Young propels Hawks into final NBA Eastern Conference playoff spot
Trae Young scored 32 of his 38 points in the second half as the Atlanta Hawks rallied to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday and book the final NBA Eastern Conference playoff berth.
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Myanmar rebel troupe takes aim at junta with folk satire
A troupe of Myanmar folk singers and satirists are taking their new show on a jungle tour, hoping to rally anti-coup fighters far from their families with barbs against the junta and jokes about home.
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Three Chinese astronauts return to Earth after six months in space
Three Chinese astronauts landed in northern China on Saturday after 183 days in space, state broadcaster CCTV said, ending the country's longest crewed space mission to date.
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Belgium trial for alleged accomplices of 2015 Paris attacks
Fourteen people charged as accomplices to jihadists who carried out deadly bomb and gun attacks in Paris in 2015 will go on trial in Belgium from Tuesday.
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China's economic growth under threat as virus takes hold
The mounting cost of China's zero-Covid policy threatens to derail Beijing's ambitious GDP target, analysts say, as supply chains snarl, ports face delays and Shanghai remains mired in lockdown.
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In US, every dog has its... DNA test
The routine is now a familiar one: Open the kit, swirl a swab around, put it in solution and wait impatiently for the results. Except this time it's not a test for Covid -- it's a DNA test for dogs.
Read moreElon Musk's move to buy Twitter faces roadblocks
Even for the richest person on the planet, buying Twitter was always going to be a challenge –- a highly complex financial transaction now made even trickier by a defensive "poison pill" move from the platform's board.
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Dustbowl showdown promised at cycling's cobbled 'Hell of the North'
After last year's mud-splattered edition, the 2022 Paris-Roubaix cycling race will be run in bone-dry conditions Sunday over its fabled cobbled mining roads that usually bring falls galore.
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Washington resumes oil and gas drilling leases on federal land
The US government, under pressure to lower gas prices, announced Friday it will resume the sale of leases for oil and gas drilling on federal lands while imposing new conditions, including the first hike in royalties in more than 100 years.
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Late surge lifts Cantlay to Harbour Town lead
Patrick Cantlay birdied his last four holes to break out of a crowd and take a two-shot lead over Robert Streb in the US PGA Tour's RBC Heritage at Hilton Head, South Carolina, on Friday.
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