Spain to grant asylum to Venezuelan opposition leader
Madrid on Sunday said it would grant political asylum to Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who was heading into exile in Spain after a month in hiding in the crisis-hit South American country.
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China's Paralympic domination fails to ignite enthusiasm back home
As the Paris Paralympics enters its final day, China's athletes are enjoying rampant success and are ahead of their nearest challengers -- but few in the country appear to be paying attention.
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Venezuelan presidential opposition candidate heads for Spanish exile
Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia was on Sunday heading into exile in Spain aboard a military aeroplane after the South American country's government afforded him safe passage.
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Sporting a feathered headdress, Pope finds 'Eden' in Papua New Guinea
Pope Francis visited a remote jungle-flanked community in Papua New Guinea Sunday, where he urged an end to violence, and "superstition and magic" that tarnishes a place he likened to Eden.
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Super Typhoon Yagi toll rises to 9 in Vietnam after landslide
Super Typhoon Yagi ripped roofs off buildings, sank boats and triggered landslides in Vietnam, leaving nine people dead as of Sunday, after tearing through southern China and the Philippines.
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Indonesian villagers dress corpses in ritual for the dead
A family on an Indonesian island poses with a relative dressed in a school uniform, while an elderly member of the local community stands patiently as loved ones put a sarong and a white shirt around him.
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Williamson expects 'phenomenal' Root to keep breaking records
New Zealand's Kane Williamson admits he is a big fan of "phenomenal" Joe Root, believing England's top-ranked Test batsman will break many more records.
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The end of Olympic escapism for gloomy France
The end of the widely hailed Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris this weekend will be greeted with pride and relief, as well as trepidation in a country in the throes of a deep political crisis.
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Amy Adams gets real about motherhood in 'Nightbitch'
As far as movie taglines go, this one is epic: "Motherhood is a bitch." In director Marielle Heller's latest feature, it is both literal and figurative.
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Wallabies 'fell off cliff' in loss to Pumas, says coach Schmidt
Australia coach Joe Schmidt says he won't "bury the squad" after their record 67-27 loss to Argentina on Saturday, but will demand an immediate response from his young players.
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