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Debt-ridden Evergrande urges investor 'caution' as audit result delayed

Debt-ridden Evergrande urges investor 'caution' as audit result delayed

Debt-ridden Chinese property developer giant Evergrande on Tuesday warned investors to "exercise caution" as the group announced it would delay the release of the results of a 2021 audit a day after halting trade in Hong Kong.

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Ukraine's 'chess capital' mulls Russia's next move

Ukraine's 'chess capital' mulls Russia's next move

A rapt and raucous audience, a group of chess fanatics watch a cut-throat game play out on a park bench.

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Medvedev, Sabalenka top seeds at ATP and WTA Miami Open

Medvedev, Sabalenka top seeds at ATP and WTA Miami Open

Daniil Medvedev will try to reclaim the world number one ranking and top seed Aryna Sabalenka chases her first final in 10 months at the ATP and WTA Miami Open.

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Russian oligarch Abramovich's superyacht docks in Turkey

Russian oligarch Abramovich's superyacht docks in Turkey

A luxury superyacht owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has docked in Turkey, which has not joined European sanctions against Moscow that have also targeted the Chelsea Football Club owner and other oligarchs.

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Pakistan's Khan to trumpet Islamic credentials as home fires burn

Pakistan's Khan to trumpet Islamic credentials as home fires burn

Foreign ministers of Muslim nations gather in Pakistan Tuesday as the country's leader trumpets his achievement of getting Islamophobia recognised at the United Nations while at the same time battling the most serious challenge to his rule in four years.

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Nicaragua opposition leader Chamorro sentenced to 8 years in prison: NGO

Nicaragua opposition leader Chamorro sentenced to 8 years in prison: NGO

Nicaragua's main opposition figure and would-be presidential challenger to Daniel Ortega was sentenced Monday to eight years in prison after being found guilty of financial crimes, a human rights group said.

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Masters lists Mickelson among those not playing in April

Masters lists Mickelson among those not playing in April

Six-time major champion Phil Mickelson will not play in next month's Masters, missing the Augusta National showdown for the first time since 1994, according to a field update posted Monday on the tournament's website.

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Two die in Swedish school attack, student suspected: police

Two die in Swedish school attack, student suspected: police

Two women died after being stabbed at a high school in southern Sweden on Monday, police said, adding that an 18-year-old student had been arrested.

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Strasbourg cathedral loses famed 'green ray,' to fans' chagrin

Strasbourg cathedral loses famed 'green ray,' to fans' chagrin

The stained glass at a cathedral in eastern France will no longer produce a distinctive green ray seen just twice a year, on the spring and autumn equinoxes, after the precise pane was replaced during a recent renovation.

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Canadian Pacific trains at standstill in labor dispute

Canadian Pacific trains at standstill in labor dispute

Canadian authorities Monday called on railway giant Canadian Pacific to put an end to a labor dispute that has put all the firm's trains out of action, snarling supply chains and worrying the agricultural sector.

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