Davies completes Commonwealth double in 5,000m, LaFond leaps to historic Dominica gold
Australia's Rose Davies completed a 5,000 and 10,000 metre double in Glasgow as Olympic triple jump champion Thea LaFond finally landed gold in her fourth Commonwealth Games on Thursday.
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Venezuela begins demolishing buildings in quake zone
Venezuelan authorities on Thursday began demolishing buildings in the state of La Guaira, the region worst hit by last month's twin earthquakes, AFP observed.
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Blowout Microsoft results lift US stocks as oil retreats
Wall Street stocks rebounded Thursday as blowout Microsoft results and moderating oil prices blunted worries about higher US Treasury yields.
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Grynspan ahead in process to pick next UN chief: diplomats
United Nations insider Rebeca Grynspan was leading in the first round of the process to pick the next UN chief that began Thursday, diplomatic sources told AFP.
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De Minaur beats teen Hewitt in Washington all-Aussie clash
A clinical Alex de Minaur defeated fellow Australian Cruz Hewitt 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday, progressing to the quarter-finals as he seeks to defend his Washington Open crown.
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Thitikul leads from history-chasing Ryu at women's British Open
Thailand's Jeeno Thitikul made the perfect start to her quest for a first major at the women's British Open with a record-setting 64 to sit two shots clear at seven under par.
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England's Stones joins Inter Milan on free transfer
England centre-back John Stones has joined Inter Milan on a free transfer after spending 10 years with Manchester City, the Italian champions announced on Thursday.
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Hundreds of migrants flood into Spain's Ceuta exclave from Morocco
Madrid on Thursday said it would despatch soldiers to Ceuta to ensure security after hundreds of migrants entered the Spanish north African exclave from Morocco, mainly by swimming, and reported nine deaths.
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Renewed Iran war raises US missile supply concerns
Tehran's forces have carried out frequent missile and drone attacks in the Middle East since the breakdown of the US-Iran ceasefire, raising renewed concerns about Washington's supply of the weapons needed to intercept them.
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French minister defends expulsion order against Russian commentator
France's interior minister said Thursday that an expulsion order against pro-Kremlin Russian commentator Xenia Fedorova was "not an infringement on freedom of expression".
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