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Toll from attack in India-controlled Kashmir rises to seven: reports

Toll from attack in India-controlled Kashmir rises to seven: reports

Gunmen in Indian-administered Kashmir raked a construction site work camp with bullets, killing seven people and wounding several others, Indian media reported Monday, updating an earlier toll.

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Simmering Bellingham set for Dortmund reunion in Champions League

Simmering Bellingham set for Dortmund reunion in Champions League

Jude Bellingham's first season at Real Madrid started with a glut of goals and ended with a dream double, but his second is yet to take off.

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World Cup winner Kerr thanks 'grandmas' for T20 inspiration

World Cup winner Kerr thanks 'grandmas' for T20 inspiration

New Zealand's Amelia Kerr, whose match-winning performance guided the White Ferns to their first T20 Women's World Cup on Sunday, said teammates Sophie Devine and Suzie Bates had so inspired her when she was at school that she wrote stories about winning the trophy with them.

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Dortmund identity crisis ahead of European rematch with Real Madrid

Dortmund identity crisis ahead of European rematch with Real Madrid

Borussia Dortmund travel to Real Madrid Tuesday in a rematch of last season's Champions League final amid worrying form and criticism of coach Nuri Sahin.

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China's central bank cuts two key rates to boost economy

China's central bank cuts two key rates to boost economy

China's central bank on Monday said it had cut two key interest rates to historic lows, in the latest move by Beijing to boost sluggish spending and kickstart the world's second-largest economy.

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BHP goes on trial in London over 2015 toxic Brazil mine disaster

BHP goes on trial in London over 2015 toxic Brazil mine disaster

Australian mining giant BHP goes on trial on Monday over one of Brazil's worst environmental disasters, potentially triggering billions of dollars in compensation to be shared among hundreds of thousands of plaintiffs.

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Pakistan passes constitutional amendments aimed at courts

Pakistan passes constitutional amendments aimed at courts

Pakistan's government on Monday narrowly passed a package of constitutional amendments it said would stop the country's courts from issuing rulings that "interfere in parliament".

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Fungi finding: mushroom hunters seek new species and recognition

Fungi finding: mushroom hunters seek new species and recognition

You can't walk very far through a forest in this part of the United States without stumbling upon a mushroom, an eruption from a vast fungal kingdom that all life depends on, but about which we know very little.

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Beware: US election disinformation masked as 'breaking news'

Beware: US election disinformation masked as 'breaking news'

"Breaking" news, screamed an online post by a conservative American influencer as he pushed disinformation about Kamala Harris, illustrating how journalism lingo has been co-opted as a tool to amplify election falsehoods.

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Celtics seek repeat, Lebron and son unite as NBA season opens

Celtics seek repeat, Lebron and son unite as NBA season opens

Defending champion Boston launches a quest for back-to-back titles, LeBron James teams with his 20-year-old son and familiar faces debut in new places when the NBA's 79th season begins on Tuesday.

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