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World record-setter Kipyegon warns of more to come

World record-setter Kipyegon warns of more to come

Faith Kipyegon warned there is more to come after adding the women's 1500m world record to a stellar career path that has already seen her bag two world and two Olympic golds over the distance.

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Kyiv culture war leaves famous Russian writer red-faced

Kyiv culture war leaves famous Russian writer red-faced

A defaced plaque on a picturesque Kyiv street has become the latest sign of the culture war simmering in Ukraine as the country battles Russia's invasion.

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US, Japan, S.Korea aim to share N.Korea missile warning data

US, Japan, S.Korea aim to share N.Korea missile warning data

The United States, Japan and South Korea aim to share North Korean missile warning data before the end of 2023, the three countries said in a statement following a Saturday meeting of their defence chiefs in Singapore.

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More than 280 dead, hundreds hurt in India triple train crash

More than 280 dead, hundreds hurt in India triple train crash

At least 288 people were killed and hundreds more injured in a three-train collision in India, officials said Saturday, the country's deadliest rail accident in more than 20 years.

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Transylvania gears up for King Charles III's first post-coronation visit

Transylvania gears up for King Charles III's first post-coronation visit

After being received with military honours at the Romanian capital Bucharest, Britain's Charles III on Saturday visits Transylvania -- a region the king has said is in his "blood" as a descendant of Vlad the Impaler.

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Experts warn bird flu virus changing rapidly in largest ever outbreak

Experts warn bird flu virus changing rapidly in largest ever outbreak

The virus causing record cases of avian influenza in birds across the world is changing rapidly, experts have warned, as calls increase for countries to vaccinate their poultry.

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Far-right party at new high as climate issues split Germany

Far-right party at new high as climate issues split Germany

Long an anti-immigration party, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) has scaled new heights in national polls as discontent with the government in Berlin and its climate agenda grows.

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Chinese dissidents in New York open world's only Tiananmen museum

Chinese dissidents in New York open world's only Tiananmen museum

Chinese dissidents who took part in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests unveiled a museum in New York on Friday dedicated to remembering the "democratic dreams of the Chinese people," two days ahead of the 34th anniversary of the uprising's "brutal suppression."

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Erdogan to be sworn in for third term as Turkish president

Erdogan to be sworn in for third term as Turkish president

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to be sworn in on Saturday as head of state after winning a historic runoff election to extend his two-decade rule for another five years as Turkey's economic woes worsen.

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Smashed carriages and corpses: India's train disaster

Smashed carriages and corpses: India's train disaster

Carriages perched on top of each other and lines of bodies collected by rescue workers: as dawn broke on Saturday, it revealed the horror of one of India's deadliest railway crashes.

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