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Gay Games open in Hong Kong after year-long delay

Gay Games open in Hong Kong after year-long delay

More than a thousand athletes gathered in a Hong Kong stadium on Saturday to open the Gay Games, the first time the international LGBTQ sporting event has come to Asia.

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New Zealand pile up 401-6 to push Pakistan closer to World Cup exit

New Zealand pile up 401-6 to push Pakistan closer to World Cup exit

Rachin Ravindra hit his third century of the tournament while Kane Williamson just missed a hundred as New Zealand pushed Pakistan closer to World Cup elimination by piling up 401-6 on Saturday.

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England out-muscle New Zealand to win women's rugby tournament

England out-muscle New Zealand to win women's rugby tournament

England have won the inaugural WXV1 women's tournament, beating New Zealand 33-12 in Auckland on Saturday in an emphatic rebound from last year's Rugby World Cup final.

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Ghana's ruling party votes to elect candidate for 2024 ballot

Ghana's ruling party votes to elect candidate for 2024 ballot

Ghana's ruling party voted on Saturday in primaries to elect its candidate for next year's presidential ballot, with Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia widely favoured to win.

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'We're losing': Ukrainians reel from war chief's stalemate warning

'We're losing': Ukrainians reel from war chief's stalemate warning

In eastern Ukraine, where another gruelling winter is descending -- along with it a likely freeze in major frontline movements -- one Ukrainian soldier had a grim assessment of the conflict.

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Pogacar says rivalry with Vingegaard could go down 'in history'

Pogacar says rivalry with Vingegaard could go down 'in history'

Tadej Pogacar said Saturday that his Tour de France rivalry with Jonas Vingegaard could grow into something for "the history books", with the pair sharing the last four titles between them.

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Blinken in Jordan seeking to contain Hamas-Israel war

Blinken in Jordan seeking to contain Hamas-Israel war

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken began meetings with Arab foreign ministers in Jordan on Saturday, seeking to mitigate the nearly month-long the Gaza war after Israel resisted his calls for a humanitarian pause.

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Bangladesh garment workers clash with police as factories reopen

Bangladesh garment workers clash with police as factories reopen

Striking Bangladesh garment workers clashed with police on Saturday near the capital as factories reopened in defiance of a protest campaign demanding a near-tripling of wages.

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Colombia says ELN guerrillas will free Liverpool footballer Diaz's kidnapped father

Colombia says ELN guerrillas will free Liverpool footballer Diaz's kidnapped father

Colombia said Friday the ELN guerrilla group will release the father of Liverpool footballer Luis Diaz, whom it abducted five days ago as it engaged in peace talks with Bogota.

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Ravindra hits century as New Zealand pile up trouble for Pakistan

Ravindra hits century as New Zealand pile up trouble for Pakistan

Rachin Ravindra hit his third century of the World Cup while captain Kane Williamson fell agonisingly short of three figures as New Zealand piled up the runs in their crucial World Cup clash against Pakistan in Bengaluru on Saturday.

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