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Battling drug crisis, Iraq searches for cure

Battling drug crisis, Iraq searches for cure

Mohammed has been taking nearly a dozen captagon pills daily for seven years. Now, as Iraq grapples with a major drug crisis, the 23-year-old hopes for a fresh start.

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Bolivia says huge manhunt closing in on accused drug lord

Bolivia says huge manhunt closing in on accused drug lord

Bolivia has mobilized more than 2,250 security agents in a massive operation closing in on an alleged cocaine trafficker who has ricocheted around the world to elude capture, a senior official said on Sunday.

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Putsch throws Niger team at Francophone Games into disarray

Putsch throws Niger team at Francophone Games into disarray

Nigerien participants in the Francophone Games, which have kicked off in DR Congo's capital, have been left struggling after a putsch in their home country last week.

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Fritz downs Vukic to win Atlanta ATP crown

Fritz downs Vukic to win Atlanta ATP crown

World number nine Taylor Fritz shrugged off a second-set wobble to claim the sixth title of his career with victory over Alexsandar Vukic in the ATP Atlanta Open on Sunday.

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Hodges marches to first US PGA Tour title at 3M Open

Hodges marches to first US PGA Tour title at 3M Open

Lee Hodges fired two eagles in a four-under-par 67 on Sunday to claim his first US PGA Tour title with a wire-to-wire, seven-stroke triumph in the 3M Open in Blaine, Minnesota.

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'I don't know how I did it': Popyrin overcomes cramps to win Umag title

'I don't know how I did it': Popyrin overcomes cramps to win Umag title

Australia's Alexei Popyrin fought back from a set down and overcame cramping to shatter Stan Wawrinka's hopes of a first title in six years by winning the Umag clay-court title on Sunday.

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Suicide blast kills at least 44 at Pakistan political party meet

Suicide blast kills at least 44 at Pakistan political party meet

At least 44 people were killed and more than 100 others wounded Sunday by a suicide bombing at a political gathering of a leading Islamic party in northwest Pakistan, officials said.

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Saint-Maximin joins Saudi's Al-Ahli after Newcastle exit

Saint-Maximin joins Saudi's Al-Ahli after Newcastle exit

French winger Allan Saint-Maximin on Sunday signed a three-year deal with Saudi Arabia's Al-Ahli after leaving English club Newcastle as the cash-rich and ambitious Gulf kingdom's league snared another top-level player.

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Senegalese opponent vows hunger strike as lawyers lambast arrest

Senegalese opponent vows hunger strike as lawyers lambast arrest

Firebrand Senegalese opposition politician Ousmane Sonko said Sunday he had started a hunger strike from custody after being arrested this week, as his lawyers condemned his arrest.

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Japan's fencers win first team foil title at worlds

Japan's fencers win first team foil title at worlds

Japan's foil fencers clinched their first men's team title on Sunday at the World Fencing Championships in Milan, beating China 45-35.

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