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Brazilian winger Lucas Moura returns to Sao Paulo

Brazilian winger Lucas Moura returns to Sao Paulo

Brazilian winger Lucas Moura, formerly of Tottenham and Paris Saint-Germain, finalized a deal Wednesday to return to his boyhood team, Sao Paulo, the club said.

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Lula says 'world must help' Brazil save the Amazon

Lula says 'world must help' Brazil save the Amazon

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Wednesday the "world must help" Brazil protect the Amazon, ahead of a summit next week on the world's biggest rainforest, a key buffer against climate change.

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44 killed in week of deadly police operations in Brazil

44 killed in week of deadly police operations in Brazil

Nine people were killed Wednesday in a police operation targeting criminal gangs in Rio de Janeiro, authorities said, the latest in a week of security force raids that have left at least 44 dead across Brazil.

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Trump unbowed after indictment for bid to steal 2020 election

Trump unbowed after indictment for bid to steal 2020 election

Donald Trump spun his latest indictments into a 2024 campaign pitch Wednesday, but faced withering criticism from his former vice president who accused him of relying on "crackpot lawyers" for advice.

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US hammer thrower Berry gets 16-month doping ban

US hammer thrower Berry gets 16-month doping ban

United States hammer thrower Gwen Berry faces being ruled out of next year's Olympic Games after receiving a 16-month doping suspension, the United States Anti-Doping Agency said Wednesday.

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Hollywood writers to resume talks over strike

Hollywood writers to resume talks over strike

Hollywood studios will meet with writers this week to discuss reopening talks for the first time since a strike began nearly 100 days ago.

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Israelis rally again to oppose judiciary overhaul

Israelis rally again to oppose judiciary overhaul

Thousands of protesters waving Israeli flags rallied on Wednesday in Tel Aviv against parliament's approval of a key judicial reform pushed through by the hard-right government in defiance of months-long mass protests.

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GSK sues Pfizer over patents for RSV vaccine

GSK sues Pfizer over patents for RSV vaccine

GlaxoSmithKline sued Pfizer on Wednesday over patent infringement, alleging the US drugmaker's RSV vaccine steals key elements of the British company's version.

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US credit downgrade 'entirely unwarranted': Yellen

US credit downgrade 'entirely unwarranted': Yellen

A US credit downgrade by Fitch was "entirely unwarranted," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Wednesday, pushing back against the second-ever decrease by a major ratings agency following repeated debt limit standoffs in Washington.

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Argentine footballer's knee fully dislocated in Libertadores injury

Argentine footballer's knee fully dislocated in Libertadores injury

Argentine footballer Luciano Sanchez could be out of action for up to a year after his left knee was entirely dislocated in a chilling injury the likes of which his doctor said he has never seen.

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