Cummins, Hazlewood, Green return in Australia's WTC final squad
Captain Pat Cummins, fellow quick bowler Josh Hazlewood and all-rounder Cameron Green were all named Tuesday in Australia's 15-man squad for the World Test Championship (WTC) final against South Africa at Lord's next month.
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Scientists in Mexico develop tortilla for people with no fridge
Peering through a microscope, food scientist Raquel Gomez studies microorganisms that add nutrients and preserve tortillas for several weeks without refrigerators -- a luxury in impoverished Mexican communities.
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Jaded young Chinese reset lives with rural 'retirement'
Wang Dong hasn't worked for months and doesn't plan to, whiling away his days at a lakeside town as one of a growing number of young Chinese "retiring" in the countryside.
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Brilliant Brunson and Knicks leave Celtics on brink
Jalen Brunson scored 39 points as the New York Knicks defeated the Boston Celtics 121-113 to leave the reigning NBA champions on the brink of elimination from the playoffs on Monday.
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China's Xi slams 'bullying' as Beijing hosts LatAm leaders
Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed Tuesday to deepen ties with Latin America and condemned "bullying" in a thinly veiled swipe at the United States, as he addressed regional leaders in Beijing.
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Trump heads to the Gulf eyeing deals amid diplomatic offensive
Donald Trump will arrive in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday on the first leg of a Gulf tour that will also take him to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, eyeing business deals even as accords on the Middle East's hotspots will likely be harder to reach.
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Taiwanese war drama 'wake-up call' to Chinese invasion threat
A Chinese military blockade of Taiwan ignites panic across the self-ruled island as banks shut down, families flee, fake news spreads and Taiwanese troops brace for attack.
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UN aviation agency finds Russia responsible for 2014 downing of airliner over Ukraine
The UN aviation agency blamed Russia Monday for the downing of a Malaysian jetliner over Ukraine in 2014, leading to the deaths of 298 people.
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Most Asian markets extend rally in glow of China-US truce
Most Asian stocks extended gains Tuesday as investors continued to bask in the glow of the China-US tariff suspension that has fuelled hopes the world's two economic superpowers will step back from a punishing trade war.
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Celebrations as Hamas frees US-Israeli hostage
The armed wing of Palestinian militant group Hamas handed over a US-Israeli hostage held in Gaza since October 2023 on Monday, ahead of a regional visit by US President Donald Trump.
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