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Final day of West Indies v India Test delayed by rain

Final day of West Indies v India Test delayed by rain

Steady rainfall has wiped out the prospect of any play before lunch on the final day of the second and final Test between the West Indies and India at Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad on Monday.

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Deep ocean targeted for mining is rich in unknown life

Deep ocean targeted for mining is rich in unknown life

A vast area at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean earmarked for controversial deep sea mineral mining is home to thousands of species unknown to science and more complex than previously understood, according to several new studies.

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'Living a nightmare': Rhodes fire survivors recount escape

'Living a nightmare': Rhodes fire survivors recount escape

When the church bell of his village on the Greek island of Rhodes furiously began ringing Monday to warn residents to flee the approaching flames, Giorgos Latos was sipping his morning coffee.

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Brazil's Borges says World Cup hat-trick 'beyond wildest dreams'

Brazil's Borges says World Cup hat-trick 'beyond wildest dreams'

Ary Borges called it beyond her wildest dreams after hitting the first hat-trick of this Women's World Cup as Brazil crushed Panama 4-0 in a scintillating start to their campaign on Monday.

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Greta Thunberg fined over Sweden climate protest

Greta Thunberg fined over Sweden climate protest

Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg was fined on Monday for disobeying Swedish police at a rally last month, but said she acted out of necessity due to global warming and joined a new protest hours later.

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PSG say Saudi's Al Hilal can talk to Mbappe after 300M-euro bid: source

PSG say Saudi's Al Hilal can talk to Mbappe after 300M-euro bid: source

Paris Saint-Germain have received a world record bid of 300-million-euro ($333 million) for Kylian Mbappe from Saudi club Al Hilal, a source close to the negotiations told AFP on Monday.

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UN talks seek to fix 'broken' global food system

UN talks seek to fix 'broken' global food system

A three-day United Nations summit opened in Rome on Monday aimed at tackling a "broken" global food system where millions are starving, two billion are overweight or obese and the planet is suffering.

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Ford launches 'hands-free' driving on UK motorways

Ford launches 'hands-free' driving on UK motorways

In a scene Ford hopes to see across Europe "soon", the first hands-free car model allowed on the UK's fastest roads zoomed down a motorway before slowing down as the back of a truck appeared.

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China takes centre stage at swimming world championships

China takes centre stage at swimming world championships

China got their campaign up and running at swimming's world championships on Monday, claiming two gold medals to banish the memory of a forgettable showing at last year's competition.

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Eurozone economic downturn steepens in July

Eurozone economic downturn steepens in July

Eurozone economic activity shrank at its fastest rate in eight months in July, as a contraction gathered pace on the back of cuts in manufacturing, a key survey said Monday.

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