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Ton-up Kohli stars as India overwhelm Bangladesh in World Cup

Ton-up Kohli stars as India overwhelm Bangladesh in World Cup

Virat Kohli's unbeaten century sealed India's fourth win from four World Cup matches as the hosts defeated Bangladesh by seven wickets in Pune on Thursday.

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Stocks slide as investors worry over Middle East crisis

Stocks slide as investors worry over Middle East crisis

European and US stock markets fell Thursday as investors worried over rising US Treasury yields and the Israel-Hamas crisis potentially growing into a wider conflict in the Middle East.

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Headed for Mexico, Hurricane Norma strengthens to Category 4

Headed for Mexico, Hurricane Norma strengthens to Category 4

Hurricane Norma strengthened Thursday to a powerful Category 4 storm as it headed toward Mexico's Pacific coast with maximum sustained winds exceeding 130 miles per hour, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

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Dyche sidesteps Everton finance questions

Dyche sidesteps Everton finance questions

Everton manager Sean Dyche says he "knows what he needs to know" about the club's off-field issues after a disciplinary hearing into an alleged breach of Premier League spending rules started this week.

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Retreating glaciers reveal new pastures for conservationists

Retreating glaciers reveal new pastures for conservationists

Water surged through a desolate canyon of grey rock into a blue-grey lake, an ancient landscape only revealed to humanity in recent decades because France's glaciers have retreated so far.

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Kohli hits third fifty of World Cup

Kohli hits third fifty of World Cup

India star Virat Kohli struck his third fifty in four World Cup innings when he reached the landmark against Bangladesh in Pune on Thursday.

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Losing to India not end of the world, says Pakistan's Hasan Ali

Losing to India not end of the world, says Pakistan's Hasan Ali

Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali insisted Thursday that the demoralising World Cup defeat to arch-rivals India "wasn't the end of the world".

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US home sales dip in September to lowest rate since 2010

US home sales dip in September to lowest rate since 2010

US home sales slid further in September to the lowest rate in 13 years, according to industry data released Thursday, with interest rates high and the supply of properties limited.

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Players sick from being confined to hotel, says Pakistan's Hasan Ali

Players sick from being confined to hotel, says Pakistan's Hasan Ali

Fast bowler Hasan Ali believes the fever which has spread through the Pakistan team at the World Cup has been caused by being largely confined to their hotel.

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French geeks plan world's biggest video game museum

French geeks plan world's biggest video game museum

The Odyssey Project -- named after the first ever console designed by Magnavox in 1972 -- will house one of the biggest collections of games ever assembled.

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