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Thailand, Cambodia brawl over kickboxing event name at SEA Games

Thailand, Cambodia brawl over kickboxing event name at SEA Games

Thailand will boycott a kickboxing event at the upcoming Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia, officials confirmed Tuesday, in a bitter row with the hosts over what to call the sport: Muay Thai or Kun Khmer.

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Sabotage shuts down Paris Gare de l'Est station all day

Sabotage shuts down Paris Gare de l'Est station all day

The Gare de l'Est train station in Paris suffered a total traffic shutdown Tuesday after a signalling malfunction that officials said was caused by vandalism.

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Kenyan rugby ace Collins Injera retires aged 36

Kenyan rugby ace Collins Injera retires aged 36

Kenya's all-time top try scorer Collins Injera announced his retirement on Tuesday after a 17-year rugby career.

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Khachanov draws on US Open feat to make Australian semis

Khachanov draws on US Open feat to make Australian semis

Karen Khachanov harnessed the confidence he took from making the US Open semi-finals to match the feat at the Australian Open on Tuesday, helped by Sebastian Korda retiring hurt.

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Thai police seize 1.1 tonnes of crystal meth in under a week

Thai police seize 1.1 tonnes of crystal meth in under a week

Thai police seized 1.1 tonnes of crystal methamphetamine in less than a week, officers said Tuesday, as the kingdom cracks down on smuggling that has surged since the country's borders reopened.

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Power returns to Pakistan a day after massive outage

Power returns to Pakistan a day after massive outage

The national power grid was restored in Pakistan, the energy minister said on Tuesday, a day after a nationwide breakdown left most of the country's 220 million people without electricity and caused tens of millions of dollars in industry losses.

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Sabotage shuts down Paris Gare de l'Est station

Sabotage shuts down Paris Gare de l'Est station

The Gare de l'Est train station in Paris suffered a total traffic shutdown early Tuesday after a signalling malfunction that officials said was caused by vandalism.

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Power returns Pakistan a day after massive outage

Power returns Pakistan a day after massive outage

The national power grid was restored in Pakistan, the energy minister said on Tuesday, a day after a nationwide breakdown left most of the country's 220 million people without electricity and caused tens of millions of dollars in industry losses.

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Rybakina, Khachanov first into Australian Open semi-finals

Rybakina, Khachanov first into Australian Open semi-finals

Big-serving Elena Rybakina blasted her way into the Australian Open semi-finals on Tuesday, while Karen Khachanov followed suit in the men's draw after Sebastian Korda suffered a wrist injury.

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Seven dead in new California shooting

Seven dead in new California shooting

A suspected gunman was in custody Monday over the killing of seven people in a rural community in northern California, just two days after a mass shooting at a Lunar New Year celebration near Los Angeles.

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