Pope arrives in Mongolia to back tiny Catholic presence on China's doorstep
Pope Francis arrived Friday in Mongolia, beginning the first papal visit to the vast Asian nation landlocked between China and Russia.
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Cowboys again top Forbes list of most valuable NFL teams
The Dallas Cowboys have once again been named the NFL's most valuable franchise by Forbes magazine, topping the list for the 17th straight year at a valuation of $9 billion.
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Alcaraz cruises into US Open third round
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz eased into the third round of the US Open with a 6-3, 6-1, 7-6 (7/4) win over South Africa's Lloyd Harris on Thursday.
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US graduates brace for return of student loan repayments
After a three-and-a-half year pandemic-era pause, US federal student loans start accumulating interest again from Friday, with repayments set to cut the monthly take-home pay of millions of Americans by hundreds, and in some cases thousands, of dollars.
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Chinese carmakers confront European industry at Munich show
Chinese manufacturers will be out in force at next week's IAA auto show, one of the industry's biggest, revving their new electric models on the turf of German carmakers, which have been lagging in the e-mobility race.
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Fiji lead high Pacific island hopes at Rugby World Cup
Fiji head into the upcoming Rugby World Cup in France buoyed by their first-ever win over England and hoping to end a 16-year wait for a Pacific island nation to reach the knockout stage.
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Lyon engulfed in crisis ahead of clash with PSG
Once France's top club, Lyon are in full-blown crisis on and off the pitch coming into this weekend's clash with reigning Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain.
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More Brazil Supreme Court judges vote on Indigenous land rights case
Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday ended its latest deliberations on whether to restrict native peoples' rights to claim their ancestral lands -- seen as key buffers against climate change -- with four votes against and two in favor.
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It's 'part of living here,' say residents of flooded Florida town
Miriam Butler looked out at a flooded street in Crystal River, northwest Florida, where an abandoned car stood semi-submerged in the murky waters.
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48 killed in east DR Congo anti-UN rally crackdown
At least 48 people have been killed in a crackdown on an anti-UN protest in eastern DR Congo, according to sources and official documentation reviewed by AFP on Thursday, raising a previously reported death toll.
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