Tuning up, tuning in, tuning out: F1 stars unwind on month-long break
The grid stars turned up in Baku for this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix with tales to tell of how they had filled in their time off since Melbourne at the start of April.
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Fighting enters third week in Sudan despite new truce
Warplanes on bombing raids drew heavy anti-aircraft fire over Khartoum on Saturday as fierce fighting between Sudan's army and paramilitaries entered a third week, despite a renewed truce.
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Chancellor wants women's rugby to forge own path
Australia's Emily Chancellor said she wants women's rugby union to make professionalism "our own journey" as officials launched plans to help make it a more competitive game globally.
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Apple and Amazon 'committed' to big screen, says theaters boss
Movie theater owners are confident that previously streaming-focused tech giants Apple and Amazon are now "committed" to putting their films on the big screen -- even if Netflix still declines to -- their trade body's new president told AFP.
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'This is our reality': Ukraine artists depict the war
When Russia invaded Ukraine, artist Zhanna Kadyrova felt her work was useless.
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New Zealand fights to save its flightless national bird
New Zealand's treasured kiwi birds are shuffling around Wellington's verdant hills for the first time in a century, after a drive to eliminate invasive predators from the capital's surrounds.
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India's Ashok leads LPGA LA Championship
India's Aditi Ashok had an eagle and four birdies in a one-under par 70 on Friday to seize a one-shot lead at the US LPGA Tour's LA Championship.
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Kings stay alive with convincing win over Warriors
The Sacramento Kings bounced back from three straight defeats with an impressive 118-99 victory over the NBA champion Golden State Warriors on Friday to force a decisive game seven in their first-round playoff series.
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LGBTQ Croatians suffer 'alarming' mental health crisis
By Viktor Zahtila's own count, he has been assaulted at least a dozen times for being gay in Croatia -- where attacks and rampant discrimination towards the LGBTQ community have led to an "alarming" mental health crisis.
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Paraguay: narcotics hub wracked by corruption
Paraguay, which holds a presidential election on Sunday, is a small landlocked nation in South America where corruption and drug trafficking are rampant. It has been ruled for most of the past seven decades by the right-wing Colorado party.
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