine the conflict-ridden nation's response to spiraling violence, either staying left and opting for dialogue or tacking right towards all-out war.

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Trump calls for replacing US 250th concerts with MAGA rally

Trump calls for replacing US 250th concerts with MAGA rally

US President Donald Trump called Saturday for the cancellation of upcoming concerts celebrating America's 250th anniversary after several musical acts backed out, saying they should be replaced by a political rally headlined by himself.

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Wallabies scrum-half Gordon set to miss Nations Championship

Wallabies scrum-half Gordon set to miss Nations Championship

Wallabies scrum-half Jake Gordon faces missing the Test season after going down with a suspected Achilles tendon injury in the NSW Waratahs' final Super Rugby game of the year.

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