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China Open champ Zheng withdraws from Wuhan citing fatigue

DATA Network joins Sui and Walrus to scale the supply chain for AI training data

Brewers edge Dodgers 2-1 in National League Championship Series opener

Melbourne man linked to suspected flydubai hijacker condemns 'false accusations'

Pope to have surgery to remove lung nodule

El Nino sets temperature record in key Pacific zone: EU monitor

Man City charges cloud hangs over Premier League season

World leaders urged to 'course correct' as UN nature goals fall short

Software, sprints, trolls: Singapore Grand Prix talking points

New York's notorious Rikers jail awaits elusive closure

Unbeaten 49ers edge Seahawks while Vikings stay perfect

Policymakers take on energy shock, rising debt at IMF-World Bank meetings

Trump's 'energy ceasefire' sparks confusion as Russia strikes Ukraine

Dupont double helps Toulouse avoid Bayonne slip-up in Top 14

Kewell seeks coaching redemption in AFC Champions League final

Harry Kewell's coaching career has not yet matched the heights he reached as a player but he can take a big step forward in this week's AFC Champions League final.

Malaysian team pulls out of showpiece after footballer acid attack

One of Malaysia's top football clubs has pulled out of Friday's season-opening Charity Shield after a spate of assaults, including an acid attack, on players in the country.

Taylor Swift European dates kick off in Paris

The highest-grossing tour in history finally arrived in Europe on Thursday as Taylor Swift kicked off her European dates with four nights in Paris.

Moscow children celebrate 'victory' amid patriotic education drive

Outside Moscow's patriotic Victory Museum, 11-year-old Saveliy beamed with excitement: "I've seen real machine guns!".

Hurricanes braced for breakdown storm in Super Rugby showdown

Wellington Hurricanes head coach Clark Laidlaw anticipates a back-row battle royal when his team faces a trio of All Blacks loose forwards in Saturday's Super Rugby top-of-the-table clash with the Auckland Blues.

Chinese city lifts curbs on buying homes as property crisis bites

One of China's wealthiest cities said Thursday it would lift all restrictions on buying homes, joining a growing list of urban areas rolling back curbs as they look to prop up the faltering property market.

Crespo-Kewell Champions League rivalry renewed in Asian final

Harry Kewell and Hernan Crespo, who once opposed each other in a UEFA Champions League final, will square up again in the Asian equivalent on Saturday.

Japan's former world figure skating champion Uno, 26, retires

Japan's two-time world figure skating champion Shoma Uno announced his retirement on Thursday at the age of 26, saying his years on the ice had been "wonderful".

Battling Brunson fires Knicks over Pacers

Jalen Brunson shrugged off injury to spark a sensational second-half fightback as the New York Knicks battled past the Indiana Pacers 130-121 to take a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven NBA playoff series on Wednesday.

Asian markets mixed as traders eye rate cuts

Asian traders fought to get a recent rally back on course Thursday following a tepid lead from Wall Street but record performance in Europe highlighted optimism that central banks were on course to cut interest rates.

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