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Burns and Spaun share US Open lead through nine holes of third round
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Toulon power past Castres and into Top 14 semi-final
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Russell delivers sensational lap to take pole at Canadian GP
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Anti-Trump protesters rally across US ahead of military parade
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Iran activates air defences, Israelis told to shelter as both sides trade strikes
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McIlroy opens up on silence after golf and post-Masters funk
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US Steel, Nippon partnership proceeds with security deal, 'golden share'
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Burns tees off with US Open lead as McIlroy finds more misery
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Three things we learned from the World Test Championship final
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Putin tells Trump Russia is ready for next round of Ukraine talks
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Israel, Iran trade threats as conflict escalates
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US protesters hit streets before Trump's military parade
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'We are strong': Israelis defiant despite deadly Iran strikes
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Bavuma eyes more South Africa success after Test final win over Australia
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Former Nicaragua president Violeta Chamorro dead at 95
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France says supports Harvard, welcomes foreign students
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Minnesota lawmaker shot dead, another wounded in targeted attack
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Federer gets 93rd Le Mans underway as Ferrari chase third successive win
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Nicklaus and Miller's US Open advice -- patience and attitude
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Pogacar again soars away from stellar field to increase Criterium du Dauphine lead
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MMA draws thousands in Nigeria as fight sport gains ground
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Cummins says WTC final 'a bridge too far' for beaten Australia
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Trump set for huge US military parade amid 'No Kings' protests
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Ukraine warns against drop in aid due to Israel-Iran escalation
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Markram leads South Africa to 'special' World Test Championship victory
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Lawrence shares sixth as second round ends at rainy US Open
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Ukraine and Russia conduct another POW swap
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Thousands celebrate South Korean Pride parade in Seoul
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Markram the hero as South Africa win WTC final to end long wait for cricket glory
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South Africa beat Australia to win World Test Championship final
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Israel warns 'Tehran will burn' after wave of missile fire
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Death toll in India plane crash rises to at least 279
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McKenzie kicks Chiefs to Super Rugby semi-final win over Brumbies
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Survival and loss in Air India plane disaster
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Iran fires back at Israel after onslaught hits nuclear sites
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Trump to host military parade amid 'No Kings' protests
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India plane crash death toll rises to 279
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US overdose capital Baltimore on long road to recovery
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Thunder rally to beat Pacers, level NBA Finals at 2-2
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Pacers vow to 'circle the wagons' after Thunder loss
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Thunder rally to beat Pacers, level NBA Finals at 2-12
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The city doth protest too much? Hamlet gets LA curfew exemption
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Five things to look out for as Club World Cup kicks off
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After conquering Europe, PSG now have sights set on Club World Cup glory
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Sao Paulo's pumas under attack as 'stone jungle' threatens rainforest
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Scott's 'old-man par golf' has him in the hunt at US Open
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Guerrilla dissident group claims wave of Colombian attacks
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Burns fires 65 to grab US Open lead as big names stumble
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Boutier, Ciganda among four-way tie for lead at Meijer LPGA Classic
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Festive garlands, white tablecloths and enticing bottles appear the moment passengers board the Eastern Express for an epic journey across Turkey's snow-capped Euphrates plateaus.

US charges Belarus officials with air piracy over Ryanair flight diversion
The US Justice department charged four Belarus officials with air piracy Thursday for last year's forced diversion of a Ryanair flight in order to arrest a dissident on board.

Mexico sees drop in murders in 2021
Mexico recorded 33,308 murders last year, marking a 3.6 percent decrease compared with 2020, in a country long plagued by drug cartel violence, official figures showed Thursday.

South Korean plant poacher jailed in US
A South Korean man who traveled around the world stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of plants to smuggle to Asia was jailed in the US on Thursday.

US charges 2nd man in Haitian president's murder
The US Justice Department charged a Haitian-Chilean man Thursday with conspiracy to commit murder for his role in the assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moise last July.

Probe finds ex-pope Benedict failed to act in German abuse cases
Former pope Benedict XVI knowingly failed to take action to stop four priests accused of child sex abuse in Munich in the 1980s, according to a damning independent report published Thursday that risks shattering the ex-pontiff's reputation.

Release Breivik? Norway court hears closing arguments
Prosecution and defence lawyers presented their closing arguments on Thursday to a Norwegian court which will now decide whether to parole Anders Behring Breivik, just 10 years after the neo-Nazi committed the country's deadliest peacetime attack.

No more politics for Hong Kong barristers, says new Bar chief
The newly elected leader of Hong Kong barristers said Thursday that his profession should avoid politics and build closer ties to mainland China, as concerns grow about rule of law in the financial hub.

Liberian stampede kills 29 people
At least 29 people, including 11 children and a pregnant woman, were killed when robbers triggered a stampede at a religious rally in Liberia's capital, officials said on Thursday.

Benedict XVI: 'Rottweiler' who resigned scandal-dogged papacy
Benedict XVI, accused of failing to act in German sex abuse cases, was the first pope to resign since the Middle Ages after presiding over a papacy beset by Church infighting and outcry over paedophilia.

Lebanon judges to visit Paris over central bank chief probe
A Lebanese judicial delegation will meet French authorities in Paris next week to discuss investigations into Lebanon's central bank governor Riad Salameh, a judicial source said on Thursday.

Beijing Olympics organisers say app security flaws 'fixed'
An app that Winter Olympics attendees must use has been patched, a Chinese official told AFP Thursday, after cyber security researchers said they had found a "simple but devastating" flaw that could allow data leaks.

Afghan women activists go into hiding after Taliban crackdown
Several Afghan women's rights activists said Thursday they are going into hiding to escape a Taliban crackdown, just days after the hardline Islamists used pepper spray to break up a rally in the capital.

Texas synagogue hostage-taker 'prayed for two years' for attack: reports
A British man who took hostages at a Texas synagogue told his family he had prayed for two years to carry out the attack, media reported Thursday, as police made two arrests.

First foreign aid flights reach Tonga
The first humanitarian flights arrived in volcano and tsunami-stricken Tonga Thursday, five days after the dual disaster cut the Pacific kingdom off from the rest of the world.

Peril and promise: gas from 'killer lake' powers Rwanda
The engineers aboard the floating power station on Lake Kivu could only watch nervously as the volcano in the distance erupted violently, sending tremors rumbling throughthe water beneath them.

Thailand to restart quarantine-free travel from February 1
Thailand will resume its quarantine-free travel scheme from February 1, officials said Thursday, after the programme was suspended due to the fast-spreading Omicron Covid-19 variant.

Ex-pope Benedict under scrutiny in German child abuse probe
A potentially explosive report into the handling of child sex abuse in the Catholic Church will on Thursday be published in Germany, with former pope Benedict XVI among those in the spotlight.

Police deploy in Rio to retake gang-controlled favelas
Some 1,200 heavily armed military police launched an operation Wednesday to wrench control of Rio de Janeiro's slums from drug gangs, starting with the notorious Jacarezinho favela where residents took cover.

Justices seek to downplay Covid mask rift at US Supreme Court
Three US Supreme Court justices on Wednesday dismissed a report of a rift over the wearing of Covid face masks during hearings before the nation's highest court.

Israel police demolish Palestinian home in east Jerusalem eviction
Israeli police demolished a Palestinian family's home and arrested at least 18 people as they carried out a controversial eviction order in the sensitive east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah early Wednesday.

Italy's top court upholds Robinho's nine-year rape conviction
Italy's highest court has upheld former Brazil forward Robinho's nine-year sentence for the gang rape of a young woman, the victim's lawyer said on Wednesday.

Flamboyant former Vogue creative director Andre Leon Talley dies at 73
Influential fashion journalist Andre Leon Talley, the first Black creative director of Vogue, died Tuesday in New York at the age of 73, with figures from fashion and entertainment paying tribute.

Psychiatrist says Breivik still a danger, hitting parole chances
A court-appointed psychiatrist on Wednesday said Anders Behring Breivik is as dangerous now as when he carried out Norway's deadliest peacetime attack in 2011, seemingly quashing his already-slim chances of early release.

Germany tries Syrian doctor for crimes against humanity
German prosecutors accused a Syrian doctor Wednesday of torturing detainees and killing one of them while working in military hospitals in his war-torn homeland, on the first day of a landmark crimes against humanity trial in Frankfurt.

Breivik as dangerous now as a decade ago: psychiatrist
Anders Behring Breivik, who is seeking conditional release just 10 years after carrying out Norway's deadliest peacetime attack, poses the same danger to society as a decade ago, a psychiatrist said in court Wednesday.

Taliban arrest fighter who shot dead Hazara woman at checkpoint
A Taliban fighter has been arrested for shooting dead a Hazara woman at a checkpoint in the Afghan capital as she returned from a wedding, a spokesman for the group said Wednesday.

'We are homeless': Victims of twin Afghan quakes await aid
Survivors of twin earthquakes in Afghanistan were waiting Wednesday for aid to arrive after spending their second night exposed to sub-zero temperatures following tremors that killed at least 22 people and wrecked homes.

China forcibly returned nearly 10,000 in overseas crackdown: report
Beijing has forced nearly 10,000 Chinese overseas nationals to return since 2014 using coercive means outside the justice system, according to a new report.

Verdict due in Belgium trial over UK migrant truck deaths
A Belgian court on Wednesday is to deliver its verdict in a trial of 23 people suspected of being involved with a gang that smuggled Vietnamese migrants to Britain, 39 of whom died in the back of a truck in October 2019.

42,000 rapid antigen tests snatched in Sydney heist
A thief has made off with 42,000 much-sought rapid antigen tests from a freight depot in Sydney, authorities said Wednesday.

Kellogg's falls foul of Mexico sugar labeling rules
US cereal giant Kellogg's has been sanctioned by the Mexican authorities for breaking sugar and other content labeling rules in a country with one of the world's most obese populations.