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  New Zealand vs Australia: Aussies Level T20I Series With 50-Run Win in Wellington

  Australia crushed New Zealand by 50 runs in a low-scoring fourth Twenty20 international in Wellington Friday to level the series at 2-2. The result sets up a wi...

  March 5, 2021, 18:17 IST Cricketnext
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  Queen Elizabeth's Corgi Puppies are Keeping Her Company as Prince Philip Continues to be in Hospital

  Queen Elizabeth II has acquired two new corgi puppies after the last of her succession of the dogs died several years ago, The Sun reported on Friday. The tabl...

  March 5, 2021, 17:57 IST Buzz
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  Myanmar Citizens Escape Coup, Enter India Via Border; Forces Step up Patrols to Thwart Arrivals

  A number of people have begun escaping the turmoil in Myanmar into India, some of them police refusing to take part in the violent crackdown on protests against...

  March 5, 2021, 19:17 IST India
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  Australian Public TV Suspends Use of China State Media as it Reviews ‘Human Rights Concerns’

  Australian public broadcaster SBS said it would stop using content from Chinese state-run television Friday, pending a review of serious human rights concerns. ...

  March 5, 2021, 15:11 IST World
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  Hayley Arceneaux, the Youngest American to Go into Space, is Also a Cancer Survivor

  By the end of the year, Hayley Arceneaux will be the youngest American in space and one of the first tourists to enter orbit unaccompanied by professional astro...

  March 5, 2021, 12:22 IST Buzz
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  Temba Bavuma's Elevation to South Africa Captaincy is Much More Than a Promotion

  Temba Bavuma said on Thursday that he accepted the responsibility of being appointed as South Africa's first black African cricket captain. "I'd be lying if I s...

  March 5, 2021, 10:54 IST Cricketnext
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  Mick Schumacher Proud to Follow in Father's F1 Footsteps

  Mick Schumacher is eager to ensure his family name remains a part of Formula One's present and future as well as its past when he makes his Grand Prix debut lat...

  March 5, 2021, 09:00 IST Sports
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  China Sets Economic Growth Target of 'Above 6%' for 2021

  China's leaders set an economic growth target of "above 6 percent" for 2021 on Friday, at the opening of the country's annual legislative session. "A target of...

  March 5, 2021, 07:53 IST World
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  Trump to be Allowed Back on YouTube When 'Risk of Violence' Falls

  Former US president Donald Trump will be allowed back on YouTube but only when the threat of his inciting violence abates, the head of the popular online video ...

  March 5, 2021, 07:44 IST World
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  UN Expert Urges 'Global Arms Embargo', Sanctions on Myanmar

  The United Nations Security Council should impose a "global arms embargo" and targeted sanctions against Myanmar's military, a top UN rights expert said Thursda...

  March 5, 2021, 07:40 IST World
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  Coronavirus Kills Fewer African Women Than Men: WHO Study

  Women in Africa are less likely to die from Covid-19 than men, but more likely to succumb to maternal complications due to limited access to reproductive servic...

  March 5, 2021, 07:25 IST World
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  ‘How Long Will You Cry About it?’ Bolsonaro Tells Brazilians to 'Stop Whining' Over Covid-19

  President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday urged Brazilians to "stop whining" about Covid-19 and renewed his attacks on stay-at-home measures to contain the pandemic,...

  March 5, 2021, 15:15 IST World
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  Manchester United to Join Liverpool in Not Releasing Internationals

  Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said it "doesn't make sense" for his players to travel for international duty later this month if they have to qu...

  March 5, 2021, 00:10 IST Sports
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  US F1 Team Haas Unveils Car Decked Out in Russian Colours

  US Formula 1 outfit Haas, with an all-rookie lineup of Nikita Mazepin and Mick Schumacher, on Thursday, unveiled their race car for the upcoming season, decked ...

  March 4, 2021, 23:08 IST Sports