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Spain the standouts as Euro 2024 heads into knockout stage

Spain the standouts as Euro 2024 heads into knockout stage

Euro 2024 in Germany moves on to the knockout phase this weekend after a group stage which saw all of the continent's biggest names advance to the last 16 even if some of the favourites have failed to convince.

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Boeing aims to lift MAX quality control at Renton factory

Boeing aims to lift MAX quality control at Renton factory

At its plane factory near Seattle, Boeing has increased employee training, appointed mentors for new recruits, brought back retirees as coaches and stepped up tracking of performance metrics.

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Hospital doctors in England launch new strike ahead of election

Hospital doctors in England launch new strike ahead of election

Junior hospital doctors in England on Thursday began a five-day strike, a week before a general election in which the state of the publicly funded National Health Service is a major issue.

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Euro 2024 at halftime: good vibes, late trains

Euro 2024 at halftime: good vibes, late trains

At the halfway stage of Euro 2024, hosts Germany can look back on an overwhelmingly positive experience so far with even the odd security headache or transport mishap failing to dampen the spirits of millions of joyful fans.

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Thailand wraps up first senate election in a decade

Thailand wraps up first senate election in a decade

Thailand on Thursday announced results of its complex multi-round election to choose a new senate -- the first poll for the upper house since a military coup a decade ago.

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Biggest stars yet to catch fire at Euro 2024

Biggest stars yet to catch fire at Euro 2024

With exciting football and vibrant fans lighting up cities across Germany, Euro 2024 has thrilled even though the European game's biggest stars have failed to take the tournament by storm.

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Five things to know about Mongolia

Five things to know about Mongolia

Mongolians go to the polls Friday in parliamentary elections, with the ruling Mongolian People's Party widely expected to retain its majority despite public discontent over corruption.

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Wallabies coach Schmidt says he has 'never been so unprepared'

Wallabies coach Schmidt says he has 'never been so unprepared'

Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt tempered expectations Thursday ahead of his first match in charge against Wales next week, admitting he had never been so unprepared.

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Death toll from Indian toxic alcohol rises to 63: police

Death toll from Indian toxic alcohol rises to 63: police

The death toll from a batch of illegal alcohol that devastated a town in southern India last week has risen to 63, police said Thursday.

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Far right way ahead with three days to France vote

Far right way ahead with three days to France vote

France's political future was up in the air Thursday with the far-right surging in polls but other forces fighting to the end three days before a high-stakes parliamentary vote.

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