South Africa skittle India to claim innings win in 1st Test
Fast bowler Nandre Burger took 4-33 as South Africa bowled out India for just 131 in their second innnings to win the 1st Test by an innings and 32 runs in Centurion on Thursday.
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Stock markets mixed as trading year nears end
Stock markets diverged on the penultimate trading day of 2023 Thursday as investors cautiously look ahead to next year when the US Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates.
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Morocco keen to lift 'curse' of Africa Cup of Nations
Morocco coach Walid Regragui said he wants his team to break "the curse of the African Cup" as he named his 27-man squad for next month's Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday.
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UN 'deeply alarmed' by deadly central Nigeria attacks
The UN human rights chief said Thursday he was "deeply alarmed" by the string of attacks on villages in central Nigeria which left nearly 200 dead, according to local authorities.
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'Almost Naked' Moscow party triggers conservative backlash
A celebrity-studded "Almost Naked" party in Moscow's famed Mutabor nightclub has drawn outrage from Russia's political establishment, which has become increasingly po-faced since the assault on Ukraine.
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Russian poet gets 7-year prison term for verses against Ukraine campaign
A Moscow court on Thursday sentenced a poet to seven years in prison for reciting verses against the Ukraine campaign during an anti-mobilisation protest last year.
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Dominant Shiffrin eases to giant slalom victory
American ski superstar Mikaela Shiffrin extended her lead in the overall standings as she won a record-extending 92nd World Cup race on Thursday, easing to victory in the giant slalom at Lienz.
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Indian batsmen struggle after Elgar orchestrates big Proteas' lead
India lost three wickets after conceding a first innings lead of 163 runs on the third day of the first Test against South Africa at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Thursday.
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French star chef quits restaurant after 'troubling' hazing
A French star chef has abruptly quit his luxury hotel job after a hazing in which a kitchen hand was reportedly tied up naked and humiliated, the hotel chain said Thursday.
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Song omits Bayern star Choupo-Moting from Cup of Nations squad
Bayern Munich striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting is the notable absentee from Cameroon's Africa Cup of Nations squad unveiled by head coach Rigobert Song on Thursday.
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