Mitchell magic as Cavs down Pistons to level series
Donovan Mitchell went on a record-tying second-half scoring spree as the Cleveland Cavaliers bagged a series-leveling 112-103 victory over the Detroit Pistons in the NBA Eastern Conference semi-finals on Monday.
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Dengue outpaces virus-blocking mosquitoes in Brazil
Brazilian scientist Luciano Moreira tenderly handles a glass box of swarming mosquitoes infected with a bacterium that blocks the transmission of dengue.
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'Seeds of instability': Health disinfo targets Philippine leader
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos last month jogged out of his office and broke into impromptu jumping jacks in an attempt to dispel rumours he was paralysed, dying of late-stage cancer, or dead.
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Vitamins over vaccines: misinformation entrenched amid Indonesia measles surge
A surge in measles cases in Indonesia has made stay-at-home mother Fitri Fransiskha uneasy -- but not enough to vaccinate her four children against the highly contagious and deadly virus.
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Epstein files on display at New York pop-up exhibit, all 3.5 million pages
A US transparency advocacy group has opened a temporary exhibition in New York with only one text on display: a print-out of all the files released by the US Department of Justice -- roughly 3.5 million pages -- relating to financier and convicted sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein.
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Cannes Film Festival opens, grappling with AI and Hollywood
Cannes Film Festival rolls out the red carpets on Tuesday for its annual showcase in France, grappling with the dizzying speed of AI-powered disruption and the absence of major Hollywood studios.
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India's Dravid to co-own Dublin Guardians in European T20 league
Former India captain Rahul Dravid has been named co-owner of the Dublin Guardians in the new European T20 Premier League, starting in August, as part of an Indian consortium.
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Fraught marriage of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera at heart of dreamy opera
Like a macabre scene from one of her vivid canvases, Frida Kahlo holds Diego Rivera in her arms as he dies at the foot of a gaunt red tree, their silhouettes framed by blue curtains, at the end of an opera devoted to their tumultuous relationship.
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Golfers ready for 'crazy' Aronimink greens at PGA
Top-ranked defending champion Scottie Scheffler and a host of world-class rivals took their first practice rounds on Monday at Aronimink ahead of the 108th PGA Championship, which tees off Thursday.
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After backlash, Mexico cancels plan to cut school year for World Cup
Mexico canceled plans to shorten its school year ahead of the World Cup after widespread backlash from parents, think tanks and local authorities, a government source told AFP Monday.
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