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Bone collectors: searching for WWII remains in Okinawa

Bone collectors: searching for WWII remains in Okinawa

Trekking through mud and rocks in Japan's humid Okinawan jungle, Takamatsu Gushiken reached a slope of ground where human remains have lain forgotten since World War II.

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Madrid coach Alonso says Rudiger complained of racist insult in Club World Cup win

Madrid coach Alonso says Rudiger complained of racist insult in Club World Cup win

Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso said his defender Antonio Rudiger had complained of a racist incident at the end of Sunday's 3-1 Club World Cup win over Mexican side Pachuca.

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Girls shouldn't shout?: Women break the mould at French metal festival

Girls shouldn't shout?: Women break the mould at French metal festival

Women artists are pushing back against gender stereotypes at the French heavy metal festival Hellfest, where men have long dominated the loud and rebellious genre.

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Indian activists seek to save child brides

Indian activists seek to save child brides

When wedding season comes in India, the phone of child rights activist Tatwashil Kamble never stops ringing with appeals to stop girls from being married off due to poverty.

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Jonathan Anderson set for Dior debut at Paris Fashion Week

Jonathan Anderson set for Dior debut at Paris Fashion Week

Men's Fashion Week returns to Paris on Tuesday with heightened anticipation as Jonathan Anderson shows his first creations for Dior and Saint Laurent rejoins the official calendar.

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Ukraine says 'massive' Russian drone attack on Kyiv

Ukraine says 'massive' Russian drone attack on Kyiv

Ukraine said Monday "another massive attack" on Kyiv by Russian drones was underway, a day after the country's top military commander vowed to increase the "scale and depth" of strikes on Russia.

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Oasis: from clash to cash

Oasis: from clash to cash

Fifteen years after their explosive split, British music legends Liam and Noel Gallagher are reuniting for an Oasis tour that promises not only Britpop nostalgia but also staggering revenues.

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Toxic threat from 'forever chemicals' sparks resistance in Georgia towns

Toxic threat from 'forever chemicals' sparks resistance in Georgia towns

Sasha and Jamie Cordle thought their small farm in rural Georgia would be a ladder out of working-class struggle, and a gift for their children and grandchildren.

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All Blacks name five debutants in squad for France Tests

All Blacks name five debutants in squad for France Tests

New Zealand coach Scott Robertson named five debutants Monday in a 33-man squad skippered by Scott Barrett for three Tests against France, as Dalton Papali'i, Ethan Blackadder and David Havili missed out.

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Pacers' Haliburton hurt early in game seven against Thunder

Pacers' Haliburton hurt early in game seven against Thunder

Indiana's star Tyrese Haliburton limped out of game seven of the NBA Finals in the first quarter in a devastating blow to the Pacers' hopes of toppling the Oklahoma City Thunder to claim the title.

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