Stadium changes just part of Houston's World Cup transformation
Houston is turning the Texans' NFL stadium into a natural-grass pitch, shielding its streets from punishing heat and preparing its transit police force to respond in 50 languages during the World Cup.
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Trump announces departure of food and drug regulation chief
President Donald Trump said Tuesday his US Food and Drug Administration chief, Marty Makary, is leaving his post, a departure that follows weeks of political tumult at the powerful agency.
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Rhythm king Rabada skittles Hyderabad to blast Gujarat to top of IPL
South Africa's Kagiso Rabada led an inspired pace attack to power Gujarat Titans to the top of the IPL table with an 82-run thrashing of Sunrisers Hyderabad on Tuesday.
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Russia demands closure of high representative post in Bosnia
Russia on Tuesday called for the immediate closure of the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia the day after German diplomat Christian Schmidt resigned from the post.
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Rabada stars as Gujarat hammer Hyderabad to move top of IPL
South Africa's Kagiso Rabada led an inspired pace attack to power Gujarat Titans to the top of the IPL table with an 82-run thrashing of Sunrisers Hyderabad on Tuesday.
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Kevin Warsh returns to Federal Reserve with 'regime change' agenda
Kevin Warsh, the incoming chair of the US Federal Reserve, will return to the central bank with an ambitious reform agenda and the looming threat of intimidation by the man who nominated him: US President Donald Trump.
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Former Georgia rugby captain Sharikadze banned over urine-swap scheme
Former Georgia rugby captain Merab Sharikadze has been banned for 11 years over his role in a urine-swap scheme that helped several of his national teammates to cheat anti-doping tests.
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Fabled Argentine city Ushuaia tries to shrug off virus suspicions
Argentina's city "at the end of the world," Ushuaia, the jump-off point for expeditions to the Antarctic, is laboring under suspicion of being the source of the deadly hantavirus outbreak that killed three cruise ship passengers.
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Pentagon says US cost of Iran war nearing $29 billion
The Pentagon said Tuesday the cost of the war with Iran had climbed to nearly $29 billion, as President Donald Trump faced mounting scrutiny over the conflict and its impact on US military readiness.
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Wild peacocks bring delight, despair to Italian village
Dozens of preening peacocks looking for love have colonised a seaside village in Italy, strutting their stuff for the ladies but infuriating human residents with their spring mating season screams.
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