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Australia's Stubblety-Cook smashes 200m breaststroke world record

Australia's Stubblety-Cook smashes 200m breaststroke world record

Olympic 200m breaststroke champion Zac Stubblety-Cook smashed the world record on Thursday at the Australian championships with a blistering time of 2mins 05.95secs.

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Gabon star Aubameyang retires from international football

Gabon star Aubameyang retires from international football

Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has retired from international football, his country's federation has confirmed.

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Trapped Indonesian ferry with more than 800 on board dislodged

Trapped Indonesian ferry with more than 800 on board dislodged

An Indonesian ferry carrying more than 800 people that had run aground was dislodged on Thursday and taken safely to dock at a nearby port, officials said.

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Cyprus police arrest one after protesting farmers set hay ablaze

Cyprus police arrest one after protesting farmers set hay ablaze

Cyprus police said Thursday they had arrested one man a day after farmers set hay bales ablaze outside the presidential palace to protest against high input prices and a milk glut.

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Bale named in Wales squad for World Cup play-off final

Bale named in Wales squad for World Cup play-off final

Gareth Bale has been named in the Wales squad for their World Cup play-off final against Scotland or Ukraine despite recent back trouble as they seek to qualify for the tournament for the first time since 1958.

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Chandimal, Dickwella cling on as Sri Lanka draw Bangladesh Test

Chandimal, Dickwella cling on as Sri Lanka draw Bangladesh Test

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka drew the first Test in Chittagong on Thursday after Dinesh Chandimal and Niroshan Dickwella hung on for the visitors in a vital seventh-wicket stand.

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Climate fight rages in rich Australian suburbs

Climate fight rages in rich Australian suburbs

In a land struck by ferocious bushfires and floods, Australian voters frustrated by climate inaction are flocking to a band of right-leaning green-minded independents, threatening to flip a string of conservative strongholds from blue to "teal".

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'Blood, sweat and tears' pays off for Abraham as he eyes European glory

'Blood, sweat and tears' pays off for Abraham as he eyes European glory

Tammy Abraham said to himself when he joined AS Roma from Chelsea last summer he would give his "blood, sweat and tears for this club". In keeping his promise he could be rewarded with European silverware next week.

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Google's Russian subsidiary to file for bankruptcy

Google's Russian subsidiary to file for bankruptcy

The Russian subsidiary of US tech giant Google said Thursday it will file for bankruptcy after authorities seized its bank account following a series of spats with Moscow.

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Russia seeking to wrest seized nuclear plant from Ukraine

Russia seeking to wrest seized nuclear plant from Ukraine

Russia has hinted it is seeking to cut off Ukraine from Europe's largest nuclear plant unless Kyiv pays Moscow for electricity.

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