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Kenyan explains controversial finish to Beijing half marathon after Chinese runner appears to be waved ahead

A Kenyan runner who appeared to allow a Chinese opponent win the Beijing half marathon says he was a pacesetter who was trying to help the local athlete break a record.
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Endangered Bornean orangutan born in US zoo

An endangered Bornean orangutan baby has been welcomed into the world at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay in Florida.
An orangutan asleep and cuddling a stuffed toy

FBI opens criminal probe in Baltimore bridge collapse as fourth body recovered

The investigation into the collapse will focus in part on whether the crew of the Dali left the port knowing the freighter had serious problems with its systems.
A container ship with people on top, and beams of a collapsed bridge in the foreground

Wisden names Cummins the best cricketer in the world, more than a decade after an Australian last earned the title

Pat Cummins, Ash Gardner, Travis Head, Mitch Starc and Usman Khawaja are all acknowledged in Wisden's cricket honours.
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A man walks off after a coin toss before a cricket match

Details from the phone call between Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu emerge — as it happened

Details of a phone call between United States President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following the Iranian attack have emerged.
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Joe Biden and others are seated around a large table in a wood-panelled room.

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