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England coach Wiegman dedicates award to Spain women's team amid Rubiales row

England coach Wiegman dedicates award to Spain women's team amid Rubiales row

England manager Sarina Wiegman on Thursday dedicated her UEFA coach of the year prize to the Spain women's team amid the sexism scandal engulfing Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales.

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Study quantifies link between greenhouse gases, polar bear survival

Study quantifies link between greenhouse gases, polar bear survival

Polar bears have long symbolized the dangers posed by climate change, as rising temperatures melt away the Arctic sea ice which they depend upon for survival.

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Gabon strongman to be sworn in as president, opposition seeks vote win

Gabon strongman to be sworn in as president, opposition seeks vote win

The general who overthrew Gabon's 55-year Bongo dynasty will be sworn in on Monday as transitional president, the army said, as the opposition called for its candidate to be recognised as the winner of weekend elections.

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Proud Boys leader jailed for 17 years over US Capitol attack

Proud Boys leader jailed for 17 years over US Capitol attack

A leader of the Proud Boys militia who called for a "war" to keep Donald Trump as president was sentenced to 17 years in prison Thursday, one of the longest sentences yet over the 2021 attack on the US Capitol.

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Michael Mann's 'Ferrari' gets pulses racing in Venice

Michael Mann's 'Ferrari' gets pulses racing in Venice

The race for the Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion stepped up a gear Thursday with a widely praised biopic about sports car impresario Enzo Ferrari starring Adam Driver.

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Greek summer wildfires will burn over 150,000 hectares: PM

Greek summer wildfires will burn over 150,000 hectares: PM

Devastating wildfires in Greece will ravage more than 150,000 hectares (370,600 acres) by the end of the summer, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis estimated Thursday, blaming the climate crisis for the disaster.

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'X-factor' Pathirana helps Sri Lanka down Bangladesh in Asia Cup

'X-factor' Pathirana helps Sri Lanka down Bangladesh in Asia Cup

Fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana was hailed as his team's 'X-factor' after returning impressive figures of 4-32 to help Sri Lanka to a comprehensive five-wicket win over Bangladesh in the Asia Cup on Thursday.

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Bayern to face Man Utd in Champions League group stage, Newcastle draw PSG

Bayern to face Man Utd in Champions League group stage, Newcastle draw PSG

Manchester United will face the Bayern Munich of Harry Kane in this season's Champions League while Thursday's draw for the group stage also placed Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle United together.

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Pope Mongolia-bound to back tiny Catholic presence on China's doorstep

Pope Mongolia-bound to back tiny Catholic presence on China's doorstep

Pope Francis departed Thursday for Mongolia, beginning the first papal visit to the vast, isolated Central Asian nation landlocked between superpowers China and Russia.

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50 years later, Chilean mothers pine for 'disappeared' sons

50 years later, Chilean mothers pine for 'disappeared' sons

Luz Encina, 94, sets out from San Antonio in Chile in a small, rented boat clutching a fistful of red flowers to cast into the Pacific Ocean, which she believes to be the final resting place of her son.

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