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Rossouw's 'dream' ton helps South Africa thrash India in third T20

Rossouw's 'dream' ton helps South Africa thrash India in third T20

South Africa's Rilee Rossouw on Tuesday called his maiden Twenty20 international century coming against a "world class" India "special" after he helped the tourists to a consolation 49-run win in the third match.

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Study eyes US cooperation with Pakistan amid China rise

Study eyes US cooperation with Pakistan amid China rise

The United States needs to keep engaging Pakistan despite lingering distrust over Afghanistan, with investment and climate cooperation key to reducing the South Asian nation's growing reliance on China, a study group recommended Tuesday.

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Music world reacts to death of icon Loretta Lynn

Music world reacts to death of icon Loretta Lynn

Loretta Lynn, who died Tuesday at 90 years old, was a standard-bearer of country music and its most decorated female artist ever.

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Tributes paid on death of Jim Redmond, who helped son hobble to Olympic finish line

Tributes paid on death of Jim Redmond, who helped son hobble to Olympic finish line

Jim Redmond, who helped his injured sprinter son Derek cross the finish line at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics in what became an iconic moment of Games history, has died aged 81, it was revealed on Tuesday.

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Moroccans protest 'racist' French, EU visa policies

Moroccans protest 'racist' French, EU visa policies

Dozens of Moroccans demonstrated outside the European Union's office in Rabat on Tuesday in protest at "racist" and "humiliating" treatment over visa applications, particularly by former colonial ruler France.

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Qatar reopens Museum of Islamic Art ahead of World Cup

Qatar reopens Museum of Islamic Art ahead of World Cup

Qatar unveiled Tuesday its landmark Museum of Islamic Art after an 18-month renovation ahead of the World Cup in a bid to be a "showcase" for the Arab world.

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Norway star Hegerberg injury absence extended

Norway star Hegerberg injury absence extended

Norwegian women's international Ada Hegerberg, who took a knock to her left leg playing against Belgium last month, will remain unavailable for several more weeks, club side Lyon announced on Tuesday.

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Alain Aspect, Nobel-winning father of quantum entanglement

Alain Aspect, Nobel-winning father of quantum entanglement

Alain Aspect, who won a long-expected Nobel Physics Prize on Tuesday, not only helped prove the strange theory of quantum entanglement but also inspired a generation of physicists in his native France, according to former students and colleagues.

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Rossouw ton helps South Africa to consolation T20 win

Rossouw ton helps South Africa to consolation T20 win

Rilee Rossouw hit his maiden Twenty20 international century to set up a 49-run consolation win for South Africa in the third match against India on Tuesday.

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Musk offers to close Twitter buyout at original price: report

Musk offers to close Twitter buyout at original price: report

Elon Musk has offered to push through with his buyout of Twitter at the original agreed price, reports said Tuesday, prompting a surge in the share price of the social network that triggered a suspension of trading.

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