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South Africa coach Ellis strikes defiant tone for Dutch World Cup clash

South Africa coach Ellis strikes defiant tone for Dutch World Cup clash

Coach Desiree Ellis says that "nothing can stand in the way" of her South Africa team ahead of their last-16 clash on Sunday with the Netherlands.

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Ukraine drone attack damages Russian tanker in Kerch Strait

Ukraine drone attack damages Russian tanker in Kerch Strait

A Russian tanker was damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack in the Kerch Strait, briefly halting traffic on the strategic bridge linking Crimea to Russia on Saturday, a day after one of Moscow's warships was hit in the Black Sea.

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Greek island healthcare in desperate need of revamp

Greek island healthcare in desperate need of revamp

When Maria's nephew had a car accident last month, the family had to wait around 40 minutes for the only operating ambulance on the Greek island of Kos to pick him up.

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Belgium canal city of Bruges hits 'red line' with tourist crowds

Belgium canal city of Bruges hits 'red line' with tourist crowds

Inhabitants of Belgium's cobblestone-and-canal city of Bruges are clear: summertime tourism has hit capacity.

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South Africa's Kgatlana puts grief aside to star at World Cup

South Africa's Kgatlana puts grief aside to star at World Cup

When South Africa's historic run at the Women's World Cup finally comes to an end, the first thing Thembi Kgatlana will do back home is visit three graves.

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China's village basketball league a slam dunk

China's village basketball league a slam dunk

Thousands of raucous Chinese basketball fans pack tightly into a floodlit stadium filled with swirling fog, eager to spur on the teams battling in the tournament final.

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Icon Grandmaster Flash leads the Bronx in 70s-style hip-hop jam

Icon Grandmaster Flash leads the Bronx in 70s-style hip-hop jam

As a teenager Grandmaster Flash began pioneering the turntable-as-instrument, playing the now iconic Bronx block parties that gave birth to hip-hop and revolutionized music.

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Germany coach vows to fight on after shock World Cup exit

Germany coach vows to fight on after shock World Cup exit

Germany coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg said Saturday she has no intention of quitting despite their shock early exit from the Women's World Cup and denied reports of a rift with her squad.

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Fritz downs Murray on way to Washington semis, Evans topples Tiafoe

Fritz downs Murray on way to Washington semis, Evans topples Tiafoe

Top-seeded Taylor Fritz battled past three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray 6-7 (2/7), 6-3, 6-4 then returned to breeze past Jordan Thompson and reach the semi-finals of the rain-hit Washington Open on Friday.

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US, UK scouts abandon heatwave-hit South Korean jamboree

US, UK scouts abandon heatwave-hit South Korean jamboree

American and British scouts pulled out of the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea Saturday citing scorching temperatures, as organisers weighed whether to cut short an event also reportedly plagued by dire campsite conditions.

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