Biden to visit former 'pariah' Saudi Arabia: reports
US President Joe Biden will visit Saudi Arabia this month, reports said Thursday, a stark reversal for a leader who once called for the kingdom to be made a pariah.
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Nike founder Knight makes $2 bn offer for NBA's Blazers - report
Nike co-founder Phil Knight and Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Alan Smolinisky have made a written offer to buy the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers for more than $2 billion, ESPN reported Thursday.
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Sliti stars as Tunisia run riot against 10-man Equatorial Guinea
Naim Sliti scored and created two other goals as Qatar World Cup qualifiers Tunisia began a four-match build-up this month by hammering 10-man Equatorial Guinea 4-0 in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Thursday.
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Oil price rises even as OPEC boosts output more than expected
Oil prices rose Thursday despite an agreement by major crude producers to boost output more than expected, while US stocks rallied ahead of closely-watched employment data seen as a key input to the inflation debate.
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US sues cryptocurrency exchange run by Winklevoss twins
US regulators on Thursday said they are suing the Gemini Trust cryptocurrency exchange, which is run by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, for giving misleading answers in 2017 about a bitcoin project.
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Spain pegged back by late Portugal equaliser
Spain were denied a winning start by Portugal in the Nations League on Thursday as Alvaro Morata’s first-half finish was cancelled out by a late equaliser from Ricardo Horta.
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Potts promises England will keep 'punching' against New Zealand
Matthew Potts promised England would continue to "throw punches" after 17 wickets fell on a remarkable opening day of the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's on Thursday.
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Elvis wedding crackdown leaves Las Vegas all shook up
Every year thousands of visitors to Las Vegas can't help falling in love -- at least long enough to get married by an Elvis impersonator.
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Civilians urged to evacuate Sloviansk as Russia bombing intensifies
The bombing in eastern Ukraine is becoming more intense and, with no water or electricity, 100 people or so heeded the mayor's call on Thursday to evacuate the city of Sloviansk which sits in Russia's crosshairs.
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Egyptian antiques seized from New York's Met in Louvre probe
New York prosecutors have seized five Egyptian antiques from the Metropolitan Museum of Art as part of an international trafficking investigation involving the former head of Paris's Louvre Museum.
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