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Murray has no plans to retire despite earliest Wimbledon exit

Murray has no plans to retire despite earliest Wimbledon exit

Andy Murray plans to be back at Wimbledon next year despite suffering a second-round defeat to John Isner on Wednesday -- his earliest-ever loss at the All England Club.

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Wimbledon Day 3 - Who said what

Wimbledon Day 3 - Who said what

Who said what at Wimbledon on Wednesday, the third day of the 2022 championships at the All England Club:

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Israel's Bennett says won't run in next election as parliament set to dissolve

Israel's Bennett says won't run in next election as parliament set to dissolve

Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Wednesday he would not stand in upcoming elections, as parliament postponed a vote to dissolve itself and force the country's fifth vote in less than four years.

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US secures 105 million doses of Pfizer vaccine for fall

US secures 105 million doses of Pfizer vaccine for fall

The United States on Wednesday announced an agreement with Pfizer and BioNTech for 105 million doses of Covid vaccine for Americans this fall.

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Sweet 16 for Djokovic as Murray exits Wimbledon

Sweet 16 for Djokovic as Murray exits Wimbledon

Defending champion Novak Djokovic reached the Wimbledon third round for the 16th time on Wednesday as career-long rival Andy Murray suffered his earliest-ever exit from the All England Club.

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Texans mourn migrants who died in sweltering truck tragedy

Texans mourn migrants who died in sweltering truck tragedy

Texas residents gathered under a scorching sun Wednesday to mourn the 53 migrants who died this week after they were abandoned in a trailer in soaring temperatures, leaving tokens of flowers, candles and bottles of water.

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Webb telescope: NASA to reveal deepest image ever taken of Universe

Webb telescope: NASA to reveal deepest image ever taken of Universe

NASA administrator Bill Nelson said Wednesday the agency will reveal the "deepest image of our Universe that has ever been taken" on July 12, thanks to the newly operational James Webb Space Telescope.

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Recession fears weigh on European, Asian stocks

Recession fears weigh on European, Asian stocks

Asian and European stock markets nursed losses Wednesday on resurgent fears that sharp interest rate hikes aimed at tackling runaway inflation could spark recession.

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Three Boca supporters arrested for racism, Nazi salute in Brazil

Three Boca supporters arrested for racism, Nazi salute in Brazil

Three supporters of Argentine football giants Boca Juniors have been arrested in Brazil, accused of racism and making a Nazi salute during their team's match away to Corinthians, local authorities said on Wednesday.

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Maximum life term for sole surviving Paris 2015 attacker

Maximum life term for sole surviving Paris 2015 attacker

The sole surviving member of an Islamic State terror cell that killed 130 people in Paris in November 2015 was handed a whole-life sentence on Wednesday at the end of a trial that aimed to draw a line under the worst peace-time atrocity in modern French history.

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