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Gaza truce talks to resume in Doha before Netanyahu heads to US

Gaza truce talks to resume in Doha before Netanyahu heads to US

Indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas are set to resume Sunday in Doha for a Gaza truce and hostage release deal, ahead of a visit by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House.

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Schmidt admits Wallabies have mountain to climb against Lions

Schmidt admits Wallabies have mountain to climb against Lions

Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt cautioned Sunday that fans should not expect Australia to "knock the Lions over" after an error-riddled great escape against Fiji.

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Israeli negotiators due in Qatar for Gaza truce talks

Israeli negotiators due in Qatar for Gaza truce talks

An Israeli delegation was expected in Doha on Sunday for talks on a Gaza truce and hostage release deal, ahead of a visit by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House.

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Last-gasp try saves 'massively relieved' Australia against Fiji

Last-gasp try saves 'massively relieved' Australia against Fiji

Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt admitted he was "massively relieved" after skipper Harry Wilson scored a last-gasp try to deny a valiant Fiji 21-18 Sunday, avoiding an embarrassing defeat ahead of the British and Irish Lions series.

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Last-gasp try saves Australia against Fiji

Last-gasp try saves Australia against Fiji

Wallabies skipper Harry Wilson scored a last-gasp converted try to deny a valiant Fiji 21-18 Sunday and avoid an embarrassing defeat ahead of their three-Test series with British and Irish Lions.

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'Brilliant artist': Provocateur Demna takes on slumping Gucci

'Brilliant artist': Provocateur Demna takes on slumping Gucci

Celebrated, controversial and clearly up for a challenge, fashion designer Demna is set to step into one of the most difficult jobs in the luxury clothing industry next week as chief creative at struggling Gucci.

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Cancelled Cold war-era football tie finally completed after 65 years

Cancelled Cold war-era football tie finally completed after 65 years

A European football tie cancelled due to Cold War-era tensions was finally completed in Northern Ireland on Saturday, 65 years on from its original schedule in 1960.

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Rescuers search for missing girls as Texas flood death toll hits 50

Rescuers search for missing girls as Texas flood death toll hits 50

Rescuers searched Saturday for 27 girls missing from a riverside summer camp in Texas, after torrential rains caused devastating floods that killed 50 people in the US state.

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Israel army bulldozers plough through homes at West Bank camps

Israel army bulldozers plough through homes at West Bank camps

In the West Bank city of Tulkarem, the landscape has been transformed after Israeli army bulldozers ploughed through its two refugee camps in what the military called a hunt for Palestinian militants.

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'Simple Buddhist monk' Dalai Lama marks landmark 90th birthday

'Simple Buddhist monk' Dalai Lama marks landmark 90th birthday

Calling himself a "simple Buddhist monk" who usually didn't celebrate birthdays, the Dalai Lama marked his 90th on Sunday by praying for peace after China insisted it would have final say on who succeeded the Tibetan spiritual leader.

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