ECB recommends £500,000 fine for Yorkshire after cricket racism scandal
England cricket chiefs have recommended that Yorkshire be fined £500,000 ($638,000) and given hefty points deductions over their handling of the Azeem Rafiq racism scandal.
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Probe after French police kill teenaged driver who refused to stop
French police on Tuesday killed a teenager who refused to stop for a traffic check outside Paris, prompting expressions of shock and questions over the readiness of security forces to pull the trigger.
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Stocks push higher as investors track China, US data
Global stocks advanced on Tuesday as China's growth reassurances and solid economic data in the United States helped reduce recession worries.
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Southern US swelters in brutal heat wave
A dangerous and prolonged heat wave blanketed large parts of the southern United States on Tuesday, buckling highways and forcing people into air-conditioned shelters as temperatures soared past 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46 Celsius).
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Pilgrims ascend Mount Arafat as hajj peaks under fierce sun
Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims crowded the rocky rise known as Mount Arafat on Tuesday to pray at the height of an annual hajj pilgrimage held in the fierce Saudi Arabian summer.
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Wagner chief heads into Belarus exile
Belarus prepared to welcome rebel Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin into exile on Tuesday as Russia's President Vladimir Putin sought to shore up his authority by thanking regular troops for averting civil war.
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Australia skipper Cummins backs Smith and Labuschagne to shine at Lord's
Australia captain Pat Cummins has forecast a "big week" for leading batsmen Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne in the second Test against England at Lord's.
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UK, EU sign delayed financial services pact
Britain and the European Union signed a long-awaited cooperation pact on financial services regulation on Tuesday in a new sign of improving post-Brexit relations between the two sides.
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Springbok star Pollard likely to miss Rugby Championship
Star Springboks fly-half Handre Pollard is likely to miss the Rugby Championship during July due to a calf injury, South Africa rugby director Rassie Erasmus said on Tuesday.
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US new home sales jump unexpectedly to highest rate in over a year
New home sales in the United States surged unexpectedly in May, the Commerce Department said Tuesday, reaching the highest rate in over a year despite efforts to cool the economy.
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