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Barca thrash Beckham's Miami 6-0 in friendly

Barca thrash Beckham's Miami 6-0 in friendly

Raphinha marked his Barcelona debut with a goal and two assists as the Spanish giants kicked off their four match US tour with a comprehensive thrashing of David Beckham's Inter Miami on Tuesday.

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Canada Indigenous schools abuse: a timeline

Canada Indigenous schools abuse: a timeline

For a century, tens of thousands of Indigenous, Inuit and Metis children in Canada were forcibly enrolled in state boarding schools, isolated from their families, language and culture as part of a failed policy of assimilation.

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Indigenous Canadians hopeful ahead of Pope's apology for school abuse

Indigenous Canadians hopeful ahead of Pope's apology for school abuse

For decades, trauma has lingered in the tiny Indigenous Canadian community of Maskwacis. But some hope to finally find a degree of closure during a visit by Pope Francis to apologize for the Church's role in a century of abuse.

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Fraser-Pryce coasts into world 200m final

Fraser-Pryce coasts into world 200m final

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce kept her bid for a sprint double on track Tuesday as she sailed into the final of the women's 200m at the world championships in Eugene, Oregon.

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McLaughlin, Muhammad ease through hurdles heats

McLaughlin, Muhammad ease through hurdles heats

World record holder Sydney McLaughlin and defending champion Dalilah Muhammad remained on course for another heavyweight showdown after easing through their opening 400m hurdles heats at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon on Tuesday.

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Diverted Ryanair flight investigation concludes Belarus 'unlawful'

Diverted Ryanair flight investigation concludes Belarus 'unlawful'

The United Nations agency in charge of investigating the diversion of a Ryanair flight by Belarus last year announced Tuesday it has completed its review, once again pointing the finger at the "unlawful" actions carried out by Minsk.

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Police arrest 17 US lawmakers at abortion rights protest outside Supreme Court

Police arrest 17 US lawmakers at abortion rights protest outside Supreme Court

At least 17 Democratic lawmakers, including prominent progressives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar, were arrested at an abortion rights protest outside the Supreme Court in Washington on Tuesday, police said.

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Russian fire pounds Ukraine, as Putin announces 'progress' on grain exports

Russian fire pounds Ukraine, as Putin announces 'progress' on grain exports

Russian shelling pounded eastern and southern Ukraine Tuesday as President Vladimir Putin said Moscow would only ease the path for Black Sea exports of Ukrainian grain if the West lifts sanctions on Russian shipments.

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Myanmar military landmine use amounts to war crimes: Amnesty

Myanmar military landmine use amounts to war crimes: Amnesty

Myanmar junta troops are committing war crimes by laying landmines on a "massive scale" around villages where they are battling anti-coup fighters, rights campaign group Amnesty International said Wednesday.

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Semenya welcome at world champs, says Coe

Semenya welcome at world champs, says Coe

Caster Semenya, who will make her first appearance in a world championships in five years when she competes in the women's 5000m in Eugene, has every right to be there, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Tuesday.

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