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First major trophy for Muguruza after stunning Serena Williams at Roland Garros

Spaniard Garbine Muguruza stunned 21-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams 7-5, 6-4 at Roland Garros to claim her first major title on Saturday while the 34-year-old defending champion is still one short of matching Steffi Graf's 22-major title record.

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Indian-controlled Kashmir to soon have all-women passenger vehicles

Indian-controlled Kashmir will soon have all-women passenger vehicles in the two state capitals - summer capital Srinagar and winter capital Jammu.

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Clinton says Trump dangerous, unfit to be commander in chief

US presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton tore into her likely election rival Donald Trump as never before Thursday, saying his foreign policy is dangerously incoherent and labeling him unfit for office.

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Reaction mixed to new paid leave rule for only children

Henan province has adopted a policy allowing the only children to take paid leave of up to 20 days a year to look after parents who are age 60 or older and hospitalized. Residents and experts alike hailed the move as a way to embrace the country's rapidly aging population.

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Rio de Janeiro police search slums for suspects in gang-rape case

Rio de Janeiro police swarmed two slums on Sunday searching for suspects in the alleged gang rape of a 16-year-old Brazilian girl who said more than 30 men assaulted her, a case that shocked the nation set to host the Olympics in August.

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Washington D.C. woman attends first Major League Baseball game at age 107

A 107-year-old woman who danced at the White House with first lady Michelle Obama has attended her first Major League Baseball game, making an appearance at the Washington Nationals' stadium where she posed for photos on the field

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Colombian guerrilla group frees kidnapped Spanish journalist

A Colombian guerrilla group on Friday released Spanish journalist Salud Hernandez days after she went missing over the weekend, media reported.

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Nova Peris: Tearful Indigenous MP quits Australia Senate

The first Indigenous woman elected to Australia's parliament has defended her decision to quit before the upcoming federal election.

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Emails add to Hillary Clinton’s central problem: voters just don’t trust her

For more than a year, Hillary Clinton has traveled the country talking to voters about her policy plans. She vowed to improve infrastructure in her first 100 days in office, promised to increase funding for Alzheimer’s research and proposed a $10 billion plan to combat drug and alcohol addiction.

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Hong Kong mum angry at nurses scolding her for breastfeeding ... in a hospital

Discrimination against feeding mothers is still common, and even happened in a hospital trying to achieve Baby Friendly Hospital accreditation; mother uses incident to initiate dialogue about change

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Age catching up with Japan's women free divers, keepers of a 3,000-year tradition

Self-taught divers harvest abalone and shellfish in waters off central Japan until they are in their 70s, and remember a time when women couldn’t net a husband unless they could free-dive

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Watch Adele in concert in Paris for free

Adele is, no doubt, one of the most popular singers in the music scene currently. Her latest album, 25, has sold 19 million copies globally and spawned hit singles like Hello andWhen We Were Young.

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Okinawa case stirs memories of past crimes by U.S. Personnel

The arrest of an American civilian working at a U.S. military base in connection with the slaying of a woman in Okinawa has stirred up bitter memories of crimes committed by those with ties to the U.S. military.

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The director of 'Toni Erdmann' savors her moment at Cannes

Filmmakers find inspiration in love, nature, faith, trauma, other people, other movies. The German director Maren Adediscovered a muse for her latest, the sensational “Toni Erdmann” — a critical favorite at the 69th Cannes Film Festival — in an American comic who died in 1984: “I fell in love with Andy Kaufman.”

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Korean fashion coming of age, led by Pushbutton's Park Seung-gun and Gayeon Lee

In the past year Seoul’s vibrant street style and hip designers have been creating a buzz in the West thanks to high-profile initiatives such as Seoul Fashion Week and more recently, Swarovski’s exhibition which featured works commissioned from a group of South Korean designers.

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How a child’s death sparked HospitalAdvisor, a website rating Hong Kong hospitals

‘As a mother I will always feel guilty for making a choice that led to my son’s death,’ says Shalini Mahtani, founder of new website that rates city hospitals’ quality of care based on patient reviews