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Kim Sei-young ends five-year LPGA win drought at BMW Championship

Kim Sei-young ends five-year LPGA win drought at BMW Championship

South Korea's Kim Sei-young won her first LPGA title in five years when she triumphed on home soil by four strokes at the BMW Ladies Championship on Sunday.

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Growing India-Taliban ties anger neighbouring Pakistan

Growing India-Taliban ties anger neighbouring Pakistan

As fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan escalated into rare, bloody combat this month, Islamabad pointed fingers at another adversary, accusing India of fuelling the conflict.

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Ivory Coast 'returnees' rebuild lives at home

Ivory Coast 'returnees' rebuild lives at home

In the Ivory Coast town of Daloa, tales like Marie Godo's of dreams shattered overseas are common.

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Publishers fight back against US book bans

Publishers fight back against US book bans

Escalating attempts to remove works featuring themes such as LGBTQ lifestyles and race relations from US bookshelves are facing growing resistance from publishers and rights groups, a major topic at this year's Frankfurt Book Fair.

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Border order: Geneva schools kick out Swiss kids living in France

Border order: Geneva schools kick out Swiss kids living in France

Swiss families priced out of Geneva and forced to live just across the border in France are reeling from another blow: their children are now being elbowed out of Genevan schools.

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Spain's Fernandez 'cannot believe it' after maiden MotoGP win

Spain's Fernandez 'cannot believe it' after maiden MotoGP win

An overjoyed Raul Fernandez surged to a maiden MotoGP victory in Australia Sunday in his 76th race while Alex Marquez finished fourth to shore up his bid to finish the season second in the world championship.

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Crisis-hit Bolivia looks to the right for economic salvation

Crisis-hit Bolivia looks to the right for economic salvation

Bolivia chooses between two pro-business candidates in presidential elections on Sunday, ending two decades of socialist rule that have left the beleaguered South American nation deep in economic crisis.

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Spain's Raul Fernandez surges to maiden MotoGP win in Australia

Spain's Raul Fernandez surges to maiden MotoGP win in Australia

Spain's Raul Fernandez surged to a maiden MotoGP victory in Australia on Sunday while Alex Marquez finished fourth to shore up his bid to finish the season second in the world championship.

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New deal puts Takaichi on track to be Japan's first woman PM: reports

New deal puts Takaichi on track to be Japan's first woman PM: reports

Japan's ruling party is set to sign a new coalition deal on Monday, paving the way for Sanae Takaichi to become the country's first woman prime minister, media reports said.

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Colombia accuses US of violating sovereignty in strike

Colombia accuses US of violating sovereignty in strike

Colombia's president accused on Saturday Washington of violating his country's sovereignty and killing a fisherman, shortly after US leader Donald Trump confirmed that US forces carried out another strike in his military campaign against "narcoterrorists."

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