Three children killed after Colombia landslide buries school: officials
Three children were killed Thursday by a landslide that buried a rural school in the coffee-growing municipality of Andes in northwestern Colombia, authorities said.
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US court rules Polanski case transcripts must be unsealed
Testimony from a key prosecutor in the statutory rape case against Roman Polanski must be unsealed, more than 40 years after the fugitive director was convicted, a California court has ruled.
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Rookies Roussin, Weber grab lead at LPGA team tournament
Pauline Roussin aced the par-three seventh hole to help propel herself and teammate Dewi Weber to a three-shot lead on Thursday in the LPGA Great Lakes Bay Invitational with a second-round 61.
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Felix vows to give it all as 'incredible journey' nears end
Allyson Felix will bow out of athletics after the world championships in Eugene, Oregon, but the most decorated track star of all time vowed to leave it all out there as her "incredible journey" nears the end.
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Bank of America fined $225 mn for 'botching' US Covid-19 aid payments
Two US agencies fined Bank of America a total of $225 million on charges it wrongfully froze unemployment and other public benefit programs at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Tokyo to host 2025 World Athletics Championships: official
The 2025 World Athletics Championships will return to Tokyo, the sport's global governing body announced Thursday.
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US says no restrictions on farm equipment to Russia
The United States said Thursday that it would not bar the sale of farm equipment to Russia, again denying Moscow's allegations that Western sanctions -- not its invasion of Ukraine -- are causing the global food crisis.
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Eight children trapped after Colombia landslide buries school: officials
At least eight children are believed trapped in northwest Colombia after a landslide buried a school on Thursday, local authorities said.
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Global stocks mostly fall on latest troubling inflation figures
Stock markets mostly retreated Thursday as fresh evidence of runaway global inflation ramped up expectations of more aggressive interest rate hikes by central banks, while disappointing earnings revived recession fears.
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Ukraine war to dominate G20 finance chief meeting in Indonesia
Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs from top economies will meet in Indonesia Friday for talks on the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which has roiled markets, spiked food prices and stoked breakneck inflation.
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