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'Our pool is bigger than skyscrapers': Amid war, Trump touts Washington projects

'Our pool is bigger than skyscrapers': Amid war, Trump touts Washington projects

As the ceasefire with Iran teeters and his Republican Party faces dire risks over the war's costs, US President Donald Trump made sure the press assembled Wednesday in the Oval Office knew what was on his mind: renovating the historic Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

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Ferrari tipped to end Antonelli's winning run

Ferrari tipped to end Antonelli's winning run

Local hero Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton are widely expected to end Ferrari's long winless streak and finish Italian teenager Kimi Antonelli's record streak in Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix.

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"I am from Bosnia" -- Bosnia's first  World Cup success

"I am from Bosnia" -- Bosnia's first World Cup success

"I am from Bosnia, Take me to America" -- with brass instruments, guitars and a video clip featuring grilled meat, Bosnia already achieved a success with a hit song for the forthcoming World Cup, the Balkan nation's second ever appearance in it.

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Brumbies battle the odds in Super Rugby playoff against Hurricanes

Brumbies battle the odds in Super Rugby playoff against Hurricanes

ACT Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham has urged his team to block out the past as they bid to upset the Wellington Hurricanes and snap a damning record in Super Rugby playoffs in New Zealand.

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Morocco's dual-national scouting policy pays rich dividends

Morocco's dual-national scouting policy pays rich dividends

For a while, dual-national footballers were a rarity in the Moroccan national team, but today they account for the majority of players across age groups and have become the Atlas Lions' greatest strength.

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Favourites keep apart in lead up to Tour de France

Favourites keep apart in lead up to Tour de France

The Tour de France promises perhaps one of the greatest yellow jersey battles in recent memory when it begins in one month's time.

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Ukraine strike kills 3 in Russian-occupied Crimea

Ukraine strike kills 3 in Russian-occupied Crimea

A Ukrainian strike killed at least three people in Crimea, the region's Moscow-installed authorities said Thursday, a day after Kyiv targeted energy and military sites in Saint Petersburg where Russia was hosting an economic forum.

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Fiji rejects Australian billionaire's 'Pacific ashtray' plan to ship, burn waste

Fiji rejects Australian billionaire's 'Pacific ashtray' plan to ship, burn waste

Fiji's environment ministry on Thursday rejected a plan by an Australian billionaire to burn rubbish for energy in the South Pacific nation, after a backlash from traditional landowners and tourism operators.

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Thanks millions! New Zealand footballer meets influencer behind viral fame

Thanks millions! New Zealand footballer meets influencer behind viral fame

New Zealand footballer Tim Payne met the influencer behind his stunning viral fame on Wednesday, presenting him with a team shirt after gaining almost five million Instagram followers in a week.

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In Peru's highlands, hopelessness shapes a bitter presidential runoff

In Peru's highlands, hopelessness shapes a bitter presidential runoff

Peru's presidential runoff has exposed deep dissatisfaction in the Andean south, where poor rural voters see the election as a bitter choice and say Lima has abandoned them.

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