Indicted Raul Castro reappears after months out of public view
US-indicted Cuban leader Raul Castro received a standing ovation as he appeared in public for the first time in months Thursday, attending an event in Havana to mark the centenary of his brother Fidel's birth.
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Israel reopens once-closed West Bank settlement
Israel officially reopened the West Bank settlement of Ganim on Thursday, more than 20 years after it withdrew from the community, in a move emblematic of the current government's policy of rapid settlement expansion.
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Italian teen Curtis breaks women's 50m backstroke world record for second time
Italian teenager Sara Curtis broke the women's 50m backstroke world record for the second time in as many days at the European swimming championships in Paris on Thursday.
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Taylor to captain New Zealand for first time against Bulls
Veteran hooker Codie Taylor will captain New Zealand for the first time when he makes his South African tour debut against the Bulls in Pretoria on Saturday after recovering from a calf strain.
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Taulagi steps out of 'comfort zone' with code switch to French Top 14 new boys
Promoted French Top 14 rugby club Vannes on Thursday announced the signing of rugby league World Cup winner Murray Taulagi.
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Carrick urges Man Utd to push for more signings to boost title bid
Michael Carrick has urged Manchester United to splash the cash to keep pace with their Premier League title rivals.
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Leicester's Thai owners put troubled club up for sale: reports
Former Premier League champions Leicester have been put up for sale by the club's Thai owners, according to reports on Thursday.
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'This was my World Cup' says Somali ref after UEFA Super Cup
Somali referee Omar Artan described taking charge of Wednesday's UEFA Super Cup between Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa in Salzburg as his "World Cup".
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Stocks steady as US inflation worries ease, oil slips
Stock markets were mixed in thin summer trading Thursday, handing back earlier gains after investors welcomed further signs of easing US inflation that lessened the prospect of higher interest rates for the world's biggest economy.
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Survivors tell of horror of Zimbabwe ferry sinking as death toll hits 46
A man who survived a ferry disaster that claimed at least 46 lives on Zimbabwe's Lake Kariba told AFP Thursday how he watched helplessly as people tried to save themselves, with his best friend and seven of his relatives among the dead.
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