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Ton-up Rohit steers India into lead in first Australia Test

Ton-up Rohit steers India into lead in first Australia Test

Skipper Rohit Sharma hit an unbeaten 118 to defy Australia's spinners on a turning Nagpur pitch as India took a first-innings lead in the opening Test on Friday.

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Yen strengthens on reports Ueda picked as Bank of Japan chief

Yen strengthens on reports Ueda picked as Bank of Japan chief

Japan's government plans to nominate economics professor Kazuo Ueda as Bank of Japan governor, reports said Friday, an unexpected pick that sent the yen rallying against the dollar.

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UK avoids recession but 'not out of woods' over inflation

UK avoids recession but 'not out of woods' over inflation

Britain's economy avoided recession after flatlining in the last three months of 2022, but finance minister Jeremy Hunt warned Friday it was "not out of the woods yet" over surging inflation.

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UK skirts recession with zero fourth-quarter growth

UK skirts recession with zero fourth-quarter growth

Britain's economy avoided recession after flatlining in the last three months of 2022, but finance minister Jeremy Hunt warned Friday it was "not out of the woods yet" over surging inflation.

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Rescuers race to find Turkey-Syria quake survivors, toll tops 21,000

Rescuers race to find Turkey-Syria quake survivors, toll tops 21,000

Rescuers scoured debris in a desperate search for survivors on Friday four days after a massive earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, killing nearly 22,000 people, as the United States offered an $85-million aid package.

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Nearly 50 injured in Peru's latest anti-government march

Nearly 50 injured in Peru's latest anti-government march

Almost 50 people were injured in Peru in violent clashes between law enforcement and anti-government protesters outside an airport Thursday, a month after 18 demonstrators were killed at the same location.

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Hungary protests against Chinese battery plant defy 'Orbanomics'

Hungary protests against Chinese battery plant defy 'Orbanomics'

Even as diggers turned over land for one of Europe's biggest electric battery plants, environmental protesters vowed to run the Chinese project out of town.

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Swedish home helps seniors spice up their sex lives

Swedish home helps seniors spice up their sex lives

"It's a good book!" 97-year-old Nils exclaims, skimming through a brochure on sexual relations and desires among seniors, in the common room at his retirement home in Sweden.

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Cold War fears revisited in Danish nuclear bunker

Cold War fears revisited in Danish nuclear bunker

Hidden deep in northern Denmark's Rold Forest, a sprawling top secret nuclear bunker is opening to the public for the first time, shedding light on daily life during the Cold War.

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Spurred by Ukraine fight, Russia's 'Women's Guard' learn to shoot

Spurred by Ukraine fight, Russia's 'Women's Guard' learn to shoot

Wielding Soviet-designed Kalashnikov rifles, a group of Russian women with elaborate manicures and clad in camouflage are drilling different firing positions, first aiming on their knees and then their stomachs.

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