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'Fed up': Dinar currency ban bites in Kosovo

'Fed up': Dinar currency ban bites in Kosovo

In the central Kosovo town of Gracanica, posters advertising "10 euro return tickets" to Serbia flutter on the walls as ethnic Serbs wearily organise trips across the border to collect their pensions.

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Turkish volunteer fights to save fire-scarred sheep

Turkish volunteer fights to save fire-scarred sheep

Lying on her back, the sheep struggled as the man approached to bandage her udders, which had been burned in a fire last month that killed hundreds of sheep in southeast Turkey.

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NATO leaders seek to bolster Ukraine as gloom grows

NATO leaders seek to bolster Ukraine as gloom grows

NATO leaders meet Wednesday for their 75th anniversary, seeking ways to ramp up support for Ukraine as deadly Russian strikes and political uncertainties in the West stir new concerns.

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'Get back up': Biden life story shapes political fight

'Get back up': Biden life story shapes political fight

Anyone expecting Joe Biden to step aside from the US presidential race without a fight had not fully considered the life story of a proud but often stubborn man.

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Alec Baldwin 'Rust' trial to hear opening statements

Alec Baldwin 'Rust' trial to hear opening statements

Alec Baldwin's long-awaited trial for involuntary manslaughter over a fatal shooting on the set of Western movie "Rust" will hear opening statements at a New Mexico courthouse on Wednesday.

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37 Chinese aircraft skirt Taiwan on way to drill: Taipei

37 Chinese aircraft skirt Taiwan on way to drill: Taipei

Taiwan's defence ministry said 37 Chinese aircraft were detected around the self-ruled island Wednesday as they headed to exercises with an aircraft carrier in the western Pacific.

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Chinese man arrested, two others sought for vandalising Japan war shrine

Chinese man arrested, two others sought for vandalising Japan war shrine

A Chinese man was arrested and two others placed on a wanted list for allegedly defacing a Japanese war shrine that has long angered other Asian nations, Tokyo police said Wednesday.

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Marsch wants broader player pool after Copa test

Marsch wants broader player pool after Copa test

Canada coach Jesse Marsch saw his team's Copa America dream end with a 2-0 loss to world champions Argentina on Tuesday and said that the unexpected run to the last four had taken a toll on his side.

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Asian markets mixed after Wall Street records

Asian markets mixed after Wall Street records

Asian markets diverged Wednesday after fresh records on Wall Street and remarks by the Fed chief that hinted the US central bank would cut interest rates later this year, without offering a clear timeframe.

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Messi says he is enjoying "last battles" for Argentina

Messi says he is enjoying "last battles" for Argentina

Lionel Messi said he was enjoying his "last battles" with Argentina after the 37-year-old found the net in a 2-0 win over Canada on Tuesday to book a place in the Copa America final.

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