At the foot of Mount Olympus, a return to ancient Greek heritage
A man beats a drum while behind him women dressed in white slowly advance, holding torches and singing hymns to Zeus.
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Azam to captain Pakistan on West Indies and England Test tours
Pakistan on Sunday replaced struggling Test captain Shan Masood with Babar Azam, who will start a third stint as skipper on the tours of the West Indies and England starting later this month.
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Turkey eyes F110 fighter jet engines as Trump comes to town
US President Donald Trump's visit to Ankara for the NATO summit could help secure Turkey's acquisition of dozens of fighter jet engines, but won't resolve the F-35 dispute that has soured ties, analysts say.
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Revival hopes grow for long-closed Greek Orthodox seminary off Istanbul
Hopes are growing that a long-closed Greek Orthodox seminary on an island off Istanbul could reopen soon, with formulas for its new status under discussion, Bishop Aravissu Kassianos Nikolar told AFP.
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England, Mexico take centre stage in Azteca blockbuster
England face Mexico in a World Cup blockbuster at the Estadio Azteca on Sunday while Erling Haaland and Norway bid to ambush Brazil as the battle for quarter-final places heats up.
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Trump hails US, blasts 'communists' in 250th anniversary speech
US President Donald Trump hailed America on its 250th birthday Saturday as the "crowning achievement" of human history, even as he used the event to renew his attack on domestic opponents he branded communists.
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'Very dangerous' super typhoon nears US Pacific islands
People in Guam and the Northern Marianas moved to emergency evacuation centers and made last-minute preparations on Sunday, hours before a "super typhoon" was projected to bulldoze through the US Pacific territories.
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Taiwanese film hunters rescue ageing reels from bygone era
In a dimly lit red-brick house in central Taiwan, film hunter Wang Wei and his team haul out ageing film reels, salvaging the fragile remnants of a cinema boom that nearly vanished from history.
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Australia stand by under-fire Popovic after World Cup exit
Football Australia have thrown their support behind under-fire coach Tony Popovic despite some questionable decisions in their World Cup penalty shootout loss to Egypt that saw them again fail to clear a knockout round.
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Trump arrives for US 250th birthday speech after storm delay
US President Donald Trump arrived hours late Saturday for his much-hyped speech on America's 250th birthday, after severe weather forced the temporary evacuation of thousands of spectators.
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