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PHOTOS: Best images from Sunday’s Thunder-related 2023 FIBA World Cup games

Take a look at some of the best photos from Sunday's 2023 FIBA World Cup games for Canada, Australia and Latvia:

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PHOTOS: Best images from Friday’s Thunder-related 2023 FIBA World Cup games

The best photos from Friday's group games as Canada, Australia and Latvia kicked off second-round contests.

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PHOTOS: Best images from Tuesday’s Thunder-related 2023 FIBA World Cup games

SGA and Josh Giddey wrapped up FIBA World Cup group play with outstanding individual performances in blowout wins.

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PHOTOS: Best images from Sunday’s Thunder-related 2023 FIBA World Cup games

Group H members Canada and Latvia both improved to 2-0 while Australia dropped to 1-1 in Group E play.

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FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 live stream: how to watch matches for free online

Here's how to watch 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 live streams online, from anywhere and potentially for free. Basketball World Cup schedule, tip-off times and more.

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PHOTOS: Best images from Aug. 25 Thunder-related 2023 FIBA World Cup games

The best photos from all 3 blowout wins for Canada, Australia and Latvia in the 2023 FIBA World Cup.

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NBA star was ‘scared’ by North Korean satellite launch attempt while in Japan for World Cup

Plans for the start of the Basketball World Cup in Okinawa, Japan were unaffected Thursday after a North Korean rocket launch prompted an alert ordering some residents to evacuate

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North Korea says its 2nd attempt to launch a spy satellite has failed

The failed launch prompted neighboring Japan to issue a brief "J-alert" ordering some residents to evacuate to safe places as the North Korean rocket flew over its southernmost islands of Okinawa.

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World Cup plans in Okinawa unaffected by North Korean spy satellite launch attempt

Plans for the start of the Basketball World Cup in Okinawa, Japan were unaffected Thursday after a North Korean rocket launch prompted an alert ordering some residents to evacuate

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Tropical storm hits Japan's Okinawa islands again, unleashing torrential rain

A meandering storm is heading again toward southwestern Japan, prompting fresh warnings about dangerously heavy rainfall

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Okinawa warned of high winds and rain this weekend once Typhoon Khanun starts its U-turn east

Residents of Japan’s southwestern islands were warned of high winds and rain through the weekend once a nearly stationary Typhoon Khanun starts moving back east later Friday

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Typhoon Khanun forecast to turn back to Japanese islands where it already left damage and injuries

The typhoon that damaged homes and knocked out power on Okinawa and other Japanese islands this week is slowly moving west but is forecast to make a U-turn and dump even more rain on the archipelago

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A powerful typhoon pounds Japan's Okinawa and injures more than 20 people as it moves toward China

A powerful typhoon has slammed Okinawa and other islands in southwestern Japan Wednesday with high winds injuring more than 20 people as it moved west making its way toward mainland China

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Typhoon Khanun knocks out power, grounds flights in Japan’s Okinawa

Elderly man reported dead as fierce winds from slow-moving typhoon hit power lines and flip cars in southern Japan.

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Watch live: Okinawa coastline as Typhoon Khanun approaches Japan

Watch a live view of the Okinawa coastline on Wednesday, 2 August, as Typhoon Khanun approaches Japan.

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Powerful Typhoon Khanun lashes southwest Japanese islands, grounding flights and closing businesses

A powerful typhoon Khanun is approaching Japan’s southwestern island of Okinawa, lashing the region with strong winds and high waves, and forcing transportation to halt and stores to close

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COVID-19 infections spreading fast in Okinawa Prefecture

COVID-19 is spreading rapidly in Okinawa Prefecture, with 48.39 cases reported per medical institution during the weeklong period of June 26-July 2, representing the highest figures across the nation.

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A guide to the tropical Japanese islands of Okinawa

Beaches! Whale-watching! Life-extending food! Okinawa is a firm favourite with locals, but mostly escapes the attention of international visitors. Let Joel Porter be your guide to these exceptional islands

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Marking Battle of Okinawa anniversary, governor of southern Japanese islands urges diplomacy

The governor of Japan’s southern prefecture of Okinawa has called for more diplomatic efforts toward peace on the 78th anniversary of one of World War II’s bloodiest battles

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Weakened Tropical Storm Mawar brings heavy rains to Japan's southern islands as it passes by

A weakened Tropical Storm Mawar is bringing heavy rains to Japan's main southern islands after passing the Okinawan archipelago early Friday

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North Korea's failed satellite launch triggers public confusion, security jitters in neighbors

North Korea’s launch of a spy satellite has ended in an embarrassing failure

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Typhoon Mawar losing strength as it heads toward Japan's Okinawa Islands

Typhoon Mawar appears to be losing force as it heads toward Japan’s Okinawa Islands, after largely skirting Taiwan and the Philippines

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Japan: Public Reluctant To Defend Taiwan Should China Invade

A new opinion poll has found that over half of the Japanese population is of the opinion that the Japan Self-Defense Forces should not become involved in fighting if China invades Taiwan.

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Tokyo Prepares to Shoot Down NKorea Satellite if it Falls on Japan

Japan's Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada on Saturday ordered the country's military to prepare to shoot down a North Korean spy satellite should it fall within Japan's territory. Hamada ordered the Self-Defense Forces to make necessary preparations as he could potentially "order the destruction of ballistic missiles", the Defense Ministry said…

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Japanese military helicopter goes missing with several people on board

Japan on Thursday said it had lost contact with a military helicopter carrying several crew and passengers near Miyakojima, part of its southwest Okinawa island chain.

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