Pacific solar eclipse dazzles stargazers
Professional astronomers and amateur cosmologists across the southern Pacific donned protective glasses Thursday to witness a solar eclipse as the moon blocked out the sun for about a minute, in some cases totally.
Read moreSudanese hold little hope for hiatus as fighting enters sixth day
Explosions and gunfire resounded in Sudan's capital Thursday as fighting between the forces of two rival generals showed no signs of abating ahead of festivities marking the end of Ramadan.
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Royalty v punk rockers: Hamburg, St Pauli in Germany's tale of one city
When St Pauli take the pitch at Hamburg's Volksparkstadion on Friday, more than just city bragging rights are at stake, with both fighting for promotion to the German top flight.
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85 dead, hundreds injured in Yemen crush over $8 handout
At least 85 people were killed and hundreds injured in a crush at a Ramadan cash handout in Yemen early on Thursday, as the impoverished country suffered one of its worst tragedies just as optimism was growing over its bitter civil war.
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LIV boss Norman says he's never spoken to Saudi crown prince about rights
LIV Golf boss Greg Norman said Thursday he had never discussed human rights with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, while urging people to focus on sport and not "white noise".
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Markets slip as inflation, rates worry investors
Markets mostly fell Thursday following a tepid performance in New York and Europe as traders fret over the inflation outlook and central bank plans to hike interest rates to tame rampant prices.
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LIV chief Greg Norman 'hopes for resolution' to golf civil war
LIV Golf chief Greg Norman said Thursday he hopes there will be a resolution to the sport's civil war but warned he would "always support our players" after the Europe-based DP World Tour won a legal battle.
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Catholic group 'Be Manly' sparks culture clash in Croatia
Hundreds of men gather in town squares across Croatia every month to kneel and pray for the modesty of women, the bolstering of patriarchal authority and a ban on abortions.
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Germany struggles to reform 1930s law jailing fare dodgers
Peter, 43, used to dodge fares regularly when he was homeless but he never imagined the petty offence could land him in jail for almost three years.
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LIV Golf in talks about women's tour, says Greg Norman
Golf's rebel LIV tour is considering creating a women's circuit and has approached American and European players who are keen to be involved, chief executive Greg Norman said Thursday.
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