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Leverkusen flying as Boniface double sinks Heidenheim

Leverkusen flying as Boniface double sinks Heidenheim

Victor Boniface’s fine start to life in the Bundesliga continued as Bayer Leverkusen kept the heat on leaders Bayern Munich with a resounding 4-1 win over Heidenheim on Sunday.

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Major asteroid sample brought to Earth in NASA first

Major asteroid sample brought to Earth in NASA first

A seven-year space voyage came to its climactic end Sunday when a NASA capsule landed in the desert in the US state of Utah, carrying to Earth the largest asteroid samples ever collected.

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Son double holds Arsenal, Liverpool cut Man City's Premier League lead

Son double holds Arsenal, Liverpool cut Man City's Premier League lead

Son Heung-min's double earned Tottenham a point from a pulsating 2-2 draw against Arsenal, as Liverpool moved into second in the Premier League with a 3-1 win over West Ham on Sunday.

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'I left everything': Karabakh refugees start from scratch in Armenia

'I left everything': Karabakh refugees start from scratch in Armenia

Nagorno-Karabakh pensioner Svetlana Isakhanyan walked into her new life in Armenia wearing green slippers and carrying only a handbag with a passport.

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Ajax-Feyenoord abandoned after flares lobbed on pitch

Ajax-Feyenoord abandoned after flares lobbed on pitch

The Dutch 'Klassieker' between bitter rivals Ajax and Feyenoord was abandoned Sunday after several flares were thrown on the pitch, with Feyenoord 3-0 ahead ten minutes into the second half.

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Son shines as Spurs rescue derby draw at Arsenal

Son shines as Spurs rescue derby draw at Arsenal

Tottenham came from behind twice to rescue a pulsating 2-2 draw against Arsenal thanks to Son Heung-min's double in Sunday's north London derby.

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China rule in pool and beyond on first day of Asian Games

China rule in pool and beyond on first day of Asian Games

China won the first gold medal of the Hangzhou Asian Games and then cleaned up in the swimming events on Sunday, breaking several records in the process.

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Biden aims to wrest influence from China in Pacific islands

Biden aims to wrest influence from China in Pacific islands

President Joe Biden is set to host leaders of Pacific island nations with an aim of countering China's ever-growing influence, proffering goodies ranging from an American football experience to shiny new embassies.

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Karabakh refugees cross to Armenia as Azerbaijan takes control

Karabakh refugees cross to Armenia as Azerbaijan takes control

Ethnic Armenian refugees began to leave Nagorno-Karabakh on Sunday for the first time since Azerbaijan launched an offensive designed to seize control of the breakaway territory and perhaps end a three-decade-old conflict.

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Olympic champions excel as China dominate first night of Asiad swimming

Olympic champions excel as China dominate first night of Asiad swimming

Olympic champions Zhang Yufei and Wang Shun powered to gold on Sunday as hosts China won all seven races on the opening night of swimming at the Asian Games, smashing a slew of Asian records.

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