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Van Rooyen rides two eagles to PGA Tour Mexico Open lead

Van Rooyen rides two eagles to PGA Tour Mexico Open lead

South Africa's Erik van Rooyen grabbed two eagles in an eight-under-par 63 on Thursday to take a one-stroke first-round lead in the US PGA Tour's Mexico Open.

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'Zombie' blazes and drought: Canada headed for another brutal fire season

'Zombie' blazes and drought: Canada headed for another brutal fire season

Beneath the ground in Western Canada, dozens of so-called "zombie fires" that started last year are still burning.

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Man City, Arsenal look to close title gap, Man Utd start Ratcliffe era

Man City, Arsenal look to close title gap, Man Utd start Ratcliffe era

With Liverpool in League Cup final action against Chelsea on Sunday, the chasing pack have a chance to close the gap on the Premier League leaders.

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US to sanction over 500 targets involved in Russia 'war machine'

US to sanction over 500 targets involved in Russia 'war machine'

The United States plans to impose sanctions on more than 500 targets involved in Russia's war in Ukraine, as fighting continues to rage two years after Moscow's invasion, the Treasury Department said Thursday.

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US Fed official wants 'couple of months' more inflation data before making rate cut decision

US Fed official wants 'couple of months' more inflation data before making rate cut decision

Three Federal Reserve officials called for patience on interest rate cuts Thursday, with one of them suggesting they wanted to see "at least another couple more months of inflation data" before deciding when to start lowering rates.

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New Zealand opens first 'kiwi hospital' for injured birds

New Zealand opens first 'kiwi hospital' for injured birds

New Zealand on Friday opened its first hospital exclusively treating kiwi birds, and vets have already nursed the first patient back to health -- a chick nicknamed "Splash" that tumbled into a swimming pool.

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Commercial US spaceship lands on Moon, a first for private industry

Commercial US spaceship lands on Moon, a first for private industry

A Houston-based company has landed America's first spaceship on the Moon in more than 50 years, part of a new fleet of NASA-funded, uncrewed commercial robots intended to pave the way for astronaut missions later this decade.

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Pole vault king Duplantis records season best but misses world record

Pole vault king Duplantis records season best but misses world record

Pole vault star Armand Duplantis broke through six metres for the first time this season on Thursday but agonisingly just missed out on improving his world record.

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Duplantis records season best but fails in world record attempt

Duplantis records season best but fails in world record attempt

Pole vault star Armand Duplantis broke through six metres for the first time this season on Thursday but agonisingly missed out on improving his world record.

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Commercial US spaceship descending toward lunar surface

Commercial US spaceship descending toward lunar surface

America's first Moonbound spaceship in more than 50 years began its descent to the surface Thursday, as part of a new fleet of NASA-funded, uncrewed commercial robots intended to pave the way for astronaut missions later this decade.

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