Israel strikes Gaza after rocket salvo from Lebanese soil
Israel launched air strikes against Hamas in the Gaza Strip late Thursday after vowing retaliation for a barrage of cross-border rockets fired from Lebanon, which it blamed on Palestinian groups.
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Hovland, Rahm and Koepka move clear in Masters first round
Norway's Viktor Hovland, Spain's Jon Rahm and American Brooks Koepka shared the clubhouse in the first round of the Masters on Thursday after taking advantages of easier-than-usual conditions to card seven-under par rounds of 65.
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Dutch government, football federation promise action after Feyenoord-Ajax violence
The Dutch football federation said on Thursday matches would be abandoned if there was a repeat of incidents which halted Ajax's Dutch Cup semi-final at Feyenoord when a player was injured by a lighter thrown from the stands.
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England beat Brazil on penalties to win Women's Finalissima
England beat Brazil 4-2 in a dramatic penalty shootout to win the first-ever Women's Finalissima at Wembley on Thursday between the European champions and the winners of the Copa America Femenina.
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Youngster Chaibi sends Toulouse into French Cup final
Fares Chaibi scored late as Toulouse beat second-tier Annecy 2-1 on Thursday to reach the French Cup final.
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Markets mixed ahead of key US employment report
Stock markets were mixed on Thursday, on the eve of a long Easter holiday and key US jobs data that could provide clues about whether the world's biggest economy is headed towards recession.
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Hovland and Rahm move clear in Masters first round
Norway's Viktor Hovland and Spain's Jon Rahm shared the early clubhouse in the first round of the Masters on Thursday after taking advantages of easier-than-usual conditions at Augusta National to card seven-under par rounds of 65.
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Tiger fights through constant pain to fire 74 at Masters
Tiger Woods battled through constant leg pain to fire a two-over par 74 in Thursday's opening round of the 87th Masters, his worst 18-hole start at Augusta National since 2005.
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UN ship due to prevent Yemen oil spill departs for Red Sea
A supertanker bought by the United Nations to remove oil from a ship abandoned off war-ravaged Yemen's coast departed China on Thursday, the UN announced, calling it a "significant" step in efforts to prevent a major spill.
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Israel vows response over Lebanon rocket salvo blamed on Palestinian groups
Israel accused Palestinian groups of firing a barrage of cross-border rockets from Lebanon Thursday, just over a day after clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians inside Islam's third-holiest site.
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