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Belgium seal World Cup place, France held by Luxembourg

RomeluLukaku'sgoalallowedBelgiumtobecomethefirstEuropeannationtoclinchqualificationforthe2018WorldCuponSundayasmuch-fanciedFrancewereheldtoanembarrassinggoalles

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Countering violent Islamist extremism: The value of words over war

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Argentina's problem is simple: Despite Messi, it can't score

Despitehavingarguablytheworld'sbestplayerinLionelMessiandanewattack-mindedcoachinJorgeSampaoli,Argentinaisonthevergeofmissingnextyear'sWorldCupwiththreequalifyi

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West Indies pick Ashley Nurse for England T20

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Sri Lanka selectors resign after India debacle - reports

SriLanka’sselectionpanel,ledbyformercaptainSanathJayasuriya,willstepdownafterthecurrentlimitedoversseriesagainstIndiafollowingtheteam’sslumpinform,accordingtore

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Afghan pop star Aryana Sayeed performs despite threats

HundredsofyoungmenandwomenattendedaconcertbyAfghanpopstarAryanaSayeedinthecapitalKabuldespiteoppositionfromconservatives,andthreatsofanattack.Theconcertwashelda

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Pliskova on track to defend Cincinnati title, Venus out

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Kasparov notches first win in brief return to chess

RussianchesslegendGarryKasparovfinallyclaimedhisfirstvictoryWednesdayduringhismuch-watchedcomebacktournamentinMissourifollowing12yearsofretirement--butalsoconce

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Russian chess legend Kasparov notches first win in brief return to chess

RussianchesslegendGarryKasparovfinallyclaimedhisfirstvictoryWednesdayduringhismuch-watchedcomebacktournamentinMissourifollowing12yearsofretirement--butalsoconce

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Ronaldo-less Real complete Super Cup rout of Barcelona

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Upbeat Bairstow sets lofty ambitions

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U.N. decries excessive force in Venezuela's crackdown on protests

TheUnitedNationsslammedVenezuelaonTuesdayfortheuseofexcessiveforceagainstanti-governmentprotestersandsaidsecurityforcesandpro-governmentgroupswerebelievedrespon

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Nadal eyes number one in Montreal with Murray sidelined

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Paid military informant aided raid on Venezuelan base: official

An active-duty member of the military helped carry out a paramilitary attack on an army base that ransacked an arsenal of weapons, a top official said on Monday.

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Paid military informant aided raid on Venezuelan base: official

An active-duty member of the military helped carry out a paramilitary attack on an army base that ransacked an arsenal of weapons, a top official said on Monday.

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DPRK slams new U.S. unilateral sanctions

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Thursday slammed U.S for seeking new sanctions against it, reported the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

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Wavering dollar awaits U.S. jobs report for potential relief

Thedollarstruggledneara2-1/2-yearlowagainsttheeuroandaseven-weektroughversustheyenonFridayinthewakeofweakU.S.data,withtradersawaitingthecloselywatchednon-farmjo