Golf groups delay ball distance limit rollback to 2030
The US Golf Association, R&A and the PGA and DP World tours said Wednesday in a joint statement they will take until 2030 to examine expanded options to limit driving distance among elite players.
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Military salutes and K-pop madness shake up Colombia campaigning
Colombia's hard-right presidential candidate's bombastic campaigning methods have included adopting a military salute, comparing himself to a tiger and co-opting the national football jersey as his own symbol.
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Ex-OPEC president Diezani Alison-Madueke cleared of bribery in UK trial
The first woman president of OPEC and Nigeria's former oil minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, was cleared of bribery charges in a UK trial Wednesday, her defence lawyers said in a statement.
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Trump says Iran accord to be signed 'shortly', 'maybe' Thursday or Friday
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he expected the accord with Iran ending the Middle East war to be signed "shortly" but added uncertainty over the exact date.
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Malawians crowd makeshift S.African camp desperate to get home
Thousands of Malawians have crammed into a field in the South African city of Durban in dire conditions, desperate to return home and escape a wave of violence against foreigners.
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Mandhana stars in India rout of Netherlands at Women's T20 World Cup
Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma ran riot as India thrashed the Netherlands by 95 runs in the Women's T20 World Cup on Wednesday.
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W marks the X-spot: European social network takes on Musk
As Europe pushes for more tech sovereignty, social network W believes it has the X-factor to win users away from other platforms: it's European.
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Recovery of ship traffic in Hormuz limited, but signs emerge
Maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz remains at levels before the Iran-US agreement, says the Kpler maritime tracking platform, but there are signs of recovery ahead of Friday's official reopening.
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England's World Cup opener puts Spanish resort on beer alert
The outcome of England's World Cup opener against Croatia on Wednesday remains uncertain but one result appears far more predictable in Benidorm: a sharp decline in local beer stocks.
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Gauff crumbles in early Berlin exit against Badosa
Coco Gauff made a quick exit from the Berlin grass court tournament on Wednesday, beaten 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 by Paula Badosa.
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