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Ahmed takes four as Bangladesh beat Netherlands

Ahmed takes four as Bangladesh beat Netherlands

Bangladesh won their first-ever game in a Twenty20 World Cup Super 12 Monday, with Taskin Ahmed taking 4-25 as the Netherlands imploded early and never recovered, losing by nine runs.

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Heat, then floods ruin Pakistani farmers' livelihoods

Heat, then floods ruin Pakistani farmers' livelihoods

Generations of Rahim Buksh's ancestors have laboured in the rice paddies and wheat fields surrounding Pakistan's hottest city, no strangers to intense summers or monsoon rains.

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Tigray rebels in South Africa for peace talks

Tigray rebels in South Africa for peace talks

Tigrayan rebels said their negotiators have arrived in South Africa for African Union-led peace talks with Ethiopia's government aimed at finding a peaceful solution to the country's brutal two-year war.

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French girl, 12, laid to rest after 'evil' murder

French girl, 12, laid to rest after 'evil' murder

A 12-year-old girl whose murder shocked France and also sparked a bitter political controversy was to be laid to rest on Monday, with an Algerian woman already targeted by an expulsion order charged with the killing.

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China economy grows, but Xi's new power spooks investors

China economy grows, but Xi's new power spooks investors

China's economy grew at a faster pace than forecast in the third quarter, official data showed Monday, but investors reacted with alarm to President Xi Jinping's sweeping new powers over the ruling Communist Party.

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Depleted All Blacks lose seventh player before Japan Test

Depleted All Blacks lose seventh player before Japan Test

Veteran lock forward Brodie Retallick shrugged off disruption to the start of the All Blacks' northern hemisphere tour as Leicester Fainga'anuku on Monday became the seventh player to leave the squad.

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Bangladesh held to 144-8 as Van Meekeren equals record

Bangladesh held to 144-8 as Van Meekeren equals record

Paul van Meekeren became the Netherlands joint all-time top wicket-taker as Bangladesh were held to 144-8 in their opening game of the Twenty20 World Cup at an overcast and cold Hobart on Monday.

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'Even if no one cares': Russia's lone liberal lawyer

'Even if no one cares': Russia's lone liberal lawyer

In a Moscow court, lawyer Maria Eismont is looking on stunned at a losing battle: her client, a student accused of defaming Russia's military, is being called a "liar" and part of an anti-Russian "sect".

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Astros sweep Yankees to set up Phillies World Series showdown

Astros sweep Yankees to set up Phillies World Series showdown

Bryce Harper's game-winning home run on Sunday powered the Philadelphia Phillies into the World Series, where they will face Houston after the Astros swept the New York Yankees out of the Major League Baseball playoffs.

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'No chance' Halep purposely took drugs, says former coach Cahill

'No chance' Halep purposely took drugs, says former coach Cahill

Darren Cahill, a renowned coach who helped Simona Halep to Grand Slam glory, said Monday there was "no chance, none, zero," that the former world number one purposely took drugs.

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