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US restores some medical research grants, says top Trump official

US restores some medical research grants, says top Trump official

A senior US health official on Tuesday admitted President Donald Trump's administration had gone too far in slashing biomedical research grants worth billions of dollars, and said efforts were underway to restore some of the funding.

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Man City sign Cherki in time for Club World Cup

Man City sign Cherki in time for Club World Cup

Manchester City completed the signing of French international Rayan Cherki from Lyon on Tuesday, in time to beat the deadline to register new players for the start of the Club World Cup.

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Four dead as Colombia hit with wave of bombings and gun attacks

Four dead as Colombia hit with wave of bombings and gun attacks

Colombia was rocked by a string of 19 coordinated bomb and gun attacks that killed at least four people across the country's southwest Tuesday, deepening a security crisis roiling the Andean nation.

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Supporters ask to visit deported Venezuelans in Salvadoran jail

Supporters ask to visit deported Venezuelans in Salvadoran jail

Supporters of Venezuelans deported by the United States to El Salvador, including one of their relatives, appealed to President Nayib Bukele's government Tuesday to let them see the migrants in prison.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro takes stand, rejects coup charges

Brazil's Bolsonaro takes stand, rejects coup charges

Brazil's far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday denied involvement in an alleged coup plot as he took the stand for the first time in his high-stakes trial.

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McIlroy improves his driver woes as US Open test nears

McIlroy improves his driver woes as US Open test nears

World number two Rory McIlroy says his swing and driver struggles over the past month have improved as he prepares to challenge intimidating Oakmont in this week's 125th US Open.

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US-China trade talks stretch into evening on second day

US-China trade talks stretch into evening on second day

A second day of high-level talks between the United States and China stretched into the evening Tuesday, as officials gathered in London to defuse a bitter trade war that has been dragging on the global economy.

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Combs defense seeks to show ex had agency

Combs defense seeks to show ex had agency

Sean Combs's defense lawyers on Tuesday began questioning a woman who dated the music mogul up until his arrest, and who has testified in agonizing detail that he pressured her into drug-fueled sex with escorts.

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Former student kills 10 people in Austrian high school shooting

Former student kills 10 people in Austrian high school shooting

A former student killed 10 people when he opened fire at a high school in southeastern Austria on Tuesday before taking his own life, authorities said, in an unprecedented case of deadly gun violence that stunned the Alpine country.

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Nations call for strong plastics treaty as difficult talks loom

Nations call for strong plastics treaty as difficult talks loom

More than 90 countries called on Tuesday for a global treaty to restrict plastic production, ahead of another round of hard-fought negotiations on the pact.

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