Australia coach Walters heading to St Helens after World Cup
Australia coach Kevin Walters will leave the role to take over at English Super League powerhouse St Helens after the Rugby League World Cup this year, he said Thursday.
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What property giant Evergrande's sentence means for China's economy
For property giant Evergrande, the face of China's real estate woes, an excruciating saga that has dragged on for years culminated on Thursday with court rulings ordering fines and jail terms.
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China jails founder, fines disgraced property giant Evergrande
China sentenced the founder of embattled property giant Evergrande to life in prison and fined the group more than $2 billion on Thursday for offences including fraud, five years after a high-profile default.
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Australian prosecutors demand life in prison for mushroom killer
Australian prosecutors asked judges Thursday to stiffen mushroom murderer Erin Patterson's prison sentence -- saying she should never be set free.
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Russian strikes kill 12 in Kyiv, surrounding region
Russian bombardments killed at least 12 peopleand wounded dozens in Ukraine's capital and its surrounding region overnight, authorities said on Thursday.
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Fallout far-reaching for Australian Rules after latest scandal
An alcohol-fuelled scandal swirling around a top Australian Rules team has been splashed across newspaper front pages as much as the back and triggered broader debate, a sign of the sport's importance in the country's social fabric.
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US India ambassador's Kashmir remarks rile Pakistan; envoy summoned
Pakistan summoned Washington's top envoy in Islamabad and "strongly condemned" remarks by the US ambassador to New Delhi calling disputed Kashmir "an important part of India".
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Rafts on Rome's Tiber River cool down overheated tourists
Forget the long lines at Roman ruins and overpriced gelato -- sweating tourists are enjoying a break from the scorching heat by rafting on the Eternal City's Tiber River.
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In Senegal's Saint-Louis, traces of slave-trading past fade away
A dilapidated two-century-old building in Saint-Louis, Senegal bears testament to the island's little-known past as part of the transatlantic slave trade, the traces of which are quickly and quietly disappearing from view.
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Top seeds Sabalenka, Zverev stunned in Cincinnati fourth round
Top seeds Aryna Sabalenka and Alexander Zverev crashed out of the Cincinnati Masters in a matter of hours on a rainy Wednesday of fourth-round action.
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