Iraqi car bomb survivor eyes gold in Paris Paralympics
When car bomb survivor Najlah Imad first took up table tennis, her relatives warned against it. But a decade later, the Iraqi teenager who lost three limbs is gunning for gold at the 2024 Paralympic Games.
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The Greatest, the Baddest and the best: six undisputed heavyweight champions
Victory for either Oleksandr Usyk or Tyson Fury on Saturday will create the first undisputed heavyweight champion of the world in 24 years.
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France deploys troops, bans TikTok to quell deadly New Caledonia unrest
France deployed troops to New Caledonia's ports and international airport, banned TikTok and imposed a state of emergency Thursday after three nights of clashes that have left four dead and hundreds wounded.
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Coppola's epic 'Megalopolis' finally arrives at Cannes
Another masterpiece emerging from chaos, or just a chaotic mess? One of Hollywood's most mythologised directors, Francis Ford Coppola, returns Thursday to the Cannes Film Festival with the almost impossibly hyped "Megalopolis".
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French prison van attack takes drug battle to 'worrying' new level
A motorway attack that claimed the lives of two prison officers in France this week marks a new level of violence by the latest generation of drug traffickers, police officers and experts told AFP.
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Chiefs host Ravens in NFL season-opener
Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs will launch their bid for a third straight Super Bowl against the Baltimore Ravens when the 2024-2025 season kicks off, the league confirmed Wednesday.
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Arab leaders head to Bahrain for Gaza-focused summit
Arab leaders are gathering Thursday in Bahrain for a summit dominated by the Israel-Hamas war which has been raging in the Gaza Strip without a ceasefire in sight.
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Without Messi, Miami's winning run ends with derby draw
Inter Miami's five-match winning run came to an end on Wednesday as, without the injured Lionel Messi, they were held to a 0-0 draw at Orlando City.
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Top UN court hears S. Africa calls to stop Israel Rafah offensive
South Africa will ask the top UN court on Thursday to order an immediate halt to Israel's incursion in Rafah, describing it as a "genocidal" operation threatening the "very survival of Palestinians".
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Celtics overpower short-handed Cavs to reach conference finals
Jayson Tatum scored 25 points as the Boston Celtics overpowered the injury-hit Cleveland Cavaliers 113-198 on Wednesday to complete a 4-1 series victory and book their place in the Eastern Conference finals for the third straight year.
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