Aid cuts causing 'tragic' rise in child deaths, Bill Gates tells AFP
Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates told AFP on Thursday it is "tragic" that child deaths will increase worldwide for the first time this century because wealthy Western countries have slashed international aid.
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Abortion in Afghanistan: 'My mother crushed my stomach with a stone'
When Bahara was four months pregnant, she went to a Kabul hospital to beg for an abortion. "We're not allowed," a doctor told her. "If someone finds out, we will all end up in prison."
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Lyon 'absolutely filthy' at being dropped for Ashes Test
Frustrated Australian spinner Nathan Lyon said he was "absolutely filthy" at being axed for the second Ashes Test against England.
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Study says African penguins starved en masse off South Africa
Endangered penguins living off South Africa's coast have likely starved en masse due to food shortages, a study said Friday, with some populations dropping by 95 percent in just eight years.
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West Indies face colossal 531-run target in first New Zealand Test
The West Indies made a safe start to their colossal 531-run target in the first Test against an injury-hit New Zealand on Friday as they reached 20-0 at lunch on day four in Christchurch.
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Chiefs face must-win clash as fierce NFL rivalries renewed
Patrick Mahomes and the faltering Kansas City Chiefs face a must-win clash against the resurgent Houston Texans Sunday on a crunch weekend that features some of the NFL's fiercest rivalries.
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Amorim frustrated by wasteful Man Utd
Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim criticised his side's lack of killer instinct after blowing the lead against struggling West Ham in a 1-1 draw on Thursday.
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Defending champ Scheffler in 5-way tie for lead at Hero World Challenge
Scottie Scheffler, chasing a third straight Hero World Challenge title, had seven birdies before a closing bogey to post a six-under-par 66 on Thursday to join a five-way tie for the first-round lead at Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas.
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Man Utd rue missed chance in West Ham draw
Manchester United's issues defending a lead cost them a place in the Premier League's top five after lowly West Ham hit back to salvage a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford on Thursday.
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Nigeria stalwart Troost-Ekong retires just before AFCON
Former Nigeria captain William Troost-Ekong announced his retirement from international football on Thursday, just 19 days before the Super Eagles launch their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations campaign.
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