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Kenya athletics trials under shadow of Chepngetich suspension

Kenya athletics trials under shadow of Chepngetich suspension

Kenya held trials for the World Athletics Championships on Tuesday under the cloud of renewed doping concerns after women's marathon world record holder Ruth Chepngetich was provisionally suspended last week.

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Stocks mixed with trade and earnings in focus

Stocks mixed with trade and earnings in focus

Equity markets were mixed Tuesday as traders kept an eye on earnings from Wall Street titans this week while tracking US trade talks just over a week before the deadline for a deal.

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Pakistan landslide after heavy rain kills 3, with 15 missing

Pakistan landslide after heavy rain kills 3, with 15 missing

A landslide triggered by torrential monsoon rains swept away cars in mountainous northern Pakistan, killing at least three people, with more vehicles buried under the debris, officials said Tuesday.

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UK gives green light to £38 bn Sizewell C nuclear plant

UK gives green light to £38 bn Sizewell C nuclear plant

The UK government on Tuesday gave new British nuclear power plant Sizewell C the final go-ahead, after it struck a deal with investors, in a move to bolster energy security.

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AstraZeneca says to invest $50 bn in the US

AstraZeneca says to invest $50 bn in the US

British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said Tuesday it would invest $50 billion in the United States amid a looming deadline of ramped-up tariffs from Washington.

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New-look Australia swim team use worlds to build towards LA 2028

New-look Australia swim team use worlds to build towards LA 2028

Seasoned campaigners Kaylee McKeown and Kyle Chalmers spearhead a young Australia squad for the world championships in Singapore as the swimming powerhouse undergoes a post-Olympics changing of the guard.

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Kurdish farmers return to mountains in peace as PKK tensions calm

Kurdish farmers return to mountains in peace as PKK tensions calm

Deep in the mountains of Turkey's southeastern Hakkari province, bordering Iran and Iraq, Kurdish livestock owners and farmers have gradually returned with their animals after decades of armed conflict between Kurdish militants and the Turkish army.

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Bangladesh mourns as toll from jet crash at school hits 27

Bangladesh mourns as toll from jet crash at school hits 27

Families and teachers gathered Tuesday at a Bangladeshi school where a training fighter jet crashed, killing 25 children and two others in the country's deadliest aviation accident in decades.

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'Gloves are off': cancelled Late Show host comes out swinging for Trump

'Gloves are off': cancelled Late Show host comes out swinging for Trump

Stephen Colbert had an unflinching message for US President Donald Trump in his first broadcast since his "Late Show" was cancelled amid a political firestorm -- "the gloves are off."

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India face Bumrah dilemma as England search for top order stability

India face Bumrah dilemma as England search for top order stability

India must make a crucial call on the fitness of star pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah for the fourth Test against England at Old Trafford.

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