Sabalenka fights rust to reach third round of Madrid Open
Aryna Sabalenka shook off some rust to post her first victory of the season on clay and extend her winning streak to 13 matches on Thursday in Madrid.
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'Free Timmy!': Beached whale grips and divides Germany
The sad saga of a humpback whale stranded a month ago on the German coast has sparked a flood of compassion but also a media frenzy, angry spats, conspiracy theories and death threats.
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Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders back sale to Paramount Skydance
Warner Bros. Discovery on Thursday said shareholders approved its sale to Paramount Skydance, giving a green light to a hostile takeover bid valuing the combined company at $110 billion.
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Shanto, Mustafizur star as Bangladesh down New Zealand to clinch ODI series
Najmul Hossain Shanto scored a century and Mustafizur Rahman claimed 5-43 as Bangladesh beat New Zealand by 55 runs in the third one-day international to clinch the series 2-1 on Thursday.
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Kanye West to perform on Prague racecourse in July
Controversial rapper Kanye West, also known as Ye, will hold a concert in Prague in July, Zuzana Rambova, director of the Chuchle Arena racecourse hosting the event, said on Thursday.
Read moreAfrica faces 86 mn tonne fuel shortfall by 2040: report
The Iran war has exposed Africa's vulnerability to fuel chokepoints and is heading for an 86 million tonne fuel shortfall by 2040, the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) said Thursday.
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Stocks retreat as US-Iran peace talks stall
Stock prices fell across the board Thursday from their recent highs as investors tempered enthusiasm for a quick end to the Middle East war.
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Amsterdam airport offers airline discounts over fuel costs
Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport said Thursday it would offer airlines a 10-percent discount on airport charges due to the high price of jet fuel caused by the Iran war.
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Photos, clothes, ashes: Hongkongers pick through fire-ravaged homes
As 41-year-old Annie Tse visited her flat in Hong Kong for the first time since a massive fire last year, a blackened staircase brought back memories of her lucky escape.
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LVMH's Arnault says to talk of retirement in '7-8 years'
Bernard Arnault, chief executive of the world's biggest luxury conglomerate LVMH, brushed off speculation of his retirement on Thursday, telling shareholders that "we'll talk about all this again in seven to eight years".
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