• The Canadian Press

    Bowlers dominate in big wins for South Africa and Afghanistan at cricket's Twenty20 World Cup

    WESTBURY, New York (AP) — Sri Lanka was blown away for 77 by South Africa and Afghanistan skittled Uganda for 58 as the bowling attacks dominated in lopsided wins Monday at cricket's Twenty20 World Cup.

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  • The Canadian Press

    Pinch-hitter Pavin Smith smacks a 2-run homer to lift the Diamondbacks over the Giants 4-2

    PHOENIX (AP) — Pinch-hitter Pavin Smith connected for a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks over the San Francisco Giants 4-2 on Monday night. Jake McCarthy got the winning rally started with a looping, one-out double down the left-field line. Smith — hitting for Eugenio Suárez — smashed a pitch from Randy Rodríguez (1-1) that barely cleared the yellow line above the wall in center. “It's pretty crazy, the stuff you sort of dream about,” Smith said. “

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  • The Canadian Press

    India begins counting votes in marathon election expected to bring Prime Minister Modi a third term

    NEW DELHI (AP) — India began counting more than 640 million votes Tuesday in the world’s largest democratic exercise, which was widely expected to return Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a third term after a decade in power.

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  • Reuters

    UBS lifts MSCI AC World index's end-2024 forecast to 830

    The brokerage's current forecast gives a 6% 'upside' potential by the end of the year for the benchmark index, which is used to gauge the broader global equity market performance. Expectations of monetary policy easing by major central banks, weaker global economic data and euphoria around AI has supported global equities this year. On the AI front, UBS added, "If GenAI pushes up productivity growth by 1% from 2028, then the equity risk premium is 4.7%."

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  • Reuters

    Myanmar junta arrests dozens in bid to stabilise currency

    State media said these include five people charged with illegally selling condominium units in Thailand and 14 people arrested for allegedly destabilising the foreign currency exchange rate. The kyat currency hit a record low last week, plummeting to around 4,500 per dollar on the black market, according to five foreign exchange traders. Black market rates for the kyat have for years been significantly higher than the reference rate of Myanmar's central bank, currently set at 2,100 kyat per do

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  • The Canadian Press

    Silence and heavy state security in China on anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown

    BEIJING, China (AP) — Checkpoints and rows of police vehicles lined a major road leading to Beijing's Tiananmen Square as China heightened security on the 35th anniversary of a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests.

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  • The Independent

    Artificial cornea makes 91-year-old an NHS first for sight-saving surgery

    ‘I can still see my wife after 63 years of marriage,’ says patient Cecil Farley

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