Singapore economy beats estimates but govt warns of global risks
Singapore's economy posted better-than-expected results in the first quarter of 2023, official data showed Thursday, but the government warned that the global outlook remains gloomy.
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Syrians abandon babies at mosques, under trees as war grinds on
One cold winter night, Syrian Ibrahim Othman went out to pray and came home cradling a baby girl, abandoned at the doorstep of the village mosque just hours after she was born.
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Ji opens LPGA Match-Play defense with victory
South Korea's Ji Eun-hee kicked off her LPGA Match-Play title defense with a 3&2 victory over Matilda Castren on Wednesday as top-seeded Lilia Vu surged late for a win.
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El Salvador ends football tournament early after deadly stampede
Citing safety concerns, El Salvador's football authorities announced Wednesday they were canceling the country's Clausura national tournament following a stampede at a game over the weekend that killed 12.
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Wallabies' Robertson out of World Cup but Rodda, Paisami return
Tom Robertson's World Cup dream ended on Thursday after a knee injury but fellow Wallabies Izack Rodda and Hunter Paisami will return this weekend from long-term layoffs.
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Alonso eyeing chance to end Red Bull winning streak
Fernando Alonso will seek to break Max Verstappen and Red Bull's winning streak and claim his first win since 2013 as Formula One resumes this weekend with the 80th running of the classic Monaco Grand Prix.
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Typhoon Mawar leaves trail of destruction as it moves from Guam
A typhoon that slammed into Guam, knocking out power and flooding buildings with a powerful storm surge, was moving away Thursday -- leaving residents of the US Pacific Ocean territory to survey the damage.
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DeSantis White House launch plagued by Twitter meltdown
Florida governor Ron DeSantis's long-awaited entry into the 2024 presidential campaign descended into a fiasco on Wednesday as the opening of the live Twitter event intended to announce his candidacy was derailed by glitches.
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US warned debt standoff could hit credit rating
Ratings agency Fitch put the United States on notice Wednesday that its perfect credit rating could be jeopardized if the White House and Republican opposition fail to overcome their impasse on raising the nation's borrowing limit, a week before a key deadline.
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Home is where the hurt is at French Open
It's been 40 years since a French player last won the men's singles title at Roland Garros and Yannick Noah's 1983 achievement is unlikely to be matched this year when the second major of the season starts on Sunday.
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