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• Spain San Fermin

  05-07-2026 16:09 via article.wn.com
  Animal rights activists participate in a protest against bullfighting ahead of the first running of the bulls during the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Sunday, July 5, 2026. ......
  
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• Trump's administration won't seek new bids to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

  05-07-2026 17:35 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Trump administration won't seek new bids to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
  
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• Trump mocked after Fox News shows him watching himself on Fox News during live coverage

  05-07-2026 17:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  “Please don't post this because it might rip a hole in the space-time Continuum,” one person joked.
  
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• World Cup fans celebrate America’s 250th birthday in Philadelphia and Houston

  05-07-2026 17:14 via article.wn.com
  Fireworks crackled and jets roared ahead of the France-Paraguay World Cup game in Philadelphia on...
  
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• World Cup bracket 2026: Live updated FIFA knockout stages and printable version for download

  05-07-2026 17:14 via article.wn.com
  The biggest FIFA World Cup in history delivered on intrigue during the group stage, and now only 16 teams remain as the knockout rounds heat up. We at Sporting News have soccer fans covered with our 2026 World Cup...
  
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• Women's T20 World Cup final live: Score and latest from England vs Australia

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• Why do some villages in China build circular homes: The remarkable story behind Fujian Tulou earthen fortresses

  05-07-2026 17:14 via article.wn.com
  Seen from above, they resemble giant doughnuts carved into the landscape. From ground level, they look more like medieval fortresses than family homes. Their towering earthen walls, narrow entranceways and vast wooden interiors seem designed for defence rather than domestic life. Yet behind these imposing façades lies one of China's most remarkable examples of communal living.Known as Fujian Tulou, these enormous earthen buildings housed entire clans for generations, bringing together gra
  
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• Vance: I hope Burnham can fix Britain

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• USA@250: One nation, under construction

  05-07-2026 17:14 via article.wn.com
  The TOI correspondent from Washington: America turned 250 on Saturday with the sort of birthday celebration only Washington DC could produce: military flyovers, patriotic music, thunderstorms, a late-night presidential address with huffy rhetoric about liberty, war, and greatness before thousands of feverish, flag-waving MAGA supporters, followed by enough fireworks to alarm the animal kingdom. And awkwardly between all this, several hundred masked white supremacists marching through the nation'
  
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• Trump offers to help Putin find deal with Ukraine, also speaks with Zelensky

  05-07-2026 17:14 via article.wn.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump, speaking to Russian leader Vladimir Putin by telephone for nearly 90 minutes, offered ‌to help find a solution...
  
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• The Ref: Do players need more protection from referees at this World Cup?

  05-07-2026 17:14 via article.wn.com
  This is the business end of the tournament, and the performances of the referees will be under greater scrutiny than ever. ......
  
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• Taiwan brings back 'anti-communist' classes after 25 years amid rising China tensions

  05-07-2026 17:14 via article.wn.com
  Taiwan has resumed 'anti-communist' patriotic classes for military graduates for the first time in 25 years, the defence ministry said on Sunday, citing the growing threat from China. The announcement came as a senior defence official reported a further increase in Chinese naval activity around the...
  
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• S. Philippines armed group leader killed by soldiers, police

  05-07-2026 17:14 via article.wn.com
  MANILA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- A leader of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) in...
  
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• Renovations planned for 8th floor of BOK Tower | Commercial building permits

  05-07-2026 17:14 via article.wn.com
  This weekly update lists new commercial construction, expansions and enlargements of more than $100,000 in Tulsa. Descriptions of work are listed as provided. ......
  
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• Real Madrid signs right back Dumfries from Inter Milan

  05-07-2026 17:14 via article.wn.com
  MADRID, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid confirmed on Sunday the signing of Netherlands international defender Denzel Dumfries from Inter Milan on a four-year...
  
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• Proverb of the day: Fine feathers do not make fine birds—on luxury culture, curated identity and the illusion of arrival

  05-07-2026 17:14 via article.wn.com
  The peacock is the proverb's unspoken protagonist. Extravagant, impossible to ignore, and built almost entirely around the business of being seen. The bird is not faster, stronger or more capable than its plainer counterparts. It is simply more visible.The English proverb ‘fine feathers do not make fine birds’ has existed in various forms since at least the 16th century, and its target has always been the same: the belief that appearance confers substance, that the right exterior sig
  
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• Proud Trump marks US' 250th birthday with anti-communist speech

  05-07-2026 17:14 via article.wn.com
  U.S. President Donald Trump marked the nation's 250th birthday Saturday by hailing the United States as the 'crowning achievement' of human history while renewing attacks on d ......
  
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• Pak bureaucrat, prime accused in Karachi bus project graft case, sent to judicial custody

  05-07-2026 17:14 via article.wn.com
  A Pakistani bureaucrat, the main accused in a PKR 8.5 billion corruption case linked to the Karachi Mobility Project's (KMP) Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Yellow Line has moved a provincial anti-corruption court seeking bail.The court issued notices to the prosecution...
  
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• Opec+ approves further oil output increase as Hormuz exports start to recover

  05-07-2026 17:14 via article.wn.com
  Opec+ has agreed a further increase in output targets from August, the group said in a statement on Sunday, adding to global supply at a time when oil prices are falling due to the gradual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz for oil exports. The oil-producing group agreed during an online meeting to increase quotas by 188,000 barrels per day from August, on top of similar increases for June and July. The seven core members of Opec+, which groups Opec and allied producers including Russia, have hik
  
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• Mount Etna eruption triggers red alert and flights cancelled in Sicily

  05-07-2026 17:14 via article.wn.com
  Flights have been forced to cancel because of ash in the air ......
  
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• Made-in-China appliances chill Europe's heatwave

  05-07-2026 17:14 via article.wn.com
  Denis Yurchak shows how to install a Midea Portasplit mobile split air conditioner at his apartment in Vienna, Austria, July 4, 2026. For Austrian resident Denis Yurchak, the search for an air conditioner to survive this year's scorching summer felt like embarking on an adventure. Since late June, a relentless heatwave has grilled Europe, shattering numerous temperature records. After spending two days looking for a portable air conditioner in the country, Yurchak set his eyes on a model offered
  
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• Macron expected to visit Syria for talks with Al-Sharaa

  05-07-2026 17:14 via article.wn.com
  DAMASCUS — French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to visit Syria to hold talks with President Ahmed...
  
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• Kylian Mbapp� scores again and France reaches World Cup quarterfinals with 1-0 win over Paraguay

  05-07-2026 17:14 via article.wn.com
  Kylian Mbapp� scored his 19th career World Cup goal, and France survived stifling heat to...
  
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• Iraq strikes IS hideouts after counter-terrorism officer killed

  05-07-2026 17:14 via article.wn.com
  BAGHDAD, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi fighter jets conducted three airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) hideouts in northern Iraq on Sunday, hours after a counter-terrorism...
  
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• In pics: city view of Windhoek, capital of Namibia

  05-07-2026 17:14 via article.wn.com
  This photo taken on July 2, 2026 shows a city view in Windhoek, capital of Namibia. (Photo by...
  
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• Gavi shuts down Cristiano Ronaldo critics with bold FIFA World Cup verdict: ‘He can make ...

  05-07-2026 17:14 via article.wn.com
  Cristiano Ronaldo has...
  
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• FreedomFest crowds make most of rained-out celebration

  05-07-2026 17:14 via article.wn.com
  Just before 7 p.m. Saturday, organizers announced the fireworks would begin early, at 7:30, in an effort to beat the incoming storm. ......
  
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• Founder of one of China’s biggest underground churches freed, reunites with family in U.S.

  05-07-2026 17:14 via article.wn.com
  Ezra Jin, the...
  
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• England returns to Estadio Azteca but isn’t seeking revenge over Maradona in 1986

  05-07-2026 17:14 via article.wn.com
  England has unpleasant memories of Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. That ......
  
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• Energy, Trade Top Doha Talks

  05-07-2026 17:14 via article.wn.com
  Two nations agree to activate bilateral committees Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister, Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, received Indian External Affairs...
  
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