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Thai navy hunts for 31 sailors after vessel sinks

Thai navy hunts for 31 sailors after vessel sinks

Thai military frigates and helicopters kept up the search late Monday for more than 30 sailors missing after a naval vessel sank, with dozens of others already hauled from the choppy waters.

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Kenyan 100m sprinter Otieno handed two-year doping ban

Kenyan 100m sprinter Otieno handed two-year doping ban

Sprinter Mark Otieno and two marathoners were on Monday banned from competing for up to three years, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said, adding to the long list of Kenyans sanctioned for breaching anti-doping rules.

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Amber Heard settles defamation case with ex Johnny Depp

Amber Heard settles defamation case with ex Johnny Depp

Actress Amber Heard announced Monday that she had made the "very difficult" decision to settle the multimillion dollar defamation case brought against her by her former husband Johnny Depp.

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Tesco faces UK lawsuit over forced labour in Thailand

Tesco faces UK lawsuit over forced labour in Thailand

Tesco is facing a UK lawsuit brought by Burmese migrants in Thailand, who claim that one of the supermarket giant's former clothing suppliers used their forced labour, lawyers said on Monday.

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England's new rugby boss Borthwick wants to revive Twickenham 'roar'

England's new rugby boss Borthwick wants to revive Twickenham 'roar'

Steve Borthwick vowed to get Twickenham "roaring" after being appointed as the new head coach of the England rugby team on Monday with just nine months to revive their flagging fortunes until the 2023 World Cup.

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US Capitol riot panel to vote on Trump criminal charges

US Capitol riot panel to vote on Trump criminal charges

Lawmakers investigating last year's deadly assault on the US Capitol are set to vote at their final public meeting Monday on whether to recommend criminal charges against former president Donald Trump.

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As protests wane, family of Peru's ousted leader offered asylum in Mexico

As protests wane, family of Peru's ousted leader offered asylum in Mexico

Mexico has offered asylum to the graft-accused family of Peru's ex-president Pedro Castillo, his successor announced, as protests prompted by the leftist leader's ouster appeared to be waning.

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Ballon D'or winner Benzema ends France career after Qatar blow

Ballon D'or winner Benzema ends France career after Qatar blow

Ballon D'Or winner Karim Benzema announced he was ending his international career on Monday, the day after France lost the World Cup final to Argentina.

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En garde! Wasps use penis spikes to ward off predators

En garde! Wasps use penis spikes to ward off predators

An accidental sting has helped Japanese scientists prove some male wasps have a rather unusual predator defence weapon: penis spikes.

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Global 'peace pact' signed to protect nature

Global 'peace pact' signed to protect nature

Countries reached a historic deal on Monday to reverse decades of environmental destruction threatening the world's species and ecosystems, in what the UN chief hailed as "a peace pact with nature."

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