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Don Nelson, Hall of Fame basketball coach and NBA player, dies at 86
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NBA star Brandon Clarke died from heroin, cocaine effects, examiner rules
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Child among three killed in Russian missile attacks near Kyiv
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Earthquake strikes as doctors perform surgery
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Outrage as Ugandan football captain beaten to death in street gang attack
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Indian journalist Tarun Tejpal convicted in 2013 rape case
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Afghan boxer arrives at Greek court in connection with death of Scottish woman
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UFC’s Allan Nascimento dead aged 34 after apparent heart attack
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Charity cyclist, 82, dies a day after 3,300 mile ride across Australia
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Five dead in Moscow region as Ukraine continues warehouse strikes
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FIFA defiant over World Cup investment plan, despite UEFA’s vote to boycott
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Veteran Ugandan opposition politician collapses in court and in ICU, his wife says
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Ukraine’s ‘volunteer army’ helps rebuild what Russia destroys
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Wildfires ravage Europe | Could Burnham call early election?
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Born too soon: Premature babies fight for survival in Gaza
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Top US and Russian diplomats discuss Ukraine war in Manila
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Russia launches largest ballistic missile attack on Kyiv since start of war
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US and Iran exchange strikes after two US soldiers killed in Jordan
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China economic growth falls sharply, missing target
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Death toll from Bangkok bar fire rises to 30 as police probe safety lapses
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How US commerce secretary's Epstein links were uncovered by British whistleblower
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Kimmit: Renewed US-Iran fighting could reignite wider regional conflict
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At least 27 killed, 22 critically injured in Bangkok bar fire
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Platner's disastrous candidacy exposes rifts that could dampen Democrats' Senate hopes
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Iran’s economy faces long road to recovery as fragile truce tested
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Marine Le Pen's moment of truth: Why Tuesday court verdict matters for France
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At least 11 killed in second Russian strikes on Kyiv in a week
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Girl trapped in Venezuela quake 'survived on ketchup and cheese'
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Iran begins public mourning for Ayatollah killed in February
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Keiko Fujimori declared winner of Peru's presidential election weeks after vote
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In Pictures: Hunger, despair as Venezuela quake death toll rises
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Parcel bomb injures Ukrainian oligarch and family in Monaco - reports
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Saudi Arabian helicopter crash kills 14
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Stealing from the gods: India’s Ram Temple hit by corruption scandal
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Thirteen injured and pilot killed as plane hits Beijing's tallest building
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Iran bow out of World Cup: Late drama ends Team Melli’s knockout dream
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Iran war day 120: Tehran condemns US strikes, says it violates MoU
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Somali intelligence helps US arrest alleged ringleader of Minnesota fraud
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