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Fighting rages across Gaza as UN chief urges 'immediate ceasefire'

Fighting rages across Gaza as UN chief urges 'immediate ceasefire'

Israel struck Gaza on Sunday and troops were battling militants in several areas of the Palestinian territory after an Israeli evacuation order sent hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fleeing from Rafah.

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Thousands evacuated as Russia pounds Ukraine border town

Thousands evacuated as Russia pounds Ukraine border town

Thousands of people been evacuated from border areas in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, as Russia kept up constant strikes on a key town as part of a cross-border offensive, officials said Sunday.

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Raza 72 not out guides Zimbabwe to consolation win over Bangladesh

Raza 72 not out guides Zimbabwe to consolation win over Bangladesh

Sikandar Raza and Brian Bennett hit half-centuries as Zimbabwe secured an eight-wicket consolation victory over Bangladesh in the final Twenty20 international in Dhaka on Sunday to avoid a 5-0 whitewash.

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Masterful Lomachenko knocks out Kambosos to win IBF lightweight crown

Masterful Lomachenko knocks out Kambosos to win IBF lightweight crown

Ukrainian boxing great Vasiliy Lomachenko clinched the IBF lightweight world title on Sunday after producing a supreme performance to stop Australia's George Kambosos in the 11th round in Perth.

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'Worse than Covid': UK gig venues sing the Blues

'Worse than Covid': UK gig venues sing the Blues

The hall may have been packed when the lights came on at singer Cosmo Sheldrake's gig at "Earth Hackney", but the coffers of the east London venue are anything but full.

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Israel strikes Gaza after fresh Rafah evacuation order

Israel strikes Gaza after fresh Rafah evacuation order

Israel launched strikes on Gaza Sunday after it expanded an evacuation order for Rafah, with the United Nations warning an outright invasion of the crowded southern city risked an "epic" disaster.

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Nepal's 'Everest Man' claims record 29th summit

Nepal's 'Everest Man' claims record 29th summit

Nepali climber Kami Rita Sherpa reached the top of Mount Everest for the 29th time Sunday, breaking his own record for the most summits of the world's highest mountain.

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Second night of auroras seen 'extreme' solar storm

Second night of auroras seen 'extreme' solar storm

Auroras lit up skies across swaths of the planet for the second night in a row on Saturday, after already dazzling Earthlings from the United States to Tasmania to the Bahamas the day before.

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Star duos lead Celtics, Mavs to NBA playoff victories

Star duos lead Celtics, Mavs to NBA playoff victories

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown combined to score 61 points to fire the Boston Celtics to a bounce-back NBA playoff win over Cleveland on Saturday as Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic led Dallas over Oklahoma City.

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Boeing's problems rattle US aviation regulator as well

Boeing's problems rattle US aviation regulator as well

The US Federal Aviation Administration, sharply criticized after the crashes of two Boeing planes in 2018 and 2019, is again being dragged into a maelstrom surrounding the major American aerospace manufacturer.

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