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Colombia says dissident guerrilla leader 'presumed dead'

Colombia says dissident guerrilla leader 'presumed dead'

Colombia's defense minister Diego Molano on Wednesday announced the "presumed death" of one of the main leaders of a dissident left-wing guerrilla group, killed earlier this month in Venezuela.

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Diaz's indigenous community that breeds 'toughness'

Diaz's indigenous community that breeds 'toughness'

Running around barefooted on a dust bowl of a pitch, a young indigenous Colombian began kicking a ball more than 20 years ago. Now he is on the verge of becoming champion of Europe.

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Japan's Kore-eda back at Cannes with Korea collaboration

Japan's Kore-eda back at Cannes with Korea collaboration

Acclaimed Japanese film-maker Hirokazu Kore-eda is back in competition at this year's Cannes Film Festival, with his first South Korean film which explores the country's controversial practice of "drop boxes" for unwanted babies.

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No slump for pump and dump cryptocurrency gangs

No slump for pump and dump cryptocurrency gangs

In a sleepy corner of the crypto-economy, the value of an obscure coin called Enzyme was tumbling downwards along with its peers earlier this month -- but then something unusual happened on May 15.

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Kyrgios calls Tomic 'most hated athlete in Australia'

Kyrgios calls Tomic 'most hated athlete in Australia'

Nick Kyrgios branded fellow tennis player Bernard Tomic "the most hated athlete in Australia" as a feud between the pair reignited on Thursday.

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Swiatek eyes 30th successive win and French Open third round

Swiatek eyes 30th successive win and French Open third round

World number one Iga Swiatek can stretch her winning run to 30 matches by securing a place in the French Open third round on Thursday.

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European veterans Toulon stand in way of Lyon's title quest

European veterans Toulon stand in way of Lyon's title quest

Winners of three successive European Cup finals, Toulon were once the dominant force in continental rugby union, boasting a team of galacticos bankrolled by the outspoken Mourad Boudjellal.

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More than 200 cases of monkeypox worldwide: EU disease agency

More than 200 cases of monkeypox worldwide: EU disease agency

The number of confirmed cases of monkeypox worldwide has reached 219 outside of countries where it is endemic, according to an update released by the European Union's disease agency.

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Aussie Lee off to quick start in LPGA Match-Play

Aussie Lee off to quick start in LPGA Match-Play

Minjee Lee, coming off a seventh US LPGA title at the Founders Cup,launched her LPGA Match-Play campaign with a 6&5 victory over Chun Young-in at Shadow Creek in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Wednesday.

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The AR-15 and America's love of military-style weapons

The AR-15 and America's love of military-style weapons

Time and again, America's worst mass shootings -- including the one this week at an elementary school in Texas -- have featured a common thread: the killer's use of a military-style assault rifle that is inexpensive, easy to use and deadly efficient.

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