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Tiger fights through constant pain to fire 74 at Masters

Tiger fights through constant pain to fire 74 at Masters

Tiger Woods battled through constant leg pain to fire a two-over par 74 in Thursday's opening round of the 87th Masters, his worst 18-hole start at Augusta National since 2005.

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UN ship due to prevent Yemen oil spill departs for Red Sea

UN ship due to prevent Yemen oil spill departs for Red Sea

A supertanker bought by the United Nations to remove oil from a ship abandoned off war-ravaged Yemen's coast departed China on Thursday, the UN announced, calling it a "significant" step in efforts to prevent a major spill.

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Israel vows response over Lebanon rocket salvo blamed on Palestinian groups

Israel vows response over Lebanon rocket salvo blamed on Palestinian groups

Israel accused Palestinian groups of firing a barrage of cross-border rockets from Lebanon Thursday, just over a day after clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians inside Islam's third-holiest site.

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LIV's Pieters on arbitration ruling: 'We had it coming'

LIV's Pieters on arbitration ruling: 'We had it coming'

Thomas Pieters never expected he might be banned from playing his home-nation DP World Tour event when he jumped to the LIV Golf League, but fears that's what could now happen.

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White House blames bad intel, Trump for traumatic Afghan exit

White House blames bad intel, Trump for traumatic Afghan exit

The White House on Thursday released a long-awaited review of the US exit from Afghanistan, laying blame on Donald Trump and a huge intelligence failure, but defending overall US conduct of the traumatic operation.

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Brazil mourns children killed in preschool attack

Brazil mourns children killed in preschool attack

The families of four children killed at a Brazilian preschool held emotional funerals for them Thursday, a day after an attacker murdered them with a hatchet in a crime that has shocked the nation.

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Couples turns back the clock at age 63 in Masters

Couples turns back the clock at age 63 in Masters

Fred Couples reeled off four birdies in six holes on the back nine at age 63 to make a thrilling run up the leaderboard in Thursday's opening round of the Masters.

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W. House admits massive intel failure in traumatic Afghan exit

W. House admits massive intel failure in traumatic Afghan exit

The White House on Thursday released a long-awaited review of the traumatic US exit from Afghanistan, admitting there had been a massive intelligence failure in not predicting rapid Taliban victory, but defending overall US conduct.

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Thakur blitz, Kolkata spin downs Bangalore in IPL

Thakur blitz, Kolkata spin downs Bangalore in IPL

All-rounder Shardul Thakur blitzed a half-century off 20 balls to rally the Kolkata Knight Riders in Thursday's 81-run Indian Premier League win over Royal Challengers Bangalore.

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IMF chief calls on central banks to continue inflation fight

IMF chief calls on central banks to continue inflation fight

Central banks around the world should keep battling inflation by hiking interest rates despite ongoing concerns about financial stability, the head of the International Monetary Fund told AFP on Thursday.

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