Five dead in North Carolina shooting, suspect captured
A shooting Thursday in North Carolina's capital Raleigh left at least five people dead, including an off-duty police officer, officials in the southeast US city said, adding that a suspect had been captured.
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Maradona's 'Hand of God' ball to go up for auction
The ball that Diego Maradona used to score his infamous "Hand of God" World Cup goal for Argentina against England in 1986 will go under the hammer next month and could fetch up to £3 million.
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Jockey Crowley hopes for glorious end to 'enjoyable journey' with Baaeed
Baaeed bids to round off his career with that rare but much sought after tag for a racehorse of "unbeaten" in the Champion Stakes on Saturday at Ascot.
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China consumer inflation rises to two-year high
China's consumer inflation hit two-year high in September, official data showed Friday, fuelled by soaring pork prices and as extreme weather hit farmers.
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Floods swallow cars, swamp houses in 'major' Australian emergency
Flash floods swamped hundreds of homes in southeastern Australia and thousands of people were warned to flee surging waters threatening towns across three separate states Friday.
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Asian markets surge after sharp Wall St swing, pound holds gains
Asian equities soared Friday to extend a surge on Wall Street, where all three indexes saw extreme swings in response to a forecast-beating inflation report that cemented expectations for more big Federal Reserve rate hikes.
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Singapore's economy grows 4.4% in Q3
Singapore's economy expanded by 4.4 percent on-year in the third quarter of 2022, the government said Friday while warning of ongoing global challenges such as inflation.
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Bolsonaro finds strong support in Rio's 'Brazilian Miami'
Posh-looking drivers in expensive cars are honking their horns on a beachfront avenue in Rio de Janeiro, blaring their approval at a vendor selling green-and-yellow Brazilian flags outside President Jair Bolsonaro's former home.
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US pushes allies to assemble patchwork air defenses for Ukraine
The United States is pressing allies to hastily build for Ukraine a patchwork air defense network using NATO-compatible equipment -- some ultra-modern, others older -- to protect strategic targets from Russian strikes.
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Meta working to speed up metaverse, but success far from certain
A year after rebranding itself from Facebook into Meta, the social network titan is striving to make the metaverse a routine part of daily life, offering users new features and promoting new virtual reality gear.
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