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Veteran Chris Paul headed to Warriors: reports

Veteran Chris Paul headed to Warriors: reports

NBA veteran guard Chris Paul is headed from Washington to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for Jordan Poole, US media reported Thursday as trade dominoes fell ahead of the draft.

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All five on Titanic sub dead after 'catastrophic' implosion

All five on Titanic sub dead after 'catastrophic' implosion

All five aboard a submersible missing near the wreck of the Titanic died after the vessel suffered a "catastrophic implosion" in the ocean depths, the US Coast Guard said Thursday.

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Alcaraz reaches first quarter-final on grass at Queen's Club

Alcaraz reaches first quarter-final on grass at Queen's Club

Carlos Alcaraz reached his first quarter-final on grass as the world number two crushed Jiri Lehecka in the Wimbledon warm-up event at Queen's Club on Thursday.

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US county sues oil companies for $51 bn over 'Heat Dome' disaster

US county sues oil companies for $51 bn over 'Heat Dome' disaster

A county in the northwestern state of Oregon on Thursday filed a lawsuit against major fossil fuel corporations seeking more than $51 billion over the 2021 "Heat Dome," one of the United States' deadliest ever weather disasters.

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Dutch court says Angola's dos Santos diverted millions

Dutch court says Angola's dos Santos diverted millions

A Dutch court has ruled that Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of Angola's late former president, illegally diverted 52 million euros from the southwestern African nation's state oil company.

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Jamaica eye US ambush as Gold Cup kicks off

Jamaica eye US ambush as Gold Cup kicks off

Jamaica coach Heimir Hallgrimsson is plotting an unlikely upset as the Reggae Boyz prepare to kick off their CONCACAF Gold Cup campaign against the United States on Saturday.

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Perry stars for Australia before England hit back in women's Ashes

Perry stars for Australia before England hit back in women's Ashes

Australia's Ellyse Perry hit an eye-catching 99 before Sophie Ecclestone led England's fightback on the first day of the women's Ashes on Thursday.

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Titanic sub operator believes all passengers 'sadly lost'

Titanic sub operator believes all passengers 'sadly lost'

The operator of a submersible missing near the wreck of the Titanic said Thursday it believed all five people on board were dead, due to what the Coast Guard described as a "catastrophic" implosion of the vessel in the ocean depths.

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Biden, Modi salute 'defining partnership' as US bets big in India

Biden, Modi salute 'defining partnership' as US bets big in India

US President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday that the two democracies' partnership would define the next century, as Washington eyes a counterweight to China and brushes off allegations of growing authoritarianism in New Delhi.

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UEFA chief says fan experience at Champions League final was 'not perfect'

UEFA chief says fan experience at Champions League final was 'not perfect'

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin admits "not everything was perfect" for Manchester City and Inter Milan fans at the Champions League final in Istanbul.

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