China completes Olympic table tennis gold clean sweep
China completed a clean sweep of the Olympic gold medals in table tennis Saturday by winning the women's team title in Paris, the sixth time the Chinese have collected the full set.
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Israel faces anger over Gaza school strike rescuers say killed 93
Rescuers in Gaza said an Israeli air strike on a religious school housing displaced Palestinians killed 93 people on Saturday, sparking international condemnation despite Israel's insistence that it was targeting militants.
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French authorities release US rapper Travis Scott
French police on Saturday released US star rapper Travis Scott after 36 hours in custody in Paris over suspected violence, a US-based representative for the artist and prosecutors said.
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Liu's 'torture' pays off as he lifts weightlifting gold for China
Chinese Olympic weightlifting gold medallist Liu Huanhua on Saturday described the "torture" of stepping up several weight classes, explaining how he had to pile on the pounds.
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Workers begin recovering bodies from Brazil plane crash
Emergency crews on Saturday began removing the victims of a plane crash in Brazil's Sao Paulo state that killed all 62 people aboard, as authorities sifted through the wreckage to try to determine what caused the plane's dramatic plunge.
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'Children torn apart': Israel strike rains hell on Gaza dawn prayers
White body bags littered the floor and mourning filled the air after a school housing displaced Palestinians was struck with Israeli missiles Saturday -- a horrific and increasingly common sight in the Gaza war.
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Two children among eight dead in Uganda landfill collapse
Eight people including two children were killed when a landfill in the Ugandan capital Kampala collapsed on Saturday, the city authority said.
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LA planning 'No Car' Olympics to beat gridlock
Los Angeles 2028 organisers said Saturday they will force spectators to take public transportation to Olympic venues and encourage remote working in a bid to sidestep the gridlocked city's notorious traffic problems.
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Henry the coach comes of age on France's run to Olympic silver
Thierry Henry was unable to leave the Olympics with the gold medal he craved but the France great has enhanced his reputation as a coach after taking the hosts to the men's football final.
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China women boxers 'peel off skin' to reign at Paris Olympics
China's women boxers have made an Olympic breakthrough in Paris with their first golds in a sport that was once banned under Mao Zedong.
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