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Asian Games chiefs say lessons learned over accommodation

Asian Games chiefs say lessons learned over accommodation

Asian Games organisers in Japan said Sunday they had been caught off guard by complaints about some of the accommodation and promised athletes coming for the final week a more comfortable stay.

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Dramatic winners Zimbabwe to end five-year exile by tackling DR Congo

Dramatic winners Zimbabwe to end five-year exile by tackling DR Congo

Zimbabwe will play at home for the first time in five years when they host the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday in a top-of-the-table Africa Cup of Nations group qualifier.

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UK's PM urges 'calm' as  thousands seek to thwart flashpoint N.Ireland parade

UK's PM urges 'calm' as thousands seek to thwart flashpoint N.Ireland parade

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnam urged "calm" Sunday as thousands of people gathered in a Northern Irish town seeking to halt a contentious pro-British Protestant march from passing through a mainly Catholic and nationalist area for the first time in 28 years.

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Pope to meet victims of clerical sex abuse on France trip

Pope to meet victims of clerical sex abuse on France trip

Pope Leo XIV waved at believers on his way to mass on Sunday in the French pilgrimage town of Lourdes where he is to meet victims of clerical sex abuse on a third day of an official visit to France.

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Thousands seek to thwart disputed N.Ireland flashpoint parade

Thousands seek to thwart disputed N.Ireland flashpoint parade

Thousands gathered Sunday in a Northern Irish town seeking to halt a contentious pro-British Protestant march from passing through a mainly Catholic and nationalist area for the first time in 28 years.

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How young is too young as child prodigies win big at Asian Games

How young is too young as child prodigies win big at Asian Games

The Asian Games has crowned teenage champions before, but this edition has witnessed stunning successes by child prodigies, culminating in Yuki Kurihara standing atop the podium aged just 11.

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Swiss vote on what it means to be neutral

Swiss vote on what it means to be neutral

The Swiss are voting Sunday on a much-debated proposal to tighten their country's cherished neutrality, with polls indicating most will reject the initiative championed by the hard-right and dubbed "pro-Russian" by opponents.

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UK Labour party meets buoyed by Burnham but eager for concrete plans

UK Labour party meets buoyed by Burnham but eager for concrete plans

Britain's ruling Labour Party gathers Sunday for its first annual conference under Andy Burnham's leadership, heartened by his start as prime minister but now looking for concrete plans to tackle looming challenges.

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Pope to meet with victims of clerical sex abuse during France trip

Pope to meet with victims of clerical sex abuse during France trip

Pope Leo XIV will meet on Sunday with victims of clerical sex abuse, a day after holding an open-air mass for hundreds of thousands of worshippers and praying at a holy shrine in Lourdes during his official visit to France.

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Thousands protest ahead of Mexican president's report on missing students

Thousands protest ahead of Mexican president's report on missing students

Thousands of protesters wore red and carried symbolic coffins during a demonstration in Mexico City on Saturday, demanding answers about the 43 trainee teachers who went missing 12 years ago.

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