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Fiji beat USA to reach Pacific Nations Cup final

Fiji beat USA to reach Pacific Nations Cup final

Fiji moved into a Pacific Nations Cup final matchup against either Japan or Samoa after beating the United States 22-3 in Tokyo on Saturday.

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Guardiola convinced rivals eager for Man City sanctions

Guardiola convinced rivals eager for Man City sanctions

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has no doubts that other Premier League clubs are keen for the English champions to be punished for 115 alleged breaches of rules relating to financial regulations.

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Turkey buries activist shot in West Bank

Turkey buries activist shot in West Bank

Mourners gathered in southwest Turkey on Saturday for the funeral of a US-Turkish activist, who was shot dead while protesting Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

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Uganda holds funeral for murdered Olympian Cheptegei

Uganda holds funeral for murdered Olympian Cheptegei

Ugandans on Saturday paid tributes to Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei, who died after her partner set her on fire in Kenya, ahead of her funeral in her family village.

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Spanish star Juan Mata eager to kickstart career in Australia

Spanish star Juan Mata eager to kickstart career in Australia

Former Chelsea and Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata brushed off concerns about his fitness on Saturday, saying he was confident of making an impact with new club Western Sydney Wanderers.

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Cash-strapped Maldives says no need for IMF bailout

Cash-strapped Maldives says no need for IMF bailout

The Maldives says its financial troubles are "temporary" and the luxury tourist destination has no plans to seek an International Monetary Fund bailout after warnings of a possible sovereign default.

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France to bid final farewell to Olympics with Champs-Elysees parade

France to bid final farewell to Olympics with Champs-Elysees parade

France is to bid a final and reluctant farewell to the Paris Olympics on Saturday with a parade on the Champs-Elysees followed by a concert featuring artists from the opening and closing ceremonies.

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Reynolds' Wrexham face Brady's Birmingham in 'Hollywood derby'

Reynolds' Wrexham face Brady's Birmingham in 'Hollywood derby'

Movie stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney will go head-to-head with NFL legend Tom Brady in the unlikely surroundings of English football's third tier on Monday as Wrexham face Birmingham in the "Hollywood derby".

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Germany's parks plant a way forward on climate change

Germany's parks plant a way forward on climate change

In the castle gardens of Muskauer Park, which straddles both banks of the German-Polish river border, caretakers have mounted a fightback against the impacts of climate change.

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Sauna masters mesmerise audiences at world championships

Sauna masters mesmerise audiences at world championships

The lights dimmed and the crowd hushed as Karoline Kristensen entered for her performance. But this was no ordinary Dutch theatre: the temperature was 80 degrees Celsius and the audience naked apart from a towel.

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