UK Tories suffer huge losses in Sunak's first electoral test
Britain's ruling Conservatives were plunged into crisis on Friday as they suffered big losses in Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's first major electoral test since he took office last year.
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Azam takes Pakistan to top ODI ranking in win over New Zealand
Babar Azam scored a superb century Friday to help lift Pakistan to the top of the one-day international rankings after a thumping 102-run victory in the fourth match against New Zealand in Karachi.
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India's Rahul out of IPL and WTC final with injury
India's KL Rahul was Friday ruled out of the ongoing IPL and the World Test Championship final after the batsman revealed he would undergo surgery on his thigh.
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Rashid, Noor lead Gujarat to nine-wicket Rajasthan rout
Afghanistan spinners Rashid Khan and rookie Noor Ahmad ran through the Rajasthan Royals as Gujarat Titans sealed an easy nine-wicket win in the IPL on Friday.
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Pomp and protests as UK poised for first coronation in 70 years
Britain's first coronation in 70 years takes place on Saturday, with Charles III crowned king in an elaborate Christian ceremony steeped in solemn ritual and more than a millennium of history.
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Skinner becomes fourth horse scratched from Kentucky Derby
Skinner, a 20-1 contender, was scratched from the 149th Kentucky Derby on Friday due to an elevated temperature, famed horse track Churchill Downs announced.
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Madrid Copa final means everything to me: Osasuna's Garcia
Osasuna captain David Garcia said Saturday's Copa del Rey final clash against Real Madrid may be the most important game he ever plays.
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Biden says Republicans holding US economy 'hostage'
President Joe Biden accused Republicans on Friday of holding the US economy "hostage" by refusing to pass a debt limit increase unless he first agrees to "draconian" budget cuts.
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Communist Cuba celebrates Worker's Day, four days late
Cuba finally celebrated May Day on Friday, four days late, after the original celebration of workers was postponed due to the risk of rain and trimmed down as a result of a fuel shortage.
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Covid no longer a global health emergency: WHO
The Covid-19 pandemic, which killed millions of people and wreaked economic and social havoc, no longer constitutes a global health emergency, the WHO said Friday, warning that the threat remained.
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