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      <title>England held by Ghana at World Cup as pair close on last-32 passage</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[England and Ghana share a 0-0 draw in Group L, despite a late barrage by the English.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Review shows majority of procedures offered alongside standard IVF not backed by reliable evidence Most IVF “add-on” treatments sold to people hoping to boost their chances of having children are not backed by reliable evidence, fail to boost fertility and may be a complete waste of money, the largest study of its kind has concluded.There has been a surge in extra procedures, medicines or techniques offered to patients in addition to standard IVF with bold claims they will increase the probabili]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court ruled that a Louisiana prisoner whose dreadlocks were forcibly shaved off by prison guards cannot sue the guards under a federal law to protect the religious rights of prisoners.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[England fail to repeat their performance that overpowered Croatia in their first World Cup game as they are held to a draw by a resolute Ghana at Boston Stadium.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[New UN report documents the toll of Israel&#039;s war on Gaza and its occupation of the West Bank on Palestinian children.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Customers report having to use cash at stores such as Tesco and to buy drinks due to outage at payments processor WorldPayShoppers reported problems with making card payments at British pubs and supermarkets on Tuesday after a power outage affected one of the world’s largest payment processing platforms.Customers said contactless payments were not working at a number of stores including Tesco branches at a time when football fans were watching the World Cup group game between England and Ghana a]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Airbus to inspect 15 Emirates and one Qantas plane after cracks found in structural wing beam of some jetsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAirbus will inspect 16 A380 planes, five of them immediately, after cracks were found in a key wing component on aircraft used by the Emirates and Qantas airlines.The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has ordered urgent inspections requiring airlines to examine the wing]]></description>
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      <title>Andy Burnham picks former Blair minister James Purnell as his chief of staff</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Decision is one of Makerfield MP’s most significant since his Westminster return as he builds his team for governmentAndy Burnham has chosen his Blairite former colleague James Purnell as his chief of staff, the Guardian understands, as he begins to finalise his team for government.The Makerfield MP has picked his former cabinet colleague to be his right-hand man in Downing Street, in one of the most significant decisions he has made since returning to Westminster. Continue reading...]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Curtin University researchers use innovative techniques to date three-billion-year-old impact crater in Pilbara regionA meteorite that struck Earth three billion years ago left behind a “smoking gun” – evidence of the world’s oldest impact crater in a remote part of Australia.Ancient rocks in Western Australia’s Pilbara region record the event, which occurred during the Archean eon, a period 4 to 2.5 billion years ago, when tectonic plates were beginning to form and early life emerging. Continue]]></description>
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      <title>&apos;Anxious moment for England&apos; - should this have been Ghana penalty?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[England's Ezri Konsa makes a last-ditch attempt to stop Ghana's Prince Adu during their World Cup Group L match in Boston.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Rail company Deutsche Bahn has paused train services across the country due to a nationwide IT disruption.]]></description>
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      <title>Paraguay’s Almiron suspended for one game after red card for covering mouth</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[FIFA also stripped journalist Jorge Chipi Vera of World Cup credentials after he criticised Almiron&#039;s red card on air.]]></description>
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      <title>UN: Israel committed genocide by targeting Gaza children</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Israel deliberately targeted Palestinian children in Gaza, resulting in genocide.]]></description>
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      <title>Donald Trump to attend World Cup final, present trophy: Infantino</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[FIFA president Gianni Infantino will be &#039;enjoying the final&#039; with Trump and present the trophy together on July 19.]]></description>
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      <title>Spence appears not to shake hands with Partey</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Footage circulating on social media appears to show England's Djed Spence not shaking hands with Ghana's Thomas Partey before their World Cup group match in Boston.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Following the start of the US-Israel war on Iran on February 28, Tehran had effectively closed off the vital waterway.]]></description>
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      <title>Massive fire rips through Indonesia sandal factory</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A massive fire destroyed a sandal factory in Tangerang, Indonesia, after it spread to a gas storage area.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[President Trump pushed back on Iran’s foreign ministry claim that there are no plans to allow IAEA nuclear inspectors.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[E-commerce giant says that claims of affiliation with Chinese military have &#039;no basis in fact or law&#039;.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[France head coach Didier Deschamps will miss his side's final World Cup group game following the death of his mother, the French Football Federation confirms.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The measure to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran does not require the president's signature, nor does it carry the force of law. But it reflects bipartisan frustration with the war.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Iran&#039;s team will still need to leave the US shortly after their third group-stage match against Egypt on Friday.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The left-wing candidate has called for voting results from 119 consular offices to be nullified over a procedure change.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Arriving in the UAE at the start of a Gulf tour, Rubio is seeking to advance the US-Iran deal with regional partners.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Monsoon rains so far have been 43 percent below average, which is expected to impact India&#039;s crops.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Four Republicans joined Democrats to back a measure seeking to limit the US president’s military authorityUS politics live – latest updatesThe US Senate on Tuesday approved a war powers resolution preventing Donald Trump from continuing the conflict with Iran, delivering the president a significant but symbolic rebuke over a conflict that has proven unpopular with the US public.The resolution passed by a 50-48 vote, with four Republicans – Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Bill C]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese presided over ceremony in Canberra last night. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live politics blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it’ll be Krishani Dhanji with the main action.A major new gallery at the Australian War Memorial will keep the “flame of memory” burning for future generations, the prime minister told the opening ceremony in Canberra last night. More coming u]]></description>
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