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Unsung Henderson earns respect with influential England role

Unsung Henderson earns respect with influential England role

After starting the World Cup in the shadows, Jordan Henderson has emerged as England's unsung hero ahead of their heavyweight quarter-final clash with France on Saturday.

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Qatar's Dr Cool says air-conditioned Olympic marathon possible

Qatar's Dr Cool says air-conditioned Olympic marathon possible

The engineer who developed the air conditioning for Qatar's World Cup stadiums says that a cooling system for an Olympic marathon is possible if the Gulf state bids for the Games.

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Warmer noses are better at fighting colds: study

Warmer noses are better at fighting colds: study

Chilly weather and common respiratory infections often go hand in hand.

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Tunisia film portrays 'modern and connected' rural youth

Tunisia film portrays 'modern and connected' rural youth

The Tunisian director of "Under the Fig Trees", which portrays young harvest workers, said she hoped the award-winning drama film would "smash the cliche" that rural women are "miserable and closed".

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Asian, European markets drop as Fed worries offset China Covid easing

Asian, European markets drop as Fed worries offset China Covid easing

Most Asian and European markets fell Tuesday and the dollar rose as fresh fears that the US Federal Reserve will push interest rates higher than hoped overshadowed growing optimism over China's economic reopening.

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Students protest campus lockdown as China eases Covid curbs

Students protest campus lockdown as China eases Covid curbs

Students have staged a protest against a coronavirus lockdown at a university in eastern China as authorities across the country take baby steps away from their hardline zero-Covid policy.

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Greek police accused of brutality after another boy shot

Greek police accused of brutality after another boy shot

Anger at a 16-year-old boy being shot in the head by Greek police Monday after driving away from a petrol station without paying has again thrown a spotlight on alleged police brutality in the country.

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Asian markets hurt as Fed worries offset China Covid easing

Asian markets hurt as Fed worries offset China Covid easing

Most Asian stocks fell Tuesday and the dollar rose as fresh fears that the US Federal Reserve will push interest rates higher than hoped overshadowed growing optimism over China's economic reopening.

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Indonesia parliament approves ban on extra-marital sex

Indonesia parliament approves ban on extra-marital sex

Indonesia's parliament on Tuesday approved legislation that would outlaw sex outside marriage in a move critics said was a huge setback to rights in the world's most populous Muslim country.

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Tweet sparks Musk fever in EU's poorest corner

Tweet sparks Musk fever in EU's poorest corner

An off the cuff tweet by Elon Musk has left Bulgarians over the moon, hoping the world's richest man may be planning to visit the EU's poorest region.

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