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Crawford shocks Alvarez for historic undisputed super middleweight world title

Crawford shocks Alvarez for historic undisputed super middleweight world title

Terence Crawford stunned Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez to claim the undisputed super middleweight world boxing crown on Saturday, becoming the first man to win undisputed titles in three weight divisions.

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Rubio visits Israel in aftermath of Qatar strike

Rubio visits Israel in aftermath of Qatar strike

Top US diplomat Marco Rubio began a visit to Israel on Sunday, after expressing the Trump administration's unwavering support for its ally in the war with Hamas despite a strike in Qatar that drew broad criticism of Israel.

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Bulgarian mussel farmers face risk, and chance, in hotter sea

Bulgarian mussel farmers face risk, and chance, in hotter sea

Faced with rising Black Sea temperatures that suffocate his mussels, Bulgarian farmer Nayden Stanev has been forced to change his ways -- shifting his seeding schedule and harvesting at cooler depths.

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New Nepal PM vows to follow protesters' demands to 'end corruption'

New Nepal PM vows to follow protesters' demands to 'end corruption'

Nepal's new leader vowed Sunday to follow protesters' demands to "end corruption" as she began work as interim prime minister, after "Gen Z" youth demonstrations ousted her predecessor.

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Crawford shocks Alvarez to claim undisputed super middleweight world title

Crawford shocks Alvarez to claim undisputed super middleweight world title

Terence Crawford stunned Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez to claim the undisputed super middleweight world boxing crown on Saturday, becoming the first man to win undisputed titles in three weight divisions.

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Crawford shocks Alvarez to claim historic undisputed super middleweight world title

Crawford shocks Alvarez to claim historic undisputed super middleweight world title

Terence Crawford stunned Mexican superstar Saul "Canelo" Alvarez to claim the undisputed super middleweight world boxing crown on Saturday, becoming the first man to win undisputed titles in three weight divisions.

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Rubio begins Israel visit in aftermath of Qatar strike

Rubio begins Israel visit in aftermath of Qatar strike

Top US diplomat Marco Rubio began a visit to Israel on Sunday, after expressing the Trump administration's unwavering support for its ally in the war with Hamas despite a strike in Qatar that drew broad criticism of Israel.

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UK's largest lake 'dying' as algae blooms worsen

UK's largest lake 'dying' as algae blooms worsen

For the third year running toxic blue-green algae blooms that look like pea soup and smell like rotten eggs have covered much of Lough Neagh, the largest lake in the UK and Ireland.

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'So Long a Letter': Angele Diabang's Hollywood-defying Senegalese hit

'So Long a Letter': Angele Diabang's Hollywood-defying Senegalese hit

A crowd streamed out of a major Dakar cinema on a recent Tuesday night after watching Senegal's movie of the summer: a book adaptation with no special effects or Hollywood stars that nonetheless has taken box offices by storm.

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Kenya's only breastmilk bank, life-line for premature babies

Kenya's only breastmilk bank, life-line for premature babies

Surrounded by incubators, a red tube snaking into her tiny nose, four-day-old Grace-Ella is being fed donated breastmilk at the only facility in Kenya that offers the life-giving service.

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