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In Iran, shut shops, joblessness and a dash for cash

Triple Crown is 'special to us', says Ireland coach Farrell

Polish bishops announce 'independent' probe of child sexual abuse

Top US, China economy officials to meet for talks in Paris

Noma's star chef quits after claims that he hit and bullied staff

Oil tops $100 as Iran vows to keep Hormuz closed

Israel strikes Beirut after threatening to expand Lebanon operations

Out with a bang: Morrissey cancels Spain concert over noise

New Iranian leader vows revenge, keeps oil shipping route shut

Vingegaard soloes to victory in Paris-Nice fifth stage

Poland reels from row over EU loans to fend off Russia

Is that Israel's final blow?

Iran lifts Dollar, sinks Euro

Israel presses Tehran

Iran and the holy War risk

Adobe down 40%: Kodak moment?

Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?

Hormuz Shock Risk rising

Brazil's trade-war boom

Spurs extend season ticket deadline as relegation fears grow

Tottenham have extended the deadline for fans to renew their season tickets because of the growing threat of relegation from the Premier League.

Laundry fire on giant US aircraft carrier injures two: US military

Two crew on the USS Gerald R. Ford -- the world's largest aircraft carrier currently deployed for the war against Iran -- were injured Thursday in a laundry room fire, the US Navy said.

Mauritanian anti-slavery stalwart Boubacar Ould Messaoud dead

Boubacar Ould Messaoud, a rights activist who fought incessantly to wipe out slavery in his native Mauritania, died on Thursday in the capital Nouakchott aged 80, a representative of his NGO told AFP.

Behind Cambodian border casino, Thai military shows off a scam hub

Broken computer monitors in bombed-out offices, scattered fake police uniforms and phoney hundred-dollar bills: these were the vestiges of a frantic escape of suspected cyberscammers fleeing a resort on the Cambodia-Thailand border.

Chile's Smiljan Radic Clarke wins Pritzker architecture prize

Chile's Smiljan Radic Clarke, whose modern buildings can sometimes appear "deliberately unfinished," is the recipient of this year's Pritzker Prize, considered the Nobel of architecture, organizers announced Thursday.

Scotland boss Townsend says Six Nations title 'out of our hands'

Scotland coach Gregor Townsend said on Thursday the destination of the Six Nations title was "out of their hands" as his team chase glory in Ireland.

Sheehan and van der Flier recalled for Triple Crown decider with Scots

Ireland coach Andy Farrell has recalled stalwarts Dan Sheehan and Josh van der Flier to the starting XV for the Six Nations Triple Crown decider with Scotland on Saturday.

Chelsea's Neto faces UEFA punishment for pushing ball boy

Chelsea's Pedro Neto is set to be punished by UEFA for pushing a ball boy during his team's 5-2 defeat by Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League after European football's governing body announced on Thursday it had opened disciplinary proceedings.

Engraved tombs help keep memories alive in Pakistan

Men and women sit on the graves of their loved ones at a Shia Muslim cemetery in Quetta, southwestern Pakistan, reciting verses from the Quran.

IPL-linked Sunrisers sign Pakistan's Ahmed for Hundred

Leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed was snapped up by Sunrisers Leeds -- a Hundred franchise with links to the Indian Premier League -- on Thursday despite fears Pakistani players would be frozen out due to political tensions.

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New Iranian supreme leader calls for defiance, keeps key waterway shut