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Czech striker Schick ends international career

Czech striker Schick ends international career

Czech striker Patrik Schick said his international career was over on Thursday, hours after the Czech Republic bowed out of the World Cup with a 3-0 loss to Mexico.

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Tennis great Evert says 'relentless' cancer has returned

Tennis great Evert says 'relentless' cancer has returned

Eighteen-time Grand Slam champion Chris Evert says her "relentless" ovarian cancer has returned for a third time and she will soon start chemotherapy to combat the disease.

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Venezuelans trapped alive after twin quakes kill at least 188

Venezuelans trapped alive after twin quakes kill at least 188

Desperate Venezuelans battled Thursday to rescue loved ones trapped alive beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings after two major earthquakes that killed at least 188 people.

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US says wants deal with Iran, but not 'at any price'

US says wants deal with Iran, but not 'at any price'

Top US diplomat Marco Rubio said Thursday that there were limits to what Washington would accept in any deal with Iran, warning that permitting Tehran to charge fees in the Strait of Hormuz would open the door to "total chaos".

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Colombian president-elect gives armed groups one month to surrender

Colombian president-elect gives armed groups one month to surrender

Colombia's hard-right president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella on Thursday gave the country's guerrilla groups one month to surrender, taking a tough stand on an issue that helped propel him to victory.

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US Supreme Court hands win to Bayer in weedkiller litigation

US Supreme Court hands win to Bayer in weedkiller litigation

The US Supreme Court sided with multinational giant Bayer on Thursday, overturning a lower court ruling that exposed the company to thousands of claims that the Monsanto weedkiller Roundup causes cancer.

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New Zealand's Latham and Conway pile on the runs before Stokes breakthrough

New Zealand's Latham and Conway pile on the runs before Stokes breakthrough

New Zealand's Tom Latham and Devon Conway broke a record that had stood for nearly a hundred years before England skipper Ben Stokes marked his return to international duty by sparking a late fightback on the first day of the third Test at Trent Bridge.

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Apple raises prices for MacBooks and iPads, as costs soar over AI

Apple raises prices for MacBooks and iPads, as costs soar over AI

Apple said Thursday it was raising prices for its MacBook computers, iPad tablets and other products, citing spiraling memory and storage costs sparked by the rise of artificial intelligence.

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Dominant Osaka sails into Bad Homburg semis

Dominant Osaka sails into Bad Homburg semis

Four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka advanced to the semi-finals of the Wimbledon warm-up tournament in Bad Homburg, Germany after a dominant victory over Ekaterina Alexandrova on Thursday.

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UK suffers as heat breaks new June record

UK suffers as heat breaks new June record

The UK suffered its hottest ever June day Thursday, with temperatures reaching 36.7C in the southwest, breaking a record set earlier that day as the extreme heat stretched London's ambulance services.

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