Sweden cuts ex-NBA star Jerebko after CSKA Moscow move
Ex-NBA star Jonas Jerebko has been cut from Sweden's national basketball squad, the federation said Thursday, a day after he joined CSKA Moscow despite international condemnation of Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
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Exit Expo: Dubai to close shutters on lavish world fair
Dubai will bid farewell to its extravagant Expo 2020 world fair on Thursday, leaving a multi-billion dollar mini-city in the desert and heightened expectations for future hosts.
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Morocco seeks to impose solution in Western Sahara conflict
Boosted by Western support, Morocco is working to impose its own settlement in the long-running Western Sahara conflict, even at the cost of a falling out with its allies, analysts say.
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Salah hints at retirement from Egypt after World Cup disappointment
Mohamed Salah has stirred doubts about his future with the Egyptian national team following their failure to qualify for the World Cup.
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The siege of Mariupol
Civilians trapped in dire conditions in Mariupol, a strategically important city in southeastern Ukraine besieged by Russian forces for the past month, were waiting Thursday for buses sent to rescue them after Moscow announced a local ceasefire.
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FIFA heads for record seven billion dollar revenues
FIFA is on target to reap record revenues of seven billion dollars on the back of this year's Qatar World Cup, president Gianni Infantino said Thursday as experts predicted a long-term financial boom for football.
Read moreOil prices sink as US mulls tapping reserves; equities struggle
Oil prices tumbled Thursday on reports that the United States is considering tapping reserves to combat a supply crisis sparked by the Ukraine war.
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Elgar hits half-century as South Africa start well against Bangladesh
South African captain Dean Elgar scored a brisk half-century as his team made a solid start on the first day of the first Test against Bangladesh on Thursday.
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Five weeks of war in Ukraine: from invasion to 'meaningful' talks
Russia invaded Ukraine in the early hours of February 24, setting off the worst conflict in Europe in decades.
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Australian TV anchor has closed China trial on state secrets charges
The sentencing of Australian journalist Cheng Lei by a Chinese court over accusations of supplying state secrets overseas was deferred on Thursday, with Canberra decrying the trial of a woman detained for 18 months so far as "closed and opaque".
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