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Lees leads England run-chase against India

Lees leads England run-chase against India

Alex Lees' quickfire unbeaten fifty ensured England made a rapid start to their run chase in the delayed fifth Test against India at Edgbaston on Monday.

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Italy blames climate change for glacier collapse, 7 dead

Italy blames climate change for glacier collapse, 7 dead

Italy's prime minister on Monday linked the collapse of the country's biggest Alpine glacier to climate change, as hopes faded of finding further survivors from a disaster that killed at least seven people.

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Ukraine estimates cost of reconstruction at $750 bn

Ukraine estimates cost of reconstruction at $750 bn

Ukraine told an international conference Monday that it will cost an estimated $750 billion to rebuild the war-shattered country, a task President Volodymyr Zelensky said was the shared duty of the democratic world.

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Barcelona seal double swoop for Kessie, Christensen

Barcelona seal double swoop for Kessie, Christensen

Barcelona on Monday announced the signings of Ivory Coast midfielder Franck Kessie and Denmark defender Andreas Christensen on free transfers.

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UK drivers in go-slow protest over surging fuel prices

UK drivers in go-slow protest over surging fuel prices

Protesters snarled up major UK roads on Monday with a slow-moving procession of vehicles to demand government action against rocketing fuel prices.

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Paul Anka: Pop's oldest teenager keeps doing it his way

Paul Anka: Pop's oldest teenager keeps doing it his way

Paul Anka -- the silky-voice crooner who wrote such evergreen classics as "She's a Lady" and the lyrics to "My Way" -- has been around the block since he scored his first global number one in 1957.

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US says Al Jazeera journalist likely shot by Israel but not intentionally

US says Al Jazeera journalist likely shot by Israel but not intentionally

The United States said Monday that Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was likely killed by gunfire from Israeli positions but that there was no reason to believe her death was intentional.

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Kyrgios back on court as Wimbledon appeals fine over Russia ban

Kyrgios back on court as Wimbledon appeals fine over Russia ban

Nick Kyrgios is back in action at Wimbledon on Monday, closing in on a mouthwatering semi-final against Rafael Nadal as tournament chiefs said they had appealed a hefty fine imposed for banning Russian and Belarusian players.

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Copenhagen shooting suspect remanded in psychiatric ward

Copenhagen shooting suspect remanded in psychiatric ward

The chief suspect in a Copenhagen mall shooting was Monday remanded into a psychiatric care facility, one day after three people, including two teenagers, were shot dead.

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Putin orders Russians to fight on after key Ukraine city taken

Putin orders Russians to fight on after key Ukraine city taken

President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered Russian troops to press their offensive deeper into the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine after Moscow's forces seized the strategic city of Lysychansk.

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