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Trees felled by Tropical Storm Bebinca kill six in Philippines

Trees felled by Tropical Storm Bebinca kill six in Philippines

Falling trees killed six people in the Philippines after a fierce tropical storm brought strong winds and floods, officials said Sunday.

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Historic private astronaut mission splashes down off Florida

Historic private astronaut mission splashes down off Florida

The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, which made history when its crew conducted the first spacewalk by non-government astronauts, splashed down off the coast of Florida early Sunday.

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One dead in Poland as storm lashes eastern and central Europe

One dead in Poland as storm lashes eastern and central Europe

One person has drowned in Poland and four people are missing in the Czech Republic, authorities said Sunday, as Storm Boris lashed central and eastern Europe with torrential rains and flooding.

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Volunteers rush to help as Myanmar flood toll surges

Volunteers rush to help as Myanmar flood toll surges

Volunteers rushed to areas inundated by floods in Myanmar on Sunday as the country's death toll from the Typhoon Yagi deluge more than doubled and remote areas reported increasing numbers of dead and missing.

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'Canelo' Alvarez pummels Berlanga to retain supermiddleweight belts

'Canelo' Alvarez pummels Berlanga to retain supermiddleweight belts

Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez retained his unified super middleweight world title with a punishing unanimous decision over Edgar Berlanga on Saturday in Las Vegas.

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Australian qualifier Gadecki into first WTA final in Guadalajara

Australian qualifier Gadecki into first WTA final in Guadalajara

Australian qualifier Olivia Gadecki powered into her first career WTA final on Saturday, beating Camila Osorio 6-2, 6-3 to book a title showdown with Magdalena Frech in Guadalajara.

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Alvarez retains super middleweight crown with unanimous decision over Berlanga

Alvarez retains super middleweight crown with unanimous decision over Berlanga

Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez retained his unified super middleweight world title with a punishing unanimous decision over Edgar Berlanga on Saturday in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Pennsylvania's fracking industry plans to continue, whoever wins White House

Pennsylvania's fracking industry plans to continue, whoever wins White House

Pennsylvanians working in the controversial fracking industry are confident that the sector will endure, whoever wins the White House in November's presidential election.

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Ronaldo primed to add Asian club crown to long list of accolades

Ronaldo primed to add Asian club crown to long list of accolades

Cristiano Ronaldo will hope to add an Asian Champions League crown to his long list of achievements when the continent's top club competition kicks off on Monday.

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Nightlife now rules in Iraq's former IS bastion

Nightlife now rules in Iraq's former IS bastion

If they had tried to do this a few years ago, the group of Iraqi women enjoying a night out in Mosul would probably have risked severe punishment.

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