Shanaka hails 'born warrior' Chamika as Sri Lanka win rain-hit ODI
Skipper Dasun Shanaka on Thursday said Chamika Karunaratne remains a trusted performer for Sri Lanka after the fast bowler helped stun Australia by 26 runs in a rain-hit second one-day international.
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Club-tossing McIlroy shares early clubhouse lead at US Open
Rory McIlroy overcame his frustrations and produced some clutch putting to seize a share of the early clubhouse lead in Thursday's first round of the US Open.
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US urges Russia to open Ukrainian ports for grain exports
US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack called on Russia Thursday to rapidly open Ukraine's ports to permit the export of millions of tonnes of stockpiled grain.
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Scientists find new population of polar bears in sea-ice free region
Polar bears face an existential threat from the rapid decline of Arctic sea ice, which they rely on as platforms to hunt seals.
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'Lightyear' makers unfazed by bans in places with 'backward beliefs'
The makers of Disney-Pixar's new blockbuster about Buzz Lightyear told AFP on Thursday that they were warned of a likely backlash against the same-sex marriage it features, but did not care.
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Bowlers help Sri Lanka stun Australia in rain-hit ODI
Fast bowler Chamika Karunaratne led an inspired Sri Lankan attack to pull off a thrilling 26-run win over Australia in the rain-hit second one-day international on Thursday.
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Bolsonaro blamed as evidence mounts of Amazon murders
Nature defenders, colleagues and family of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira expressed anger Thursday as evidence mounted they were murdered in the Amazon, laying the blame at the door of Brazil's government.
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WTO talks go deep into overtime
Talks at the World Trade Organization went deep into overtime on Thursday with key holdout India talking up the prospects for a landmark deal spanning food security, fishing and combating Covid-19.
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Is recession the only way out of US inflation scourge?
A massive interest rate hike by the US Federal Reserve and promises of more to come are fueling warnings that the only offramp from the searing price hikes engulfing American families is a full-blown recession.
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Binance boss bullish despite rypto crash
Cryptocurrencies are here to stay and their dramatic recent crash is just part of an economic cycle, Changpeng Zhao, one of crypto's most influential figures, told AFP in an interview on Thursday.
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