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India's Jadeja rattles Australia in Test opener

India's Jadeja rattles Australia in Test opener

Indian spinner Ravindra Jadeja grabbed four wickets to leave a rattled Australia on 174-8 at tea on Thursday's opening day of the first Test.

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London, Paris, Brussels: Zelensky rallies European allies

London, Paris, Brussels: Zelensky rallies European allies

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's tour of European capitals brings him to Brussels on Thursday to lobby EU leaders for jets and long-range weapons to shore up his defences against the Russian invasion.

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Unilever enjoys strong 2022 on higher prices

Unilever enjoys strong 2022 on higher prices

British consumer goods group Unilever said Thursday that 2022 profits soared as sales of its food and hygiene products leapt on higher prices fuelled by inflationary pressures.

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NBA's Phoenix Suns acquiring Kevin Durant in trade from Brooklyn: US media

NBA's Phoenix Suns acquiring Kevin Durant in trade from Brooklyn: US media

NBA superstar forward Kevin Durant is headed to the Phoenix Suns in a trade from the Brooklyn Nets, US media reported on Wednesday.

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Credit Suisse posts biggest loss since 2008 financial crisis

Credit Suisse posts biggest loss since 2008 financial crisis

Credit Suisse on Thursday posted its biggest annual loss since the 2008 financial crisis and the scandal-plagued Swiss banking giant expects to fall deeper into the red in 2023.

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England coach McCullum plots to topple his native New Zealand

England coach McCullum plots to topple his native New Zealand

Former Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum thinks patriotic cricket fans will forgive him for coaching England against New Zealand, as long as the two sides deliver an entertaining clash.

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Italian PM faces popularity test in regional votes

Italian PM faces popularity test in regional votes

Italy's two most populous regions vote on Sunday and Monday in elections seen as a test of the popularity of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's three-month-old government.

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Markets fall as Fed officials flag rates to go higher for longer

Markets fall as Fed officials flag rates to go higher for longer

Markets mostly fell Thursday on the prospect of US interest rates going higher, and for longer, as officials try to cool the economy and bring decades-high inflation under control.

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Stay or go: fate of Ukraine defence chief hangs in balance

Stay or go: fate of Ukraine defence chief hangs in balance

The late-night announcement of a planned replacement of Ukraine's defence minister has raised eyebrows in wartime Kyiv as the country gears up for an anticipated Russian offensive in the east.

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Turkey, Syria quake toll tops 16,000 as cold compounds misery

Turkey, Syria quake toll tops 16,000 as cold compounds misery

Freezing temperatures deepened the misery Thursday for survivors of a massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria that killed more than 16,000 people, as rescuers raced to save countless people still trapped under rubble.

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