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Ukraine rallies UN allies to isolate Russia on international stage

Ukraine rallies UN allies to isolate Russia on international stage

From standing ovations for Ukrainian speakers to a diplomatic walkout as Russia's foreign minister begins to speak, Moscow has found itself very publicly isolated at the United Nations this week.

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'Looks a good wicket': Cummins upbeat for historic Pakistan Test

'Looks a good wicket': Cummins upbeat for historic Pakistan Test

Australia's first Test in Pakistan in 24 years starting Friday is threatened by rain, but even storm clouds failed to dampen the mood of rival captains Pat Cummins and Babar Azam on the eve of the match.

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On Taiwan visit Pompeo says island must not suffer Ukraine's fate

On Taiwan visit Pompeo says island must not suffer Ukraine's fate

Taiwan must not be allowed to go the same way as Ukraine, former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday during a meeting with the island's president.

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Australia orders 200,000 to flee floods, city of Sydney spared

Australia orders 200,000 to flee floods, city of Sydney spared

Australia's emergency services Thursday ordered 200,000 people to flee from the path of a wild storm that has killed 13 people in a week of record-setting east coast floods, but the city of Sydney escaped the worst of the deluge.

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Golovkin-Murata unification fight rescheduled in Japan next month

Golovkin-Murata unification fight rescheduled in Japan next month

Veteran middleweight Gennady Golovkin announced Thursday that his title unification fight against Ryota Murata will take place in Japan next month, after being postponed in December because of Covid travel restrictions.

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IMF urges Sri Lanka to raise taxes, devalue currency

IMF urges Sri Lanka to raise taxes, devalue currency

The International Monetary Fund warned crisis-hit Sri Lanka on Thursday that its foreign debt was "unsustainable", and called for devaluation and higher taxes to revive the almost bankrupt economy.

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Who killed Pasolini? Italy still questions century after birth

Who killed Pasolini? Italy still questions century after birth

Provocative Italian filmmaker and poet Pier Paolo Pasolini had no shortage of enemies, but half a century after his brutal murder on a beach, his death remains a mystery.

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US experts: militarily, the Russian invasion is a disaster so far

US experts: militarily, the Russian invasion is a disaster so far

The Russian military's initial invasion of Ukraine has been a surprising strategic and tactical blunder marked by food and fuel shortages, abandoned armored vehicles, aircraft losses and troop deaths, US experts say.

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Turkey inflation woes pit tenants against landlords

Turkey inflation woes pit tenants against landlords

Kicked out in the middle of a harsh Turkish winter, 30-year-old Erdem Yilmaz calculated that he spent two and a half months' salary to urgently relocate to a new home in Istanbul.

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Lufthansa narrows losses as Ukraine weighs on outlook

Lufthansa narrows losses as Ukraine weighs on outlook

German carrier Lufthansa said Thursday that it cut its losses by two-thirds in 2021, but warned of uncertainty for the industry from the coronavirus pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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