Who could take over as UK prime minister?
The race to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative leader and Britain's prime minister is down to five candidates after the second round of voting among Tory MPs on Thursday.
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Mickelson 'ecstatic' with LIV decision despite champions dinner snub
Six-time major winner Phil Mickelson insisted he "couldn't be happier" with his decision to join the Saudi-backed rebel LIV golf tour despite facing a wave of criticism.
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Cameron Young takes lead as British Open begins amid fallout from LIV series
Cameron Young of the United States stormed into the lead with an eight-under-par 64 in the first round of the 150th British Open at St Andrews on Thursday, as the championship began amid the fallout from the breakaway LIV series.
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Stocks, oil drop on fresh inflation spikes
Stock markets mostly retreated Thursday as fresh evidence of runaway global inflation ramped up expectations of more aggressive interest rate hikes by central banks.
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UN urges Africa to swap commodities for tech
The UN's trade body on Thursday said African economies were vulnerable to a triple shock as it urged governments to pave the way for tech startups that would ease dependence on commodities.
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UK gallery unearths hidden Van Gogh self-portrait
A gallery in Scotland said Thursday it was "thrilled" to announce the discovery of a previously unknown self-portrait of Vincent Van Gogh, with his ear intact, hidden behind another painting.
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Liverpool manager brushes off criticism of new signing Nunez
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp on Thursday laughed off past comments about his unwillingness to spend heavily on a single player, defending the club's big-money signing of Darwin Nunez from Benfica.
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Swedish court jails ex-Iran official for life over 1988 executions
A Swedish court on Thursday handed a life sentence to former Iranian prison official Hamid Noury for crimes committed during a 1988 purge of dissidents, in the first trial related to the mass executions.
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Outage hits Twitter service in US, Europe
Twitter experienced a widespread but seemingly brief outage in the United States and parts of Europe on Thursday -- fresh turbulence for the firm locked in a buyout battle with Elon Musk.
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Leeds boss praises energy in win over Brisbane Roar
Leeds manager Jesse Marsch said he liked the energy of his team as they battled past Brisbane Roar 2-1 Thursday, with Colombia winger Luis Sinisterra making his debut.
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