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- Australia defeat USA to reach Davis Cup semis
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- Minister among 11 held over Serbia station collapse
- Historic gold regalia returned to Ghana's king
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- Leicester's Fatawu to miss rest of season after Ghana injury
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A Thai court on Thursday cleared a woman of involvement in a 2015 bomb attack on a popular shrine in Bangkok that killed 20 people, most of them tourists.
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Dutch court upholds e-cigarette flavour ban
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French court jails 18 members of Channel people smuggling gang
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Germany arrests eight members of far-right paramilitary group
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French women 'stunned' as partners accused in mass rape trial
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Reform row puts Mexico at risk of 'constitutional crisis'
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Dutch, French authorities raid Netflix offices in tax probe
French and Dutch authorities raided streaming giant Netflix's offices in Paris and Amsterdam Tuesday as part of a tax fraud probe, a judicial source told AFP.
Barcelona to replace flood-hit Valencia for MotoGP finale
Barcelona will host the final race of the MotoGP season next week in place of flood-hit Valencia, organisers Dorna announced on Tuesday.
Indonesia volcano erupts again after killing nine day earlier
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Award-winning Cambodian reporter quits journalism after arrest
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Kenyan athletes' deaths expose mental health struggles
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Greenland seeks to capitalise on 'last-chance tourism'
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Greenland eyes tourism takeoff with new airport runway
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Taiwan couple charged with trying to influence elections for China
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Hundreds of UK police sacked for misconduct
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Three charged as Modi slams Canada Hindu temple violence
Canadian authorities charged three people on Monday following violence at a Hindu temple which provoked angry condemnation from India and sent already frosty bilateral ties between the two nations to a fresh low.
Spain dreads more flood deaths on day six of rescue
Thousands of rescuers pumped water from submerged buildings, churned through muddy streets and cleared debris on Monday as Spain braced for more deaths from its worst floods in decades.
Chile football star Vidal accused of sexual assault
Chilean football star Arturo Vidal and players from his first-division Colo Colo side are being investigated for sexual assault, the prosecutor's office in Santiago said Monday.
Spain dreads more flood deaths as rain pounds Catalonia
Rescuers plunged into inundated garages on Monday to find victims of Spain's deadliest floods in a generation as fresh downpours sparked transport chaos in the northeastern region of Catalonia.
Eight people go on trial over French teacher's 2020 beheading
Eight people went on trial in France on Monday charged with contributing to the climate of hatred that led to an 18-year-old Islamist radical of Chechen origin beheading teacher Samuel Paty outside Paris in 2020.
Spain dreads more flood deaths as more rain expected
Spanish rescuers plunged into inundated garages to find bodies on Monday, a day after furious crowds heckled and hurled mud at the king and the prime minister following devastating floods.
Austria's Alpine refuges and trails crumble as climate warms
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Indonesia volcano eruption kills 10, sets houses aflame
A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted overnight, killing at least 10 people as it spewed fireballs and ash on surrounding villages, officials said Monday as they raised the alert status to its highest level.
Indonesia volcano eruption kills 6, sets villages aflame
A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted overnight killing at least six people as it spewed fireballs and ash on surrounding villages, officials said Monday, as they raised its alert status to the highest level.