Brazil held by Venezuela as Argentina stay 100 percent
A stunning 85th-minute equalizer from Eduard Bello earned Venezuela a rare draw at Brazil while world champions Argentina made it three wins out of three in South American World Cup qualifying with a hard-earned 1-0 win over a determined Paraguay on Thursday.
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Burp tax causes pre-poll stink with New Zealand farmers
New Zealand has a plan to tax farmers for their livestock's burps and farts -- and it's causing a stink ahead of Saturday's general elections.
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Irish look to finally bury World Cup under-achievers tag
Ireland will seek to at last break through their World Cup glass ceiling by beating New Zealand to reach the semi-finals for the first time on Saturday.
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Ireland wing Lowe enjoying World Cup highs
Bed-ridden as a teenager with rheumatoid arthritis, James Lowe has taken an unlikely route to lining up for Ireland against his native New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday.
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Loss of Jaguares franchise was 'big step back' for Argentinian rugby
After beginning the professional era as a team of nomads, Argentina had finally found a home for their players until the Covid pandemic scattered them to the four corners of the planet.
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Pakistan target ending World Cup jinx against India
Buoyed by a record run chase, Babar Azam's Pakistan are on the hunt for their first ever World Cup win over India in Saturday's blockbuster match between cricket's biggest rivals in a 132,000-capacity arena patrolled by 11,000 police officers.
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Markets snap week-long rally as US inflation dents rate hopes
Equities went into reverse Friday, snapping a week-long rally, as a forecast-topping US inflation report revived fears the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates again before the end of the year.
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'God bless America!' Blinken receives emotional thank you from Israel
Hearing firsthand from Israeli survivors of the massive Hamas assault, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken experienced a rare scene for a diplomat: a cheering crowd.
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LPGA's Thompson 1-over at sunset in Vegas PGA event
US women's golf star Lexi Thompson was one-over par through 16 holes in her PGA Tour debut when darkness fell in Thursday's opening round of the Shriners Children's Open.
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Mysterious rise in US Treasury yields perturbs markets
The surge in US treasury yields has sparked much anxiety among investors, in part because there is no easy explanation for the rise.
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