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Mitchell Starc breaks silence to deny knowledge of ball tampering plan

The Australia bowler Mitchell Starc has denied claims made in Usman Khawaja’s new book that more than three players had knowledge of the sandpaper plan

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Singapore seizes US-operated cruise ship that offered ‘permanent’ life at sea

MV Odyssey impounded by authorities almost a fortnight after passengers left stranded in Cambodian port

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First day of Ukraine peace talks constructive, Zelensky says

Delegations from Kyiv, Washington and Moscow are in the United Arab Emirates for the first trilateral talks since February.

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Arrests made in Mohamed Al Fayed probe in France, police say

The Ritz hotel in Paris, which is still owned by the Al Fayed family, is one of the properties searched by police.

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Brazil should not increase the minimum wage, but get rid of it, says economist John Cochrane

Researcher from Stanford University, in the USA, cited by André Lara Resende in his proposal on fiscal policy, tells BBC News Brasil that the project would depend on fiscal adjustment and changes in social programs.

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He spent R$275,000 on Labubus and even made teeth inspired by the dolls, but what about now that the fever has passed?

Revenue for Pop Mart, the company behind the dolls, fell as interest in collectible monsters waned.

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Israel's new parliament sworn in as leaders compete to form government

Benjamin Netanyahu's main political rival, Gadi Eisenkot, has first chance to build a new government and oust the prime minister.

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Who is the Brazilian author who ended up on the New York Times list of unmissable books

The book 'Secret Dinner' is published in English, and the writer known for crime stories says that analyzing violence is a way of understanding human complexity.

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First day of negotiations in Abu Dhabi. What is known (not very much)

In the UAE capital, trilateral negotiations with the participation of Russia, Ukraine and the United States, interrupted in February, resumed behind closed doors on Tuesday. At the instigation of Washington, the parties’ statements now more often include the topic of security guarantees for both Russia and Ukraine. Moscow still refuses to discuss a ceasefire, and Kyiv considers the end of the war to be the main condition for further negotiations.

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First day of negotiations in Abu Dhabi. What is known (not very much)

In the UAE capital, trilateral negotiations with the participation of Russia, Ukraine and the United States, interrupted in February, resumed behind closed doors on Tuesday. At the instigation of Washington, the parties’ statements now more often include the topic of security guarantees for both Russia and Ukraine. Moscow still refuses to discuss a ceasefire, and Kyiv considers the end of the war to be the main condition for further negotiations.

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My brother died after refusing a transfusion because of his beliefs; Weeks later, the Jehovah's Witnesses eliminated that prohibition

Many Jehovah's Witnesses have died in recent decades for following a now revised precept.

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