'Ray of hope': New advances in fighting a range of cancers
New advances in the fight against a range of cancers have been revealed at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), which wraps up in Chicago on Tuesday.
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Three key battles in the Australia v India World Test Championship final
Australia and India meet this week in the second World Test Championship final in a match worth $1.6 million to the winners and $800,000 to the runners-up.
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Tear gas, arrests at Kenya protest over tax hike plans
Kenyan police fired tear gas and arrested 11 protesters, AFP journalists said, during a march in Nairobi on Tuesday against a new finance bill that critics say will pile more economic hardship on ordinary people.
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Oil sinks after Saudi-driven rally; equities flag
Oil prices sank Tuesday as dealers mulled the weak demand outlook after having rallied the previous day on output cuts from key crude producer Saudi Arabia.
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Asensio and Ugarte set for PSG moves after passing medicals
Real Madrid forward Marco Asensio and Sporting Lisbon midfielder Manuel Ugarte are set to join Paris Saint-Germain after passing their medicals, a source at the Ligue 1 champions told AFP on Monday.
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Benzema admits Madrid departure 'hurts' ahead of Saudi switch
Karim Benzema said leaving Real Madrid "hurts" at a goodbye ceremony Tuesday ahead of his move to Saudi Arabia's Al-Ittihad.
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'Everything is going to die': Kherson locals rage at Russians
"Everything is going to die here," said Sergiy as water from the breached Kakhovka dam poured downstream into the Ukrainian city of Kherson on Tuesday.
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India captain Rohit coy over Ashwin role in WTC final
India captain Rohit Sharma was tight-lipped on whether star spinner Ravichandran Ashwin would feature in the World Test Championship final starting on Wednesday.
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Major aid group's women staff partially resume work in Afghanistan
A leading international NGO's Afghan women staff have resumed their work in some provinces, months after the Taliban government banned them from working.
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S.Africa skirts recession with surprise first quarter growth
South Africa's economy grew slightly in the first three months of the year, shooing away fears of recession hanging over Africa's most industrialised country, official data showed Tuesday.
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