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Son able to play in S. Korea's World Cup opener after injury - coach

Son able to play in S. Korea's World Cup opener after injury - coach

Son Heung-min will be able to play in South Korea's World Cup opener against Uruguay on Thursday despite wearing a mask after facial surgery, coach Paulo Bento said.

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Afghan capital gets 400 new loudspeakers to encourage prayers

Afghan capital gets 400 new loudspeakers to encourage prayers

Hundreds of loudspeakers have been installed in the Afghan capital to encourage worshippers to attend prayers, the Taliban's religious enforcers said Wednesday.

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UK to send helicopters to Ukraine for 'first' time

UK to send helicopters to Ukraine for 'first' time

Britain is to send helicopters to Ukraine for the first time since Russia's invasion, the defence ministry in London said on Wednesday.

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Teen killed in twin Jerusalem bus stop attacks

Teen killed in twin Jerusalem bus stop attacks

Explosions hit two bus stops in Jerusalem Wednesday, killing at least one person and wounding 14, in unclaimed attacks cheered by Palestinian militant group Hamas.

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Malaysia's Mahathir says will focus on writing after poll defeat

Malaysia's Mahathir says will focus on writing after poll defeat

Malaysia’s nonagenarian former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, one of the world's longest-serving politicians, said Wednesday he will focus on writing after he suffered his first electoral defeat in more than half a century.

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Strike kills Ukrainian newborn, Zelensky slams Russia

Strike kills Ukrainian newborn, Zelensky slams Russia

Russian strikes killed a newborn baby at a Ukrainian maternity ward and two other civilians elsewhere, officials said Wednesday as President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of "terror and murder".

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Indonesia quake survivors appeal for supplies as rain hampers rescue

Indonesia quake survivors appeal for supplies as rain hampers rescue

Survivors of an Indonesian earthquake that killed at least 268 people appealed for food and water Wednesday, as heavy rain and aftershocks hampered rescue efforts among the rubble of devastated villages.

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Markets rise on rate hopes but China Covid casts shadow

Markets rise on rate hopes but China Covid casts shadow

Asian and European markets rose Wednesday as traders flitted between hopes for a halt in sharp US interest rate hikes and concern that a surge in China's Covid-19 cases will see officials impose more painful lockdowns.

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At least 50 hurt after magnitude-6.1 quake in Turkey

At least 50 hurt after magnitude-6.1 quake in Turkey

A magnitude-6.1 earthquake struck northwest Turkey during Wednesday's early hours, injuring at least 50 people.

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Violent protests at largest iPhone factory in China

Violent protests at largest iPhone factory in China

Violent protests have broken out around Foxconn's vast iPhone factory in central China, as workers clashed with security personnel over Covid restrictions at the plant.

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