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Spurs destroy West Ham in eight-minute blitz

Spurs destroy West Ham in eight-minute blitz

Tottenham roared back to beat West Ham 4-1 on Saturday, scoring three goals in eight frantic second-half minutes to ease the pain of their recent collapse against Brighton.

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Japan 'zombie' train spooks passengers ahead of Halloween

Japan 'zombie' train spooks passengers ahead of Halloween

It's usually a serene two-and-a-half-hour ride on Japan's famously efficient bullet train. But the journey quickly descended into a zombie apocalypse, with passengers screaming in terror.

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Spurs run riot to beat West Ham

Spurs run riot to beat West Ham

Tottenham roared back from behind to beat West Ham 4-1 on Saturday, overrunning their London rivals in the second half to ease the pain of their recent collapse against Brighton.

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New Zealand beat Britain to defend America's Cup

New Zealand beat Britain to defend America's Cup

Emirates Team New Zealand completed a commanding 7-2 victory over Ineos Britannia on Saturday to defend the America's Cup.

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New Zealand need 107 to win after Sarfaraz, Pant heroics

New Zealand need 107 to win after Sarfaraz, Pant heroics

New Zealand hit back after smashing knocks from India's Sarfaraz Khan and Rishabh Pant on a rain-curtailed day four of the first Test on Saturday, with the tourists needing 107 for victory.

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G7 defence summit considers Gaza, Lebanon as conflicts rage

G7 defence summit considers Gaza, Lebanon as conflicts rage

G7 defence ministers convened Saturday against a backdrop of escalation in the Middle East and mounting pressure on Ukraine as it faces another winter of fighting.

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Austrian far-right radical arrested after defying Swiss entry ban

Austrian far-right radical arrested after defying Swiss entry ban

Radical Austrian nationalist Martin Sellner, banned from entering Switzerland, was arrested Saturday having crossed the border.

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New Zealand hit back after Sarfaraz, Pant heroics in rain-hit India Test

New Zealand hit back after Sarfaraz, Pant heroics in rain-hit India Test

Sarfaraz Khan and Rishabh Pant closed a daunting deficit and moved India into an 82-run lead against New Zealand on a rain-curtailed day four of the first Test on Saturday.

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Jailed Guatemalan journalist Zamora granted house arrest

Jailed Guatemalan journalist Zamora granted house arrest

A Guatemalan judge on Friday granted the request for prominent journalist Jose Ruben Zamora to be placed under house arrest, months after the writer's conditional release had been revoked.

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Netanyahu residence targeted as Hezbollah launches barrage at Israel

Netanyahu residence targeted as Hezbollah launches barrage at Israel

Israel said a drone targeted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence on Saturday, as Hezbollah launched a barrage of projectiles into Israel from its northern neighbour Lebanon.

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