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Weghorst ends Wales' unbeaten home run as Netherlands strike late

Weghorst ends Wales' unbeaten home run as Netherlands strike late

Wout Weghorst ended Wales' World Cup party and shattered their 19-match unbeaten home record in dramatic fashion as the Netherlands won 2-1 in Wednesday's Nations League clash in Cardiff.

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Austrians X-ray pitch and say France game can go ahead

Austrians X-ray pitch and say France game can go ahead

An independent inspection of the Ernst-Happel Stadium pitch on Wednesday concluded that Austria's game against France could go ahead even though a huge hole appeared during a Nations League match against Denmark earlier in the week.

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Biden to raise free elections with Brazil's pro-Trump leader

Biden to raise free elections with Brazil's pro-Trump leader

Joe Biden is preparing for an awkward first meeting with Brazil's far-right leader, who has raised doubts not only about his own country's voting but about the legitimacy of the US president's election.

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Spinal tumor will keep Kang off LPGA Tour indefinitely

Spinal tumor will keep Kang off LPGA Tour indefinitely

American Danielle Kang, ranked 12th in the world, will be sidelined from the LPGA Tour indefinitely with a tumor on her spine.

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Ukraine says flashpoint city now largely under Russian control

Ukraine says flashpoint city now largely under Russian control

Russian forces are now largely in control of the key eastern Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk after fierce fighting, the region's governor said Wednesday, as UN chief Antonio Guterres starkly warned the war's impact on the world was worsening.

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'Historic setback' for Brazil as hunger surges

'Historic setback' for Brazil as hunger surges

The number of people living in hunger in Brazil has surged 73 percent in the past two years, a "historic setback" for a country that had made huge gains against poverty, a report said Wednesday.

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Canada unveils carbon emissions offset market

Canada unveils carbon emissions offset market

Canada unveiled Wednesday a national carbon emissions market to help it meet its climate goals by allowing cities, farmers and others to sell credits for CO2 reductions to heavier polluters.

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NFL Broncos agree to record sale to Wal-Mart heir

NFL Broncos agree to record sale to Wal-Mart heir

The Denver Broncos have entered into a sales deal with the Walton-Penner family ownership group, pending league approval of the deal, the NFL team announced late Tuesday.

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US regulator favors revamp of stock market trading system

US regulator favors revamp of stock market trading system

Citing equity market trading defects revealed in last year's GameStop saga, a top US securities regulator on Wednesday endorsed a broad revamp of the stock market trading system.

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Algeria suspends Spain co-operation over W.Sahara dispute

Algeria suspends Spain co-operation over W.Sahara dispute

Algeria said Wednesday it was suspending a decades-old co-operation treaty with Spain, after Madrid backed the position of the North African country's arch-rival Morocco on the disputed Western Sahara.

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