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Ukraine war to dominate G20 finance chief meeting in Indonesia

Ukraine war to dominate G20 finance chief meeting in Indonesia

Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs from top economies will meet in Indonesia Friday for talks on the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which has roiled markets, spiked food prices and stoked breakneck inflation.

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Donald Trump's first wife Ivana dies aged 73

Donald Trump's first wife Ivana dies aged 73

Ivana Trump -- Donald Trump's first wife and mother of his three eldest children -- has died at the age of 73, the former president announced Thursday.

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Fed official signals willingness to hike interest rates full percentage point

Fed official signals willingness to hike interest rates full percentage point

US Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller signaled Thursday he may support a full percentage point interest rate hike this month -- the biggest increase in more than 30 years and a further indication of the central bank's determination to crush sky-high inflation.

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Record-breaker Topley strikes as England level India ODI series

Record-breaker Topley strikes as England level India ODI series

Reece Topley took 6-24, the best figures by any England bowler in a one-day international, as the world champions bounced back to beat India by 100 runs at Lord's on Thursday.

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Limping Tiger slumps to six-over on British Open return

Limping Tiger slumps to six-over on British Open return

Tiger Woods endured a miserable return to the British Open as the three-time champion laboured to a six-over-par 78 at St Andrews on Thursday to leave his chances of making the cut looking slim.

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Six-wicket Topley helps England turn tables on India

Six-wicket Topley helps England turn tables on India

Reece Topley took 6-24, the best figures by any England bowler in a one-day international, as the world champions bounced back to beat India by 100 runs at Lord's on Thursday.

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Texas sues over federal rules requiring life-saving abortions

Texas sues over federal rules requiring life-saving abortions

Texas sued the Biden administration on Thursday over its claim that federal law preempts state law when it comes to performing life-saving abortions.

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Duplantis heads stellar cast at US' first world champs

Duplantis heads stellar cast at US' first world champs

Fresh from setting a new outdoor record, Swedish pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis heads a stellar cast into the inaugural world championships on US soil in Eugene, Oregon, that kick off on Friday.

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Italy's Draghi urged to fix crisis as resignation refused

Italy's Draghi urged to fix crisis as resignation refused

Italy's teetering government was thrown a lifeline Thursday after the country's president refused to accept the resignation of Prime Minister Mario Draghi, insisting he address parliament in a bid to avoid snap elections.

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Street party draws curtain on Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa era

Street party draws curtain on Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa era

Exhausted and drained after nearly 100 days of protests, a small crowd gathered its remaining strength Thursday to celebrate the resignation of Sri Lanka's leader at the seaside headquarters of their campaign to oust him.

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