Packed schedule set to test Ashes pace attacks
Both England and Australia will need several fast-bowling options for a busy Ashes schedule due to ageing attacks and recent injury scares.
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England v Australia: Three key Ashes battles
England face Australia in the first Test of the five-match Ashes series starting at Edgbaston on Friday.
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Canada's Quebec province expands assisted dying
Colette Julien, like thousands of sick Canadian compatriots each year who seek an end to their suffering and dignity in death, requested medical assistance in dying -- a regime that Quebec province this month moved to expand so as to cover more ailments.
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Repentant ranchers rescuing Colombian wildlife
Two newborn pumas and a convalescing porcupine share a room in the home of the Zapata family, which has renounced livestock farming to focus on stewardship of the Colombian Amazon and its animals uprooted by deforestation.
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Marvel swaps superpowers for spies in 'Secret Invasion'
Alien conspiracies, Oscar winners and hardly a superhero in sight: Marvel is taking its record-breaking franchise in a new direction with "Secret Invasion," a spy thriller starring Samuel L Jackson, Olivia Colman and Emilia Clarke.
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Focus turns to US Open challenge amid global golf turmoil
The 123rd US Open tees off on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club with global golf gripped by suspense worthy of a Hollywood script.
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US music publishers hit Twitter with copyright suit
Major music publishers on Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit accusing Twitter of failing to stop "rampant" copyright infringement on the platform.
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Australia blocks new Russian embassy near parliament
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday the government would block the construction of a new Russian embassy near the country's parliament, citing threats to national security.
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Focus turns to US Open challenge amid global golf uncertainty
The world's top golfers face an all-new US Open challenge when the 123rd edition tees off on Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club with questions over global golf's future still simmering.
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US media split on Trump reflects divided nation
Americans tuning into the Donald Trump drama faced alternate TV realities: a candidate persecuted by a "wannabe dictator," according to Fox News -- or a man so "dangerous" that he didn't deserve airtime over at CNN.
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