King of the Hungaroring Hamilton targets ninth victory
Fresh from his and Mercedes' best result of the year in France last Sunday, Lewis Hamilton will hope to go one better and add to his record eight victories at the Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend.
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Asian markets track post-Fed surge on Wall St, but caution urged
Asian markets rose Thursday following a surge on Wall Street fuelled by hopes that the Federal Reserve could slow its pace of inflation-fighting interest rate hikes.
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Hundreds of aftershocks shake earthquake-hit northern Philippines
Anxious residents slept outside after hundreds of aftershocks rattled the earthquake-hit northern Philippines, locals said Thursday, as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr flew to the region to inspect the damage.
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Bombshells and wedding bells: Ukraine sees wartime marriage rush
She should have awoken to the sound of popping champagne corks on her wedding day, but Tetyana was instead startled out of bed by Russian rocket fire near her home in central Ukraine.
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No Chopra but India hope to still pack a punch at Commonwealths
India's Commonwealth Games ambitions have been badly hit by the last-minute withdrawal of Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra but they still have high hopes of gold in several sports including boxing and badminton.
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Brummies and Baltis: welcome to Commonwealth Games host Birmingham
The Commonwealth Games get under way in the central English city of Birmingham on Thursday.
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England boss Jones says would 'jump' at chance to coach in NRL
England rugby union coach Eddie Jones said he would "jump" at the chance to coach an Australian rugby league side, with the South Sydney Rabbitohs being his "dream team".
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Commonwealth Games set for glitzy launch in Birmingham
More than 5,000 athletes are primed for action in the English city of Birmingham from Friday at a Commonwealth Games lacking several track and field stars but still boasting elite performers.
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Cartel steps up police attacks as Colombia power transfer nears
A dozen police officers have been killed, and dozens more injured in recent weeks by Colombia's most powerful drug gang, the Gulf Clan.
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Javelin world champ Barber Covid positive ahead of Comm Games
Javelin world champion Kelsey-Lee Barber's bid to also win the Commonwealth title was dealt a blow Thursday, with the Australian testing positive for Covid-19, team officials said.
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