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Verstappen retains F1 world title after dramatic Japan win

Verstappen retains F1 world title after dramatic Japan win

Max Verstappen was declared Formula One world champion Sunday after winning a dramatic rain-shortened Japanese Grand Prix.

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Hurricane Julia makes landfall on Nicaraguan coast

Hurricane Julia makes landfall on Nicaraguan coast

Hurricane Julia touched down on Nicaragua's Caribbean coast early Sunday morning, the US National Hurricane Center said, carrying with it the threat of flash flooding and mudslides across Central America.

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Wales, Canada, Italy taste victory at women's Rugby World Cup

Wales, Canada, Italy taste victory at women's Rugby World Cup

Keira Bevan landed a penalty in the 85th minute to seal a dramatic 18-15 win for Wales over Scotland at the women's Rugby World Cup, while Canada and Italy also tasted victory in Whangarei on Sunday.

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Verstappen title bid in Japan delayed by rain and red flag

Verstappen title bid in Japan delayed by rain and red flag

The Japanese Grand Prix was red flagged in heavy rain on the third lap Sunday, delaying Max Verstappen's bid to clinch his second straight world title.

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Gasly furious after tractor on Japanese GP track

Gasly furious after tractor on Japanese GP track

French driver Pierre Gasly reacted furiously after passing a tractor on the track at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, on the same Suzuka circuit where Jules Bianchi suffered a fatal accident.

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Verstappen title bid in Japan delayed by red flag

Verstappen title bid in Japan delayed by red flag

The Japanese Grand Prix was red flagged in heavy rain on the third lap Sunday, delaying Max Verstappen's bid to clinch his second straight world title.

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Canada and Italy notch opening wins at women's Rugby World Cup

Canada and Italy notch opening wins at women's Rugby World Cup

Hooker Emily Tuttosi muscled over for a hat-trick of tries as Canada opened their women's Rugby World Cup campaign with a resounding 41-5 defeat of Japan in Whangarei on Sunday.

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Vietnam's VinFast targets US market in 'preposterously hard' gamble

Vietnam's VinFast targets US market in 'preposterously hard' gamble

Having conquered most industries at home, optimistic chiefs at conglomerate Vingroup are setting their sights much higher as they ramp up plans to sell the first ever Vietnamese car in the mighty US market.

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Hey big spenders: Qatar woos the rich with luxury World Cup

Hey big spenders: Qatar woos the rich with luxury World Cup

With deluxe match packages selling for thousands of dollars and five-star hotels doing a brisk trade, a sheen of glamour coats Qatar's World Cup despite football's working-class roots.

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Crimea bridge resumes traffic after blast, Russian army leadership changed

Crimea bridge resumes traffic after blast, Russian army leadership changed

Traffic resumed Saturday over a key bridge linking Russia with Crimea -- seen as a symbol of the Kremlin's annexation of the peninsula -- after it was partially destroyed by an explosion Moscow blamed on a truck bomb.

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