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Vettel cleared to race in Australian GP after Covid absence

Vettel cleared to race in Australian GP after Covid absence

Sebastian Vettel has been declared fit to take part in next week's Australian Grand Prix after he missed the opening two races of the season following a bout of coronavirus.

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Hamilton 'struggling mentally' after tough start to F1 season

Hamilton 'struggling mentally' after tough start to F1 season

Lewis Hamilton has revealed he is "struggling mentally and emotionally" after a tough start to the Formula One season.

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Bangladesh hit back after South Africa start well

Bangladesh hit back after South Africa start well

Bangladesh hit back with three wickets during the first afternoon of the first Test against South Africa at Kingsmead on Thursday.

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Americans pulled back on spending in February as inflation bit

Americans pulled back on spending in February as inflation bit

US consumers spent less and saved more in February amid rising prices for a range of goods, even as their incomes continued to increase, government data showed Thursday.

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OPEC+ sticks to modest oil output increase despite Western pressure

OPEC+ sticks to modest oil output increase despite Western pressure

The OPEC group of oil producing countries and its Russia-led allies agreed on another modest oil output increase on Thursday, ignoring Western pressure to significantly boost production as the Ukraine conflict has rocked prices.

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Infantino backs away from biennial World Cup plans

Infantino backs away from biennial World Cup plans

FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Thursday tried to distance himself from a highly controversial project to hold the World Cup every two years as he suggested the plan had never actually been proposed by world football's governing body.

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Qatar rights overshadows FIFA congress in World Cup year

Qatar rights overshadows FIFA congress in World Cup year

FIFA's decision to hold the World Cup in Qatar took centre stage at the global body's annual congress on Thursday with president Gianni Infantino forced to defend progress made by the Gulf state on human rights.

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UN warns of Ukraine refugee 'humanitarian crisis'

UN warns of Ukraine refugee 'humanitarian crisis'

The United Nations said on Thursday the refugee exodus from Ukraine was a "massive humanitarian crisis" that was growing by the second, after another 40,000 fled the country in 24 hours.

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OPEC and Russia-led allies set to resist oil output pressure

OPEC and Russia-led allies set to resist oil output pressure

The OPEC group of oil producing countries and its Russia-led allies were expected Thursday to again ignore Western pressure to significantly boost production as the Ukraine conflict has rocked prices.

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Turkey seeks to shelve Khashoggi case

Turkey seeks to shelve Khashoggi case

A Turkish prosecutor on Thursday asked an Istanbul court to halt the trial of 26 suspects in the murder of Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi and hand the case over to Riyadh.

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