Alleged castration website gang appears in UK court
A Norwegian man and his associates appeared in a UK court Wednesday to answer charges over an alleged conspiracy involving "extreme body modifications" -- including castrations.
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Russia evacuates children from border villages as situation 'alarming'
Russia said it would evacuate hundreds of children from villages due to intensifying shelling in the border region of Belgorod, where the situation was deemed "alarming" by the Kremlin.
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Milosevic spymasters get longer jail terms in last UN court verdict
A UN court slapped two former Serbian spy chiefs with longer prison sentences Wednesday in the last major Hague war crimes trial from the 1990s Bosnian conflict.
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Djokovic back in action at French Open after Kosovo controversy
Novak Djokovic will take to Court Philippe Chatrier in Wednesday's French Open night session under fire for his recent comments about clashes in Kosovo, after world number one Carlos Alcaraz also plays in the second round.
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Stokes optimistic about bowling in Ashes
England captain Ben Stokes said on Wednesday he believes he has given himself the "best opportunity" to bowl against Australia in this season's Ashes series.
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Sorry for screaming: Svitolina hails husband Monfils's Paris epic
Elina Svitolina battled back from a set and a break down to beat Storm Hunter and reach the third round at the French Open on Wednesday, just 12 hours after her husband Gael Monfils' late-night escape act.
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AI tools threaten to upend ad industry
Data-driven algorithms supercharged the advertising industry by enabling precisely targeted campaigns, but new AI tools may be about to shake the sector once again.
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Svitolina fights back to reach French Open third round
Elina Svitolina battled back from a set and a break down to beat Storm Hunter and reach the third round at the French Open on Wednesday, just 12 hours after her husband Gael Monfils' late-night escape act.
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Equities sink as hardline Republicans threaten US debt deal
Asian and European stocks slid Wednesday on fears that hardline Republicans could vote down a crucial bill to hike the US borrowing limit, risking a catastrophic default that could hammer an already fragile global economy.
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EU looks to boost boat tracking to fight overfishing
The EU is moving towards extra tracking and putting cameras on fishing boats to monitor their catches in order to prevent overfishing, under a deal Wednesday that environmentalists hailed as a "landmark moment".
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