Children in war-scarred Yemen line up for water, not school
Every day at dawn, 14-year-old Salim Mohammad leaves home to fetch water, trekking through his city in southwestern Yemen to join the queues at the nearest public dispenser.
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Teams withdraw from Tour of Switzerland in wake of Maeder tragedy
The Tudor Pro Cycling and Intermarche teams withdrew on Saturday from the Tour of Switzerland following the death of Swiss cyclist Gino Maeder.
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Japan's emperor arrives in Indonesia for first state visit
Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrived in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Saturday for their first state visit since ascending the Chrysanthemum Throne in 2019.
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Chiefs outmuscle Brumbies to set up Super Rugby final with Crusaders
The Waikato Chiefs outmuscled the ACT Brumbies 19-6 on Saturday to set up an all-New Zealand clash in the Super Rugby Pacific final against the Canterbury Crusaders.
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25 students killed in militant attack on school in western Uganda
Militants linked to the Islamic State group have killed 25 students in western Uganda in the country's worst such attack in years, police and local officials said Saturday.
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Shaheen back for Pakistan as squad named for Sri Lanka Tests
Lanky pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi was named Saturday in Pakistan's 16-man squad to play two Tests in Sri Lanka next month -- his first outing in the long form of the game in a year.
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Tudor team withdraws from Tour of Switzerland out of respect for Maeder
The Tudor Pro Cycling Team said Saturday it had decided to withdraw from the Tour of Switzerland following the death of Swiss cyclist Gino Maeder.
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Eight people die in Mexico heatwave
Eight people have died in the third heatwave to hit Mexico since mid-April, the country's health ministry said on Friday.
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Taskin shines in Bangladesh's record 546-run Test win
Bangladesh crushed Afghanistan by 546 Saturday to secure the biggest Test victory margin by runs in nearly 90 years after Taskin Ahmed saw off the tourists with a career best 4-37.
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25 killed in militant attack on school in western Uganda: police
Twenty-five people including children have died in an overnight "terrorist attack" on a school in western Uganda by the Islamic State-aligned Allied Democratic Forces militia, the national police spokesman said Saturday.
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