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Ten Hag has Man Utd's full backing, says CEO Berrada

Ten Hag has Man Utd's full backing, says CEO Berrada

Manchester United chief executive Omar Berrada says struggling manager Erik ten Hag has the full backing of the club despite a poor start to the Premier League season.

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Sunken village emerges as Greek drought bites

Sunken village emerges as Greek drought bites

Record-breaking temperatures and prolonged drought in Greece have exposed a sunken village in Athens' main reservoir for the first time in 30 years.

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Bangladesh 122-2, need 63 more for historic Pakistan series win

Bangladesh 122-2, need 63 more for historic Pakistan series win

Bangladesh were closing on a first series win against Pakistan on Tuesday, reaching 122-2 at lunch on the fifth day of the second Test in Rawalpindi, needing 63 more for victory.

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S. Korean actor Yoo Ah-in jailed for one year for drugs

S. Korean actor Yoo Ah-in jailed for one year for drugs

High-profile South Korean actor Yoo Ah-in was found guilty Monday of illegal use of the anaesthetic drug propofol and handed a one-year jail term, the Yonhap news agency reported.

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Thailand nets 1.3 million kilograms of invasive fish

Thailand nets 1.3 million kilograms of invasive fish

Thailand has netted more than 1.3 million kilograms of highly destructive blackchin tilapia fish, the government said Tuesday, as it battles to stamp out the invasive species.

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US climate envoy John Podesta to visit China this week

US climate envoy John Podesta to visit China this week

US climate envoy John Podesta will visit China this week for talks with counterpart Liu Zhenmin, state media said Tuesday, ahead of the COP29 summit in Baku in November.

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China to launch anti-dumping probes into Canadian canola, chemicals

China to launch anti-dumping probes into Canadian canola, chemicals

China said Tuesday it would launch an anti-dumping probe into Canadian canola and chemical products, in apparent retaliation for Ottawa's new restrictions on imports of Chinese electric vehicles (EVs).

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Sinner and Medvedev set up US Open quarter-final clash

Sinner and Medvedev set up US Open quarter-final clash

World number one Jannik Sinner and former champion Daniil Medvedev set up a US Open quarter-final showdown on Monday as both men look to exploit the hole left by the shock exits of Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz.

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Cathay inspects A350 fleet after engine component failure

Cathay inspects A350 fleet after engine component failure

Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific has temporarily grounded its fleet of A350 aircraft for inspections after a "first of its type" engine component failure forced a flight to Zurich to turn back on Monday.

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Student's murder inflames immigration debate in southern US

Student's murder inflames immigration debate in southern US

Along the edge of a peaceful lake in the southern US state of Georgia, a pile of sneakers forms a makeshift memorial to Laken Riley, a nursing student who was murdered nearby while out on a morning jog.

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