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- Harris, Trump go toe to toe in frenzied final campaign weekend
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- Serbia to demolish 'German' bridge amid outcry
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- Van Nistelrooy wants to give Man Utd fans 'joy of winning'
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- UK's battered Tory party elects Badenoch as new leader
- Deadly Israeli strikes on 'apocalyptic' north Gaza
- Olympic medallist Koki Ikeda vows to clear name after doping suspension
- Cavendish coy on future as Girmay wins in Japan
- Spain braces for more flood deaths, steps up aid
- Japan urges 200,000 people to evacuate due to heavy rain
- Martin closes on MotoGP world title as Bagnaia crashes out
- UK's battered Tory party to reveal new leader
- Gill, Pant fight back for India in third Test against NZ
- UN nature summit agrees on body for Indigenous representation
- Bagnaia clinches pole for Malaysian MotoGP ahead of Martin
- Tatum propels Celtics over Hornets, Lakers hold off Raptors
- War decimates harvest in famine-threatened Sudan
- US-Israeli settlers hope to see a second Trump term
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- Man Utd said 'it was now or never', new manager Amorim says
- Trump, Harris clash over rhetoric as they battle for swing state votes
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After a deadly school shooting in the southern US state of Tennessee last year, Democratic voters, lawmakers, and even some Republican mothers called for stricter gun control laws.
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'A treasure': Japan's Ohtani a hometown hero win or lose in World Series
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Botswana votes with ruling party seeking to extend six decades of power
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Bitcoin close to record as cautious markets eye US election
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Anthony Volpe grew up in New York in a family with New York Yankees season tickets so to smash a grand slam in a Yankees' World Series victory was a dream come true.
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Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts rested his top relief pitchers in an 11-4 World Series loss to the New York Yankees and that might be the key to an eventual title.
UK's Labour govt prepares to deliver decisive first budget
Britain's new Labour government unveils its first budget on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer warning of tax rises and public spending cuts as he focuses on long-term growth.
Beijing files WTO complaint over EU's new taxes on Chinese EVs
Beijing said Wednesday it had lodged a complaint with the World Trade Organization over the European Union's decision to impose hefty tariffs on Chinese-made electric cars.
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Taiwan battens down for Super Typhoon Kong-rey
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MotoGP world title in sight as Martin, Bagnaia set for Sepang duel
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'New wave' as start-up sweeps up Thai ocean plastic
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Manchester United target Amorim says 'nothing decided yet'
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Botswana votes with ruling party aiming to extend six decades of power
Southern Africa's diamond-rich nation of Botswana votes in general elections Wednesday, with the ruling party seeking to extend its nearly six-decade rule and hand a second term to President Mokgweetsi Masisi.
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EU's extra tariffs of up to 35.3% on Chinese EVs angers Beijing
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Trump risks backlash with anti-trans ads targeting Harris
Anti-trans ads targeting Kamala Harris are flooding the airwaves in the closing stretch of a nail-biting US election, as Donald Trump seeks to win over undecided voters with a divisive strategy that experts warn could backfire.
Alzheimer's patient 'relieved' at Quebec's assisted suicide policy shift
Sandra Demontigny was afraid of being a prisoner in her own body: a 45-year-old diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's, she worried about losing control of her life and burdening those she loves for years.
Who should get paid for nature's sequenced genes?
Much of the vanilla that flavors our ice cream today is artificial, derived from the genetic signature of a plant that hundreds of years ago was known only to an Indigenous Mexican tribe.
Bodies found as torrential rains slam Spain
Several bodies have been recovered by emergency service workers in Spain's eastern region of Valencia after torrential rains triggered flash floods, the head of the regional government said Wednesday.
Harris urges US to turn page on Trump 'chaos' in mass White House rally
Kamala Harris urged Americans to write the "next chapter" for their country and reject Donald Trump's chaos and division as she delivered a powerful closing argument to voters Tuesday against the glowing backdrop of the White House.
Climate change driving 'record threats to health': report
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Harris warns of 'obsessed' Trump power grab at mass Washington rally
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