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Indian team as good as All Blacks says Sri Lanka coach

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'BCCI a male chauvinistic organisation': Former India captain Edulji

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The post–Arab spring experience: Q&A with Shelly Culbertson

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NAFTA renegotiations likely to drag on into 2019: U.S. expert

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Hindu and Jewish women marry in Britain's first interfaith gay ceremony

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Hollywood actress Salma Hayek: There are 'way too many action films'

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China fighting to keep up with growth of club game: CFA official

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China fighting to keep up with growth of club game: CFA official

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Pakistan's High Commissioner refutes Indian media's assumption

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Facebook's Sandberg calls for new policies to boost women's pay

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France tackles fierce forest fires on Riviera and in Corsica

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Jose Mourinho guarantees David De Gea is staying with Manchester United

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Fossil sheds light on bird evolution after asteroid strike

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Small businesses should make most of B&R opportunities: Aussie CEO

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Philippines says Duterte ‘alive and well’, amid health rumours

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is alive and well and experiencing no health problems, the government said on Tuesday, amid concerns about his disappearance from the public eye for unusually long periods this month.

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Philippines says Duterte ‘alive and well’, amid health rumours

PhilippinePresidentRodrigoDuterteisaliveandwellandexperiencingnohealthproblems,thegovernmentsaidonTuesday,amidconcernsabouthisdisappearancefromthepubliceyeforun