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Five things to know about Mongolia

Five things to know about Mongolia

Mongolians go to the polls Friday in parliamentary elections, with the ruling Mongolian People's Party widely expected to retain its majority despite public discontent over corruption.

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Wallabies coach Schmidt says he has 'never been so unprepared'

Wallabies coach Schmidt says he has 'never been so unprepared'

Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt tempered expectations Thursday ahead of his first match in charge against Wales next week, admitting he had never been so unprepared.

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Death toll from Indian toxic alcohol rises to 63: police

Death toll from Indian toxic alcohol rises to 63: police

The death toll from a batch of illegal alcohol that devastated a town in southern India last week has risen to 63, police said Thursday.

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Far right way ahead with three days to France vote

Far right way ahead with three days to France vote

France's political future was up in the air Thursday with the far-right surging in polls but other forces fighting to the end three days before a high-stakes parliamentary vote.

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Bolivian army leaders arrested after coup attempt

Bolivian army leaders arrested after coup attempt

Two Bolivian army leaders were arrested Wednesday after soldiers and tanks took up position in front of government buildings in what President Luis Arce called an attempted coup.

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Norris targets Austrian Grand Prix to put pressure on Verstappen

Norris targets Austrian Grand Prix to put pressure on Verstappen

Lando Norris seeks to be a party-wrecker this weekend when he takes on series leader and three-time Formula One world champion Max Verstappen at his Red Bull team's home Austrian Grand Prix.

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Title rivals Martin and Bagnaia set for duel at MotoGP's 'Cathedral'

Title rivals Martin and Bagnaia set for duel at MotoGP's 'Cathedral'

Double world champion Francesco Bagnaia is set to tighten the screws on championship leader Jorge Martin at the Dutch Grand Prix in Assen this weekend, as MotoGP roars into the season's second half.

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Afghanistan World Cup heroics can inspire next generation: Trott

Afghanistan World Cup heroics can inspire next generation: Trott

Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott hopes his side's historic T20 World Cup run, which ended in a heavy semi-final defeat Wednesday, has "inspired young kids to pick up a bat and ball" in the war-ravaged country.

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Autonomous car rules advancing faster than the vehicles themselves: UN

Autonomous car rules advancing faster than the vehicles themselves: UN

Fully autonomous cars are still years away from hitting the streets, but internationally-agreed rules on their use could be ready by mid-2026, the United Nations has said.

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'Dead city': Russia swoops on Ukraine's once-calm Toretsk

'Dead city': Russia swoops on Ukraine's once-calm Toretsk

Compared to others in war-scarred east Ukraine, Galyna Poroshyna had been lucky to live in Toretsk, a mining town nestled in a relatively sleepy sector of the front line.

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