Equity markets mostly down as traders eye US jobs data
Equity markets mostly fell Thursday as the rally that has characterised the start of the year paused with investors looking ahead to the release of key US jobs data this week.
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England cricket board launches immediate review into Ashes debacle
The England and Wales Cricket Board said it had launched an immediate and "thorough" review following the tourists' defeat in the fifth and final Ashes Test on Thursday.
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Dancing isn't enough: industry pushes for practical robots
Humanoid robots danced, somersaulted, dealt blackjack and played ping-pong at the Consumer Electronics Show this week, but some in the industry are impatient for them to become more useful, not just a promise of things to come.
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Australia to hold royal commission inquiry into Bondi Beach shooting
Australia will hold a royal commission inquiry into the mass shooting that killed 15 people at Bondi Beach, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday, as he faced public demands for answers.
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Sabalenka accuses tour chiefs over 'insane' tennis schedule
World number one Aryna Sabalenka accused tennis authorities on Thursday of failing to put player welfare first over what she called an "insane" tennis season.
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Cambodia to liquidate bank founded by accused scam boss
A Cambodian bank founded by accused scam boss Chen Zhi, who has been indicted by the United States over multibillion-dollar fraud and extradited to China, was ordered liquidated Thursday, Cambodia's central bank said.
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Farmers enter Paris on tractors in protest at trade deal
French farmers rolled into Paris on tractors Thursday morning in a show of dissent against a free trade deal they fear will create unfair competition.
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Viral 'Chinese Trump' wins laughs on both sides of Pacific
Outstretching his hands in a signature Donald Trump pose, impersonator Ryan Chen mimics the US president's voice and gestures with such accuracy that he has become a social media phenomenon with his funny videos.
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Stokes vows to stay on but 'wrongs to put right' after crushing Ashes defeat
Ben Stokes vowed Thursday to stay on as England captain and said he believes coach Brendon McCullum will too, while admitting there were "wrongs to put right" after a crushing 4-1 Ashes defeat.
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Lidl to drop broadcast TV ads in France
German hard discount food retailer Lidl announced Thursday it would halt spots on broadcast television in France, where it is one of the country's top advertisers.
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