China slams 'malicious hype' over FM Qin Gang's dismissal
China said Thursday it opposed "malicious hype" concerning this week's removal of foreign minister Qin Gang, as it continued to avoid questions about the senior diplomat's disappearance.
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Horan denies Dutch famous win, Australia eye World Cup last 16
Lindsey Horan denied the Netherlands a famous victory against the United States on Thursday in a 1-1 draw while co-hosts Australia were primed to face Nigeria and seal a place in the last 16.
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Detained Niger president defiant after coup bid
Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum on Thursday defiantly vowed to protect "hard-won" democratic gains after he was detained by elite troops who declared they had taken power in the troubled West African nation.
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Oil, gas majors post sliding profits on weaker prices
Shell and other energy majors posted sliding net profits Thursday after oil and gas prices weakened in the first half.
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Markets mostly rise as traders bet on end to Fed rate hikes
Most markets rose Thursday on hopes the Federal Reserve's latest interest rate hike will be its last as data indicates inflation is being brought under control and the US economy is set to avert a recession.
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World Cup mums balance parenting with football ambitions
Jamaican Women's World Cup player Cheyna Matthews tears up when she recalls one of her three little boys saying: "Why are you always gone so long?"
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Volkswagen profits dip as it struggles in China
Volkswagen said Thursday its profits slipped in the second quarter as it battles to regain ground in China, the German auto giant's most important market.
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Nigeria's end to petrol subsidies hits Niger black market
On the road linking Niger's capital Niamey with the south of the country, illegal fuel warehouses have closed and intrepid black-market touts waving petrol canisters at passing cars have become an endangered species.
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In the Arctic, Russians keep the free press flame alive
Exiled to a place far above the Arctic Circle, a group of Russian journalists are working with Norwegians to break through the strict state controls that have gripped the media in their homeland.
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Norwegian woman, Nepali guide set record for summit of 14 'super peaks'
A Norwegian woman and her Nepali guide set the record Thursday for the fastest summit of all 14 of the world's 8,000-metre (26,000-feet) mountains, their team said in a statement.
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