US equity firm wins stake in New Zealand's All Blacks
US private equity firm Silver Lake on Thursday secured a NZ$200 million (US$134m) stake in the famed All Blacks, with New Zealand Rugby overwhelmingly endorsing the deal.
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OPEC debates oil output boost amid Russian isolation
Major oil producers led by Saudi Arabia and Russia hold talks Thursday on whether to adjust output, hard on the heels of an EU ban on Russian oil imports.
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Partner concerned for health of journalist detained in China
The partner of Chinese-Australian journalist Cheng Lei -- detained by Beijing authorities since August 2020 -- said he has serious concerns about her declining health behind bars in an interview aired Thursday.
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Russia braces for economic upheaval as sanctions start to bite
At his garage in the south of Moscow, 35-year-old mechanic Ivan is starting to worry.
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Gunman kills four at Tulsa hospital in new US mass shooting: police
A gunman killed at least four people Wednesday at a hospital campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma, police said, the latest mass shooting to convulse America coming as Texas families bury their dead after a school massacre barely one week ago.
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Bread factory holds tough as Ukraine hopes for recovery
Balls of dough file past on the assembly line and a sweet scent fills the air at a bread factory that embodies Ukraine's determination and its tentative recovery 100 days on from Russia's invasion.
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100 days of war in Ukraine: A timeline
Russia invaded Ukraine in the early hours of February 24, setting off the worst conflict in Europe in decades.
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Pulisic shines as USA thump Morocco in friendly
Chelsea star Christian Pulisic played a leading role as the United States launched their final preparations for the World Cup with a convincing 3-0 friendly win over fellow qualifiers Morocco on Wednesday.
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Paraguay's slow slide into a state held hostage to drug trafficking
Two Paraguayan officials murdered in as many weeks: an anti-drug prosecutor executed while on honeymoon in Colombia and a mayor gunned down outside his office.
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Ancient Mayan maize god sculpture found in Mexico
Archaeologists have uncovered a roughly 1,300-year-old sculpture representing the head of a Mayan maize god in ruins in southeastern Mexico, the National Institute of Anthropology and History said.
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