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Bakhmut: From 'city of wine and roses' to 'hell on Earth'

Bakhmut: From 'city of wine and roses' to 'hell on Earth'

The city of Bakhmut, whose capture was claimed by Russia on Saturday and denied by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday, had a population of around 72,000 people before the war.

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Man City celebrate title glory with win over Chelsea, Leeds in relegation peril

Man City celebrate title glory with win over Chelsea, Leeds in relegation peril

Manchester City celebrated their Premier League title triumph with a 1-0 win against Chelsea, while the champions kept the party in full swing at the Etihad Stadium, Leeds slipped closer to relegation on Sunday.

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Battle-weary Sudanese hope latest truce finally holds

Battle-weary Sudanese hope latest truce finally holds

Air raids, gunfire and explosions rocked Sudan's capital on Sunday hours after rival generals agreed to a one-week ceasefire, the latest in a series of truces that have been systematically violated.

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Gunmen kill six in Ecuador tourist town: prosecutors

Gunmen kill six in Ecuador tourist town: prosecutors

Gunmen in Ecuador opened fire in a restaurant in a beach town popular with tourists, killing at least six people and wounding six more, prosecutors said Sunday.

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'We were almost dead': Simeone hails Atletico recovery

'We were almost dead': Simeone hails Atletico recovery

Diego Simeone said Sunday his Atletico Madrid team were almost pronounced "dead" last November but was proud of how they have bounced back strongly in 2023.

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Man City beat Chelsea to celebrate Premier League title triumph

Man City beat Chelsea to celebrate Premier League title triumph

Manchester City celebrated their third consecutive Premier League title on Sunday as a much-changed side was still good enough to beat Chelsea 1-0 at the Etihad.

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First Sudan director at Cannes 'heartbroken' by new war

First Sudan director at Cannes 'heartbroken' by new war

"The war never ends. Tomorrow it will start again," remarks a character in "Goodbye Julia", the first Sudanese film ever selected for Cannes.

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Italy's Meloni visits flood-hit region

Italy's Meloni visits flood-hit region

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni donned wellington boots and visited flooded homes in northeast Italy Sunday, after returning early from the G7 summit in Japan following floods which left 14 people dead.

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Green praises 'awesome' Mumbai team-mates after first IPL hundred

Green praises 'awesome' Mumbai team-mates after first IPL hundred

Cameron Green praised his "awesome" Mumbai Indians team-mates after the Australian all-rounder capped a successful first summer in India with a maiden IPL hundred on Sunday to follow his Test ton.

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Russia's claimed Bakhmut win is anything but: experts

Russia's claimed Bakhmut win is anything but: experts

Whether Bakhmut has fallen or not, Moscow is being pulled deeper into an ever more costly fight for the frontline city as Kyiv readies a major offensive, experts said.

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