'You shot my granddaughter!' comes a cry in Caracas as police violence soars
For Maria Eugenia Segovia, reports of rising deaths at police hands in Venezuela carry a painfully personal face.
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Dior showcases fashion in shadow of Egypt's pyramids
French fashion house Dior on Saturday held its first show at Egypt's ancient Giza pyramids, presenting its 2023 fall men's collection in the shadow of the millennia-old tombs.
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Pele 'stable', 'no worsening' in last 24 hours
Doctors treating Brazilian football legend Pele said on Saturday the 82-year-old remained "stable" after developing a respiratory infection with his condition not having deteriorated over the last 24 hours.
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'Grave worry' for missing Boks winger Nkosi
Springboks winger Sbu Nkosi has been missing for three weeks, his South African club side Bulls said on Saturday, with police admitting "concerns about the player's safety".
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Russia denounces oil price cap agreed by EU, G7
Russia on Saturday denounced a $60 price cap on its oil agreed by the EU, G7 and Australia, even as Ukraine suggested it was not tough enough and might have to be revisited.
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Berhalter envies Dutch finishing school as USA bow out
United States coach Gregg Berhalter bemoaned his team's failure to convert goalscoring chances after the Americans exited the World Cup on Saturday with a 3-1 last-16 defeat to the Netherlands.
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Dutch sweep into World Cup quarters as Messi takes centre-stage
The Netherlands put on a World Cup finishing masterclass to beat the USA 3-1 and advance to the quarter-finals on Saturday as Lionel Messi's Argentina prepared to take on Australia in a David v Goliath showdown.
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Dutch masters end American dream to reach World Cup quarter-finals
A clinical Netherlands ended the United States' World Cup dream on Saturday, sweeping into the quarter-finals with a ruthless 3-1 victory.
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S. Africa's scandal-hit president 'not resigning': spokesman
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, embroiled in scandal and under threat of impeachment, has no intention of resigning and will fight both politically and judicially, his spokesman said Saturday.
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Cuba's 'Nueva Trova' music movement named as part of cultural heritage
Cuban cultural authorities have declared the musical movement known as Nueva Trova, a folk-music genre melding poetry and progressive politics, to be part of the nation's cultural heritage, the official newspaper Granma reported Saturday.
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