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Pakistan brickmakers scorched by sun above and fire below

Pakistan brickmakers scorched by sun above and fire below

As dark plumes billow from overhead smokestacks, brickmakers at a kiln in Pakistan's Sheikhupura district crush coal through small holes beneath their feet into the fiery chambers below.

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Western Europe experienced hottest June-July on record: EU monitor

Western Europe experienced hottest June-July on record: EU monitor

Western Europe experienced its hottest June-July on record as climate change fuels an historic summer of heat, drought and wildfires across the region, the EU's global warming monitor said Monday.

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Ithaca bets on hometown hero Odysseus for tourism boom

Ithaca bets on hometown hero Odysseus for tourism boom

Standing on the ferry as it waits to dock on the Greek island of Ithaca, Giorgia Ongarato is only too keen to talk about the "Odyssey" -- the epic poem that inspired Christopher Nolan's blockbuster film.

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Shelton sweeps Fonseca to reach Montreal quarter-final

Shelton sweeps Fonseca to reach Montreal quarter-final

Defending champion Ben Shelton kept a clean slate at the ATP Montreal Masters on Sunday, holding off a challenge from Joao Fonseca to power 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) into the quarter-finals.

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Rybakina survives scare as Gauff, Osaka race into Toronto quarters

Rybakina survives scare as Gauff, Osaka race into Toronto quarters

World number two Elena Rybakina survived a huge scare to battle into the Canadian Open quarter-finals on Sunday in Toronto, while fourth-ranked Coco Gauff cruised through.

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Meta will soon face another high-stakes trial in US

Meta will soon face another high-stakes trial in US

With two convictions and nearly $1 billion in damages already stacked up, Meta will face another trial starting this week about alleged harms to children in a case brought by four US states.

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Thirty years on, a trial finally opens in Tupac Shakur's killing

Thirty years on, a trial finally opens in Tupac Shakur's killing

A former gang leader goes on trial Monday in Las Vegas over the decades-old murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, one of America's most high-profile unresolved murders.

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Shelton sweeps Fonseca to reach another Montreal quarter-final

Shelton sweeps Fonseca to reach another Montreal quarter-final

Defending champion Ben Shelton kept a clean slate at the ATP Montreal Masters on Sunday, holding off a challenge from Joao Fonseca to power 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) into the quarter-finals.

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Brennan captures Wyndham crown for second PGA win

Brennan captures Wyndham crown for second PGA win

Michael Brennan fired a six-under par 64 to win the Wyndham Championship on Sunday, taking his second PGA Tour title in the final regular-season event before the FedEx Cup playoffs.

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Rybakina, Gauff advance to Toronto quarter-finals

Rybakina, Gauff advance to Toronto quarter-finals

World number two Elena Rybakina battled her way into the WTA Canadian Open quarter-finals on Sunday, while fourth-ranked Coco Gauff cruised into the last eight.

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