Salvadorans freed with conditional sentence for Bukele protest
A Salvadoran court on Wednesday sentenced an environmental lawyer and a community leader to three years in prison for protesting near President Nayib Bukele's home, but granted them a conditional release.
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Brazil Congress passes bill to cut Bolsonaro prison term
Brazil's Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to slash the prison term of far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, who was convicted of plotting a coup after losing reelection to left-winger Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
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Cricket Australia boss slams technology 'howler' in Ashes Test
Cricket Australia boss Todd Greenberg on Thursday called an error in the Snicko technology being used during the Ashes "not good enough" as England had a review reinstated over the row.
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New Zealand 83-0 at lunch on day one of third West Indies Test
New Zealand were 83-0 at lunch on day one of the third Test against the West Indies on Thursday, justifying a decision to bat first on a green-looking Mount Maunganui wicket.
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Ecuadorean footballer Mario Pineida shot and killed
Ecuadoran footballer Mario Pineida was shot and killed in the port city of Guayaquil on Wednesday, his team said.
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Real Madrid scrape past third-tier Talavera in Spanish Cup
A Kylian Mbappe brace helped Real Madrid avoid an upset at third-tier Talavera as Xabi Alonso's side scraped home 3-2 to stamp their ticket into the Spanish Cup last 16 on Wednesday.
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Hunt for US college mass shooter drags into fifth day
A manhunt for the mass shooter who opened fire in an exam room at one of America's top universities stretched into a fifth day Wednesday with no apparent police progress in identifying a suspect or a motive.
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Cherki inspires Man City, Newcastle strike late to reach League Cup semis
Rayan Cherki's stunning strike put Manchester City on their way to the League Cup semi-finals with a 2-0 win over Brentford, while holders Newcastle beat Fulham 2-1 on Wednesday.
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Barcelona, Lyon and Chelsea reach Women's Champions League quarters
Barcelona and Lyon clinched places in the quarter-finals of the Women's Champions League on Wednesday, while Chelsea came from behind to beat Wolfsburg and qualify directly for the last eight.
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Nasdaq tumbles on renewed angst over AI building boom
Tech shares suffered another bout of weakness Wednesday on worries about an AI bubble, hitting US stocks as oil prices advanced following a US announcement of a blockade of tankers to Venezuela.
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