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Prominent Canadian cardinal accused of sexual assault

Prominent Canadian cardinal accused of sexual assault

Canadian cardinal Marc Ouellet, who has a high-ranking position within the Vatican, has been accused of sexual assault in a class action suit that targets more than 80 members of the clergy in the Quebec diocese, court documents showed Tuesday.

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US cuts water allowance for some states, Mexico as drought bites

US cuts water allowance for some states, Mexico as drought bites

Some US states and Mexico must cut their water usage to avoid "catastrophic collapse" of the Colorado River, Washington officials said Tuesday, as a historic drought bites.

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Venus, Osaka exit Cincinnati in first round

Venus, Osaka exit Cincinnati in first round

Venus Williams and Naomi Osaka both exited the ATP/WTA Cincinnati Masters on Tuesday with straight-set, opening-round losses.

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Zelensky, Erdogan, Guterres to meet Thursday in Ukraine

Zelensky, Erdogan, Guterres to meet Thursday in Ukraine

The United Nations said Tuesday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UN chief Antonio Guterres would meet this week in Ukraine.

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Zaman ton helps Pakistan beat Netherlands by 16 runs in first ODI

Zaman ton helps Pakistan beat Netherlands by 16 runs in first ODI

Opener Fakhar Zaman hit his seventh one-day international century to steer Pakistan to a 16-run victory in the first of a three-match series Tuesday against the Netherlands in Rotterdam.

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Romanchuk overhauls Paltrinieri to grab 1500m swim gold

Romanchuk overhauls Paltrinieri to grab 1500m swim gold

On an evening when a string of world champions added European titles, Ukrainian Mykhailo Romanchuk provided an upset in Rome on Tuesday by toppling Gregorio Paltrinieri in the men's 1500m.

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Zaman ton helps Pakistan beat Netherlands by 16 runs in fist ODI

Zaman ton helps Pakistan beat Netherlands by 16 runs in fist ODI

Opener Fakhar Zaman hit his seventh one-day international century to steer Pakistan to a 16-run victory in the first of a three-match series Tuesday against the Netherlands in Rotterdam.

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Bolsonaro, Lula launch campaigns in Brazil

Bolsonaro, Lula launch campaigns in Brazil

The race for Brazil's October elections formally opened Tuesday, with dueling campaign events by far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and leftist ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva highlighting the South American giant's deep divides.

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Sjoestroem breaks European swimming medal record

Sjoestroem breaks European swimming medal record

On the eve of her 29th birthday, Swede Sarah Sjoestroem won the 50m freestyle in Rome on Tuesday for her 45th major championship gold medal.

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Osaka crashes out in Cincinnati opener

Osaka crashes out in Cincinnati opener

Naomi Osaka's summer form slump deepened on Tuesday as the four-time Grand Slam winner lost 6-4, 7-5 to Zhang Shuai at the ATP/WTA Cincinnati Masters.

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