Quartararo heads into Silverstone battling penalty and history
MotoGP returns from its mid-summer break with championship leader Fabio Quartararo aiming to resume his own winning streak while ending the long run of different victors at Silverstone.
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Climate, poverty collude to torment Central America
Every time it rains, Blanca Arias in El Salvador and Sandra Ramos in Honduras fear that flooding will raze their precarious homes and leave their families destitute. Again.
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Inflation-fighting BoE poised to unleash big rate hike
The Bank of England is expected Thursday to follow other major central banks with an aggressive interest rate hike to tackle surging inflation.
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Mbappe effect keeps PSG out of reach as Ligue 1 attracts foreign investors
Kylian Mbappe's decision to stay at Paris Saint-Germain was hailed as a boon for French football but it surely rules out any slim chance of a title race as the new Ligue 1 season kicks off this weekend.
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China to stage major drills around Taiwan after Pelosi visit
China is due on Thursday to kick off its largest-ever military exercises encircling Taiwan, in a show of force straddling vital international shipping lanes following a visit to the self-ruled island by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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Australian boxing great Johnny Famechon dies aged 77
French-born Australian boxing legend Johnny Famechon, who became world featherweight champion during a short but stunning career, has died aged 77, officials said Thursday.
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Aussie upsets Pegula as Halep, Hurkacz fall at Washington
Australia's Daria Saville upset top-seeded defending champion Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-4 on Wednesday at the ATP and WTA Washington Open, where Hubert Hurkacz and Simona Halep also exited.
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In Berlin, Rolling Stones end 'Sixty' tour with tribute to Charlie Watts
The Rolling Stones wrapped up their 60th-anniversary tour Wednesday in Germany with an emotional tribute to late drummer Charlie Watts.
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Argentina economy minister vows to respect IMF deficit deal
Argentina's new economic "super minister" pledged on Wednesday to respect the crisis-wracked country's commitment with the IMF to reduce its public deficit to 2.5 percent this year.
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Lady Gaga dog robber sentenced to four years in US jail
A California court on Wednesday sentenced one of three men charged in the armed robbery of Lady Gaga's dog walker, in which the singer's French bulldogs were stolen, to four years in prison.
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