Embiid's 59 points lead Sixers past Jazz, Garland's 51 not enough for Cavs
Joel Embiid scored 59 points to carry the Philadelphia 76ers to a 105-98 victory over Utah on Sunday, just one of two 50-point performances that lit up the NBA night.
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China unveils sweeping measures to rescue property sector
Chinese authorities have unveiled sweeping measures to rescue struggling property sector, as regulators seek to offset years of harsh pandemic curbs and a real estate crackdown that have stalled the world's number-two economy.
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Western thirst for African gas raises alarm at COP27
Wealthy Western nations facing an energy crunch are eyeing natural gas in Africa at the expense of supporting green transition in poorer countries, climate activists at COP27 charge.
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Most Asian markets extend global rally on China hopes
Asian markets mostly rose Monday, extending a global surge, as a loosening of China's Covid rules and plans to help its property sector followed a drop in US inflation that eased rate hike fears.
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Turkey accuses Kurdish PKK over Istanbul bomb attack
Turkey's interior minister accused the Kurdistan's Workers' Party (PKK) of responsibility for a bombing in a busy Istanbul shopping thoroughfare that killed six people and said Monday a suspect has been arrested.
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Hong Kong protest song replaces China anthem at S. Korea rugby match
Hong Kong's government reacted with fury on Monday after a popular democracy protest song was played instead of the Chinese national anthem for the city's team at a rugby sevens tournament in South Korea.
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Biden to set 'guardrails' in talks with Xi
US President Joe Biden will meet China's Xi Jinping in Bali on Monday to set "guardrails" for relations between the countries, as the world's 20 largest economies hold their first major post-pandemic summit.
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Garland's 51-point epic not enough for Cavs
Cleveland guard Darius Garland's 51 points, including 27 in a dazzling fourth quarter, weren't enough Sunday as the Cavaliers fell 129-124 to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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Handshakes, shoes and coffee cups: Qatar etiquette essentials
Home to gleaming skyscrapers and upmarket shopping malls, World Cup host Qatar is also a conservative Muslim country deeply attached to its customs and traditions.
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Buttler's world champions England can go from 'strength to strength'
Jos Buttler is reticent to call England one of the best white-ball teams ever, but the captain is confident there is more to come to cement their status as all-time greats.
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