'Return to the past': A Donbas town held by Russia
In a video on a Russian channel, the "new" head of police in Lyman says the invaders were welcomed joyously by residents with cries of: "Finally, Russia is here!"
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Ex-France centre Fofana retires after injury issues
Former France centre Wesley Fofana said on Monday he was retiring as his body could no longer keep up with the demands of professional rugby.
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Ethiopia's Gebreslase wins world women's marathon
Ethiopia's Gotytom Gebreslase cut loose in the latter stages to claim gold in the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Monday.
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World democracy and freedom under assault, Prince Harry tells UN
Britain's Prince Harry told the UN Monday that the overturning of constitutional rights in the United States was part of "a global assault on democracy and freedom."
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Russian shelling kills 6 in Donbas, EU defends sanctions on Moscow
Russian shelling of a town in eastern Ukraine Monday killed six people, Kyiv said, as EU ministers meeting in Brussels insisted that the pressure of Western sanctions on Moscow was working.
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Old-style scoreboard charm as Zimbabwe blast into T20 World Cup
Under the gaze of an enormous, old-fashioned manually-operated scoreboard, Zimbabwe came up with all the right numbers at the weekend as they qualified for the Twenty20 World Cup for the first time since 2016.
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Boeing lands vast Delta MAX jets deal as Farnborough opens
US aerospace giant Boeing on Monday fired the first shot in an orders battle with European rival Airbus at Farnborough airshow, clinching a $13.5-billion deal for 100 MAX planes from Delta Airlines in a huge vote of confidence for the crisis-hit jet -- and for the broader sector recovery from Covid.
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Climate change's fingerprints on ever hotter heatwaves
Hotter, longer, more frequent. Heatwaves such as the one currently roasting much of Europe, or the record-shattering hot spell endured by India and Pakistan in March, are an unmistakable sign of climate change, experts said Monday.
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Jury selection begins in trial of Trump aide Bannon
Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of former Donald Trump advisor Steve Bannon for defying a subpoena to testify before lawmakers investigating the attack on the US Capitol.
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Pakistan's Nawaz relishing Test return with 'dream' five-wicket haul
Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz said Monday that his maiden five-wicket haul on return to Test cricket was a "dream" performance he aimed to repeat.
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