MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Marc Marquez moved to within touching distance of a fourth MotoGP world title with victory at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, his sixth win of the season giving him a 33-point lead over nearest rival Andrea Dovizioso with two races remaining. The 24-year-old Spanish Honda rider hit the front six laps […]
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia coach Michael Cheika is determined the Wallabies will not get carried away with their 23-18 victory over New Zealand on Saturday and warned them plenty of work lies ahead if they are to catch up with the world champions. The victory in Brisbane snapped a seven-game losing streak against the All […]
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MELBOURNE (Reuters) – French manufacturer Michelin will continue to be the exclusive supplier of tyres to the MotoGP world championship until the end of 2023 after agreeing a new five-year deal with commercial rights holders Dorna Sports. Michelin took over from Bridgestone at the end of the 2015 season after the Japanese company spent seven […]
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By Sonia Feng SYDNEY (Reuters) – The parliament of Australia’s second largest state passed legislation on Friday to allow terminally ill patients to seek medical help to end their lives, a bill that is expected to act as a catalyst for the rest of the country to adopt similar laws. Any resident of Victoria state […]
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PAARL, South Africa (Reuters) – AB de Villiers feels he is hitting the ball as sweetly as he ever following his recent break from the South African side, an ominous sign for bowlers ahead of a busy season across all three formats. South Africa were given a glimpse of what they have been missing as […]
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By Alan Baldwin AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton could be crowned Britain’s first four-times Formula One world champion in Texas this weekend while Mercedes are on the brink of a fourth consecutive constructor’s title. The chances of Mercedes, 145 points clear of Ferrari with four races remaining, wrapping things up in Austin appear to […]
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By Alan Baldwin AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton could be crowned Britain’s first four-times Formula One world champion in Texas this weekend while Mercedes are on the brink of a fourth consecutive constructor’s title. The chances of Mercedes, 145 points clear of Ferrari with four races remaining, wrapping things up in Austin appear to […]
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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo was among 15 countries elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council for a three-year term on Monday, a moved criticized by Britain, the United States and rights groups after the vote by the 193-member General Assembly. While Congo was elected uncontested to the 47-member Geneva-based council, […]
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By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s government on Tuesday rejected calls to set a clean energy target, instead scrapping aid for renewable projects and adopting a fuel-neutral energy policy that it said could keep the country’s lights on and cut power prices. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull won support from his Conservative party for a […]
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By Anna Irrera NEW YORK (Reuters) – Digital Asset, a blockchain startup funded by some of the world’s largest banks, has raised $40 million as it expands globally. The funding round was led by Jefferson River Capital LLC, the family office of Tony James, president and chief operating officer of private equity firm Blackstone, Digital […]
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(Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co <JPM.N> said on Monday it launched a new payment processing network that uses blockchain technology, in partnership with Royal Bank of Canada <RY.TO> and Australia and New Zealand Banking Group <ANZ.AX>. Blockchain, a shared ledger of transactions maintained by a network of computers on the internet, is the technology […]
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By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) – Historical gems around the globe, ranging from a Syrian bazaar and the last active synagogue in Alexandria to England’s Blackpool Piers and Alabama civil rights buildings, are threatened by war, disasters and urbanization, a monument conservation group said on Monday. Days after the United States and Israel said […]
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