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Wife of Australian man wanted in police killings urges him to surrender

Wife of Australian man wanted in police killings urges him to surrender

The wife of an Australian man wanted in connection with the killing of two police officers urged her husband to surrender, in a statement sent to Australian media Sunday.

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Indonesian islanders taking Swiss concrete giant to court over climate

Indonesian islanders taking Swiss concrete giant to court over climate

Residents of the tiny Indonesian island of Pari, threatened with disappearance by rising sea levels driven by climate change, have come to Switzerland to demand compensation from cement giant Holcim.

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Zverev knocked out in US Open third round

Zverev knocked out in US Open third round

Third seed Alexander Zverev crashed out in the US Open third round on Saturday after losing to Canadian 25th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime in four sets.

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Aid flotilla with Greta Thunberg set to sail for Gaza

Aid flotilla with Greta Thunberg set to sail for Gaza

A flotilla carrying humanitarian aid and activists, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, is due to leave from Barcelona on Sunday to try to "break the illegal siege of Gaza", organisers said.

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French foreign minister expresses 'solidarity' on Greenland trip

French foreign minister expresses 'solidarity' on Greenland trip

France's foreign minister has arrived in Greenland to express his nation's "solidarity" with the Danish autonomous territory, the ministry said, after Donald Trump has repeatedly said he wants the United States to take over the island.

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Tourists dice with danger on Hanoi's train street

Tourists dice with danger on Hanoi's train street

Tourists snatch arms and legs away from a passing train in Hanoi, shrinking back into railside cafes that have brought lucrative business to a former slum disdained by the government.

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Pacifist Japan struggles to boost troops as China anxiety grows

Pacifist Japan struggles to boost troops as China anxiety grows

Sporting dark face paint and clutching a gun, teenage soldier-in-training Takuma Hiyane crawls across a field on Japan's Okinawa, the front line of the nation's defence as anxiety grows over China's territorial ambitions.

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In Guyana, remote dirt road seen as future economic lifeline

In Guyana, remote dirt road seen as future economic lifeline

Through the vast interior of Guyana, a historic red dirt road known as "The Trail" winds through rainforest, plains and hills, linking the capital Georgetown to Lethem in the south on the border with Brazil.

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Putin lands in Tianjin for summit hosted by China

Putin lands in Tianjin for summit hosted by China

President Vladimir Putin landed in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin on Sunday to attend a summit hosted by counterpart Xi Jinping with around 20 other world leaders.

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Sinner, Swiatek tested at US Open as Gauff sets up Osaka showdown

Sinner, Swiatek tested at US Open as Gauff sets up Osaka showdown

Jannik Sinner kept his US Open title defence on track Saturday as Iga Swiatek struggled through to the last 16 and home favourite Coco Gauff booked a blockbuster clash with Naomi Osaka.

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