Prayer, psalms -- and rap: Kinshasa priest engages youth
Clad in his black cassock and energised by the frenetic beat, Jean-Pierre Mongambi, Kinshasa's "rapping priest", roamed underprivileged districts using rap to bring the gospel to the city's youth.
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Iran 'most oppressed team in whole World Cup' - coach
Coach Amir Ghalenoei said Iran is the "most oppressed team in the World Cup" after his players were suddenly informed they must travel back to Mexico immediately after their opening game ended in Los Angeles late Monday.
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'All the way': Egypt dare to dream after gritty Belgium draw
When Egypt took the lead against Belgium in their opening World Cup match on Monday, decades of doubt gave way to belief for 62-year-old Bahgat Abbas.
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Bank of Japan hikes rate to 31-year high
The Bank of Japan hiked interest rates to a 31-year high Tuesday as it battles inflation caused by the Middle East war, even after Washington and Tehran agreed a peace deal.
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India's Sooryavanshi, 15, loses cool in on-field spat
Fifteen-year-old cricket sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi blew his fuse in an India A game in Sri Lanka and pushed an opposition player after a heated on-field exchange.
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Scientist confronting the rising global threat of mosquitoes
Growing up in Tahiti, Anna-Bella Failloux saw first-hand the threat posed by mosquitoes: nearly a third of adults on the picturesque island once had swollen limbs from elephantiasis caused by their bites.
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'Anger, disbelief and worry': Stokes saga overshadows England's revival
Ben Stokes' absence will cast a long shadow over England's bid to clinch a series victory against New Zealand when they face the Black Caps without their controversial captain this week.
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Scaling up key as French firm bets on sterile mosquitoes
Inside a factory in southern France, millions of tiger mosquitoes are being bred, not to have them spread, but to stop them from reproducing -- though scaling up such efforts poses a mighty challenge.
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Myanmar's president meets China's Xi in Beijing: state media
Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing met Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Tuesday, state media reported, seeking to bolster trade and security ties with his diplomatically isolated country's most crucial ally.
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'The mullahs' team': Split loyalties for Iran fans at World Cup
Iran's World Cup campaign began in Los Angeles in a blaze of goals and controversy Monday, with hundreds protesting against a team they see as stooges for an extremist government in Tehran.
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