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Slovak PM suffers life-threatening wounds in assassination attempt

Slovak PM suffers life-threatening wounds in assassination attempt

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico was battling life-threatening wounds Wednesday after officials said he was shot multiple times in an assassination attempt condemned by European leaders.

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Meryl Streep on hippos, sex scenes and almost losing her Oscar

Meryl Streep on hippos, sex scenes and almost losing her Oscar

Meryl Streep shared intimate anecdotes from her career at the Cannes Film Festival Wednesday, including falling in love when Robert Redford washed her hair and leaving her Oscar in the toilet.

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US drug deaths decline, hinting at progress against opioid crisis

US drug deaths decline, hinting at progress against opioid crisis

Drug overdose deaths in the United States declined last year for the first time since 2018, provisional data released Wednesday showed, suggesting tentative progress in combating the opioid epidemic even as experts cautioned against premature celebration.

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Second stage win for Milan as Pogacar retains lead in Giro d'Italia

Second stage win for Milan as Pogacar retains lead in Giro d'Italia

Italy's Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) won the 11th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday in a messy bunch sprint in Francavilla al Mare, on the shores of the Adriatic Sea.

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Dutch parties reach coalition deal: Wilders

Dutch parties reach coalition deal: Wilders

Six months after Geert Wilders won a stunning election victory, squabbling politicians finally clinched a deal Wednesday on a coalition government, said the Dutch far-right leader, who will not be prime minister.

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Outsider Tabilo makes Rome Open semis, Sabalenka breezes into last four

Outsider Tabilo makes Rome Open semis, Sabalenka breezes into last four

Alejandro Tabilo's fairytale run at the Rome Open will continue to the semi-finals after Novak Djokovic's vanquisher beat China's unseeded Zhang Zhizhen 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday, while Aryna Sabalenka cruised into the women's last four.

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Slovakia PM suffers life-threatening wounds in assassination attempt: govt

Slovakia PM suffers life-threatening wounds in assassination attempt: govt

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico was battling life-threatening wounds Wednesday after officials said he was shot multiple times in an assassination attempt condemned by European leaders.

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French police hunt killers in prison van ambush

French police hunt killers in prison van ambush

French authorities on Wednesday were hunting for a group of gunmen who killed two prison officers in an attack at a motorway toll that freed a convict linked to gangland drug killings, with an international alert also issued.

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Charismatic cleric turns protest firebrand in Armenia

Charismatic cleric turns protest firebrand in Armenia

Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan has catapulted to the forefront of Armenian politics, galvanising mass popular protests against the government's plan to cede land to arch-foe Azerbaijan.

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How hunting may have turned humans into long-distance runners

How hunting may have turned humans into long-distance runners

Researchers have discovered hundreds of historical accounts of humans hunting prey by chasing them down over long distances, which some believe is why we evolved our unique talent for endurance running.

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