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Cunningham leads Pistons past Celtics

Cunningham leads Pistons past Celtics

Cade Cunningham scored 32 points as the Detroit Pistons held off the Boston Celtics 112-105 to extend their lead at the top of the Eastern Conference standings on Monday.

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Stokes tells England to 'show a bit of dog' in must-win Adelaide Test

Stokes tells England to 'show a bit of dog' in must-win Adelaide Test

Captain Ben Stokes has demanded England "show a bit of dog" in the must-win third Ashes Test against Australia on Wednesday after "raw" conversations following heavy defeats in Perth and Brisbane.

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EU to unveil plan to tackle housing crisis

EU to unveil plan to tackle housing crisis

The EU will on Tuesday present a first-ever plan to address the continent's deepening housing crisis, aiming to boost construction and regulate short-term rentals.

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EU set to scrap 2035 combustion-engine ban in car industry boost

EU set to scrap 2035 combustion-engine ban in car industry boost

The EU looks set to scrap a landmark 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars on Tuesday, as part of a package of reforms aimed at supporting Europe's embattled auto industry.

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Australian PM visits Bondi Beach hero in hospital

Australian PM visits Bondi Beach hero in hospital

Australia's prime minister visited Bondi Beach shooting hero Ahmed al Ahmed in hospital on Tuesday, lauding his efforts to help stop the nation's deadliest gun attack in decades.

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'Easiest scam in the world': Musicians sound alarm over AI impersonators

'Easiest scam in the world': Musicians sound alarm over AI impersonators

Does the latest track by your favourite singer sound slightly off? You may be right. Fraudulent AI-generated tracks are increasingly appearing in artists' own profiles on streaming platforms, presented as their original work.

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'Waiting to die': the dirty business of recycling in Vietnam

'Waiting to die': the dirty business of recycling in Vietnam

Crouched between mountains of discarded plastic, Lanh strips the labels off bottles of Coke, Evian and local Vietnamese tea drinks so they can be melted into tiny pellets for reuse.

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Asian markets retreat ahead of US jobs as tech worries weigh

Asian markets retreat ahead of US jobs as tech worries weigh

Asian markets extended losses with Wall Street on Tuesday as investors jockeyed for position ahead of key US jobs and inflation data, while sentiment remains subdued by worries over a possible tech bubble.

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Security beefed up for Ashes Adelaide Test after Bondi shooting

Security beefed up for Ashes Adelaide Test after Bondi shooting

Police armed with rifles will be part of a beefed up security presence at the third Test between Australia and England at Adelaide Oval after the Bondi Beach shooting attacks, officials said, while flags will be flown at half-mast.

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Famed Jerusalem stone still sells despite West Bank economic woes

Famed Jerusalem stone still sells despite West Bank economic woes

Despite the catastrophic state of the Palestinian economy, Faraj al-Atrash, operator of a quarry in the occupied West Bank, proudly points to an armada of machines busy eating away at sheer walls of dusty white rock that stretch into the distance.

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