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Stunning ton by Pathum Nissanka seals hosts’ chase of 182 and Australia now need Ireland to beat Zimbabwe on Tuesday ...

Barack Obama has caused a frenzy after saying he thinks aliens are real during a podcast interview. Lucy Hough speaks to the host of the Guardian’s Science Weekly podcast, Madeleine Finlay ...

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