Executed Myanmar prisoners deserved 'many death sentences': junta spokesman
Myanmar's junta lashed out Tuesday against international condemnation of the country's first use of capital punishment in decades, saying the four executed prisoners -- two of them prominent democracy fighters -- "deserved many death sentences."
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Airbus tests A400M military plane as water bomber
Airbus said Tuesday it had successfully tested its A400M military transporter as a water bomber as heatwaves cause an increasing number of wildfires during the summer in Europe.
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EasyJet hit by aviation disruption but slashes loss
British airline EasyJet on Tuesday said it took a sizeable financial hit from sector-wide disruptions, notably staff shortages, but still slashed quarterly losses as demand recovers.
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'Never surrender': Myanmar's executed activists
A hip-hop pioneer who vowed to "never surrender" and a democracy activist who said prison was his second home -- Myanmar's execution of two prominent democracy fighters will only keep the flame of defiance burning, their families say.
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Olympic javelin champion Chopra out of Commonwealth Games
India's Olympic javelin champion Neeraj Chopra has been ruled out of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham with injury, sports authorities said on Tuesday.
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Ukraine frontline town just wants 'peace and silence'
There is little left of Soledar. A church, a few food shops and an ironmonger in a basement.
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Asia stocks rise as Alibaba boosts tech, eases pre-Fed nerves
Asian markets rose Tuesday as an Alibaba-fuelled surge in Hong Kong provided a much-needed boost to sentiment ahead of a slew of earnings reports from the world's biggest firms and an expected Federal Reserve interest rate hike.
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Ramesh bags five as Sri Lanka bowl out Pakistan for 231
Sri Lanka extended their lead to 169 after spinner Ramesh Mendis took five wickets to help bowl out Pakistan for 231 on day three of the second Test on Tuesday.
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Injury sidelines All Blacks prop Tu'ungafasi for Tests in South Africa
All Blacks prop Ofa Tu'ungafasi has withdrawn from the team's Rugby Championship matches in South Africa because of a neck injury, New Zealand head coach Ian Foster confirmed Tuesday.
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Firefighters tackle California wildfire as heat grips parts of US
Firefighters were battling California's largest wildfire of the summer on Monday, a blaze near famed Yosemite National Park that has forced thousands of people to evacuate, officials said.
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