'Grannies Soccer World Cup' kicks down stereotypes

The Grannies International Football Tournament in South Africa has created a space for women 55 and older to improve and maintain their health, while showcasing their abilities in front of hundreds of cheering spectators. The tournament is hosted by Vakhegula Vakhegula FC, a team formed in 2007 that inspired the creation of similar teams across South Africa. 'Vakhegula' means 'grandmother' in the Tsonga language.

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Nashville school shooting victims remembered as 'loving, caring'

The head of the Christian elementary school in Nashville who was killed in a shooting there on Monday was described by friends as smart, loving and a rare female leader within a male-led religious culture.

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At least 39 killed in fire at Mexican migrant facility near U.S. border

At least 39 migrants have died in a fire at an immigration detention centre in northern Mexico near the U.S. border, federal officials said.

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How — and why — Canada and the U.S. kept their border deal secret for a year

It was big news when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden announced last week a revised Safe Third Country Agreement to control cross-border migration. But it was old news to the parties themselves — they'd agreed to the revisions a year prior and had kept it secret ever since.

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Miners trapped in collapsed Congo gold mine make joyful escape

Nine Congolese miners trapped inside a collapsed gold mine were all successfully rescued. Video showed men digging through a stream of rubble outside the mine when one by one, each of the trapped miners popped out from the ground to a chorus of cheers. Reuters has verified the video, which was widely shared on social media. A lack of safety procedures and proper equipment are at the root of frequent tunnel collapses at Congolese mines, in which miners are trapped underground with slim chances of survival.

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