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EU meets to forge plan for rushing ammo to Ukraine

EU meets to forge plan for rushing ammo to Ukraine

EU defence ministers on Wednesday discussed plans to raid their stockpiles to rush one billion euros' worth of ammunition to Ukraine and place joint orders for more to ensure supplies keep flowing.

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UK defends asylum plan after Nazi-era Germany comparison

UK defends asylum plan after Nazi-era Germany comparison

Britain Wednesday hit back at critics including the UN refugee agency and football presenter Gary Lineker, after he compared its new plan on illegal immigration to the rhetoric of Nazi-era Germany.

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Australia's Smith relishes bumper crowd at largest cricket stadium

Australia's Smith relishes bumper crowd at largest cricket stadium

Stand-in Australia skipper Steve Smith said Wednesday it would be "pretty special" to play in front of what promises to be a bumper crowd at the world's largest cricket stadium in India.

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Netherlands stun Cuba in World Baseball Classic opener

Netherlands stun Cuba in World Baseball Classic opener

The Netherlands shrugged off nerves to stun Cuba 4-2 in the opening game of the World Baseball Classic on Wednesday in Taiwan.

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Russia's Wagner group claims eastern Bakhmut captured

Russia's Wagner group claims eastern Bakhmut captured

Russia's Wagner mercenary group claimed Wednesday to have captured the eastern bank of Bakhmut, the industrial town in east Ukraine where fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces has raged for months.

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Australia's Smith hopes for 'bigger totals' on fourth Test pitch

Australia's Smith hopes for 'bigger totals' on fourth Test pitch

Stand-in Australia skipper Steve Smith said Wednesday the pitch for the fourth Test looks good for batsmen and different from the usual day-one turners in the previous matches in India.

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Asia, Europe track Wall St losses after Powell's rate hike warning

Asia, Europe track Wall St losses after Powell's rate hike warning

Markets sank Wednesday, the dollar held big gains and oil struggled to recover from hefty losses after Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell opened the door to a quicker pace of interest rate hikes as officials battle to tame inflation.

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Australia's Smith still in dark about pitch for final India Test

Australia's Smith still in dark about pitch for final India Test

Stand-in skipper Steve Smith said Wednesday that Australia still did not know which pitch the crunch final Test against India will be played on, less than 24 hours before the match in Ahmedabad.

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Netherlands beat Cuba in World Baseball Classic opener

Netherlands beat Cuba in World Baseball Classic opener

The Netherlands beat Cuba 4-2 in the opening game of the World Baseball Classic on Wednesday, stunning the Caribbean powerhouses in the Taiwanese city of Taichung.

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Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific posts first operating profit since 2019

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific posts first operating profit since 2019

Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific on Wednesday reported its first annual operating profit since 2019 as it fights to return to pre-pandemic flight capacity.

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