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South Africa's IPL players picked for Bangladesh one-day games

South Africa's IPL players picked for Bangladesh one-day games

Eight South African cricketers with Indian Premier League contracts will play in a one-day series against Bangladesh before leaving for India.

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Shafique and Azam lead Pakistan fightback in second Test

Shafique and Azam lead Pakistan fightback in second Test

Opener Abdullah Shafique and skipper Babar Azam kept Australia at bay as they guided Pakistan to 104-2 at tea on the fourth day of the second Test in Karachi on Tuesday.

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Iran foils Israel-linked 'sabotage' plot at nuclear plant

Iran foils Israel-linked 'sabotage' plot at nuclear plant

Iran has arrested several suspected members of a spy network linked to arch foe Israel, foiling its attempt to sabotage a key underground nuclear facility, state media reported.

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Serdar Berdymukhamedov, Turkmenistan's rising son

Serdar Berdymukhamedov, Turkmenistan's rising son

After a fast-tracked rise to the top of his father's secretive government, Serdar Berdymukhamedov has posted a commanding victory in a presidential election marking the start of a dynasty in authoritarian Turkmenistan.

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UK unemployment falls below pre-pandemic level

UK unemployment falls below pre-pandemic level

Britain's unemployment rate has fallen below its pre-pandemic level, data showed Tuesday, but wages are eroding at the fastest pace in eight years as inflation soars.

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Indonesia's president takes camping trip to site of new capital

Indonesia's president takes camping trip to site of new capital

Indonesian President Joko Widodo took a camping trip to the country's future capital, he said on social media Tuesday, posing for photographs in a forest at the site of the new city.

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Stocks fall as Hong Kong hammered again, oil retreats

Stocks fall as Hong Kong hammered again, oil retreats

Equity markets fell Tuesday, with Hong Kong tech firms leading another collapse in the city's Hang Seng Index following the Covid-19 shutdown of tech hub Shenzhen and worries over Russia's military outreach to China.

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Sparkling pools, empty taps: Cape Town's stark water divide

Sparkling pools, empty taps: Cape Town's stark water divide

On Cape Town's beaches, swimmers shower off sand from their feet. Irrigation pipes water the region's famed vineyards. And Shadrack Mogress fumes as he fills a barrel with water so he can flush his toilet.

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Deadly blasts rock Kyiv as talks with Russia resume

Deadly blasts rock Kyiv as talks with Russia resume

A series of powerful explosions rocked residential districts of Kyiv early Tuesday killing two people, just hours before talks between Ukraine and Russia were set to resume.

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Pakistan 18-1 at lunch after Australia set mammoth 506-run target

Pakistan 18-1 at lunch after Australia set mammoth 506-run target

Australia grabbed the key wicket of Imam-ul-Haq after setting Pakistan a record 506 runs to win the second Test in Karachi on Tuesday.

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