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Scotland locks Cummings and Brown ruled out of Ireland Six Nations clash

Stocks slide as oil soars past $100 on Mideast war

South Korea squeeze into World Baseball Classic quarter-finals

Premier League teams are faster: Atletico's Simeone on Spurs clash

North Korea cancels Pyongyang international marathon: tour agency

Bangladesh scraps light displays as Mideast war worsens fuel crunch

Stocks tumble, oil soars past $100 on Mideast war

Iran war sends oil price soaring as Khamenei son takes charge

Incensed North Korea briefly refuse to play in bitter Asian Cup loss

Landmark trial opens for Turkish opposition champion Imamoglu

Indonesia landfill collapse kills five

African players in Europe: Marmoush torments Newcastle again

Omar Marmoush scored twice as Manchester City triumphed 3-1 away to Newcastle United at the weekend in the FA Cup -- the second time this season he has bagged a cup brace against the Magpies.

Kenya flash floods death toll rises to 45

Flash flooding after torrential rains in Kenya has killed at least 45 people and forced hundreds to leave their homes, police said Monday.

Asian economies move to limit Mideast war's impact at home

Faced with soaring prices and disruptions to their oil and gas supplies, Asian countries heavily dependent on fossil fuels from the war-struck Gulf are moving to protect their domestic markets.

Jail for up to 16 years for Australian hitmen who killed compatriot in Bali

Two Australian hitmen were sentenced to 16 years in prison Monday for shooting dead a compatriot over a debt dispute on the Indonesian resort island of Bali last year.

Russia wins first Paralympic gold since 2014

Russia won its first Winter Paralympic gold medal under its own flag since 2014 as skier Varvara Voronchikhina was crowned women's super-G standing champion on Monday in Cortina.

'T20 kings': nation celebrates Indian romp to World Cup glory

Millions of euphoric Indians celebrated on Monday what cricket great Virat Kohli hailed as a "phenomenal" display in winning the T20 World Cup for a record third time.

Indonesia landfill collapse kills four

A landslide on Indonesia's biggest landfill buried trucks and food stalls, killing four people, rescuers said Monday as they searched for at least five more reported missing.

Equities plunge as energy prices soar on Mideast crisis

Stock markets plunged Monday as oil and gas prices soared on fears about supplies from the Middle East with the US-Israeli war against Iran continuing into a second week with no sign of letting up.

Unstoppable India target Olympic gold after making World Cup history

Captain Suryakumar Yadav said gold in 2028 on cricket's return to the Olympics was India's next big aim after extending their T20 domination with back-to-back World Cup titles.

Asian equities plunge as oil soars 30% on Mideast crisis

Asian stock markets plunged Monday as oil prices soared 30 percent on fears about supplies from the Middle East as the US-Israeli war against Iran continued into a second week with no sign of letting up.

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