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Betts hits slam, Red Sox rout Yanks 14-1 for 9th win in row

MookieBettshitagrandslamonamonsternight,leadingChrisSaleandtheBostonRedSoxovertheNewYork14-1Tuesdayfortheirninthstraightvictory.Bettswent4for4,scoringfiverunsan

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England sense chance despite safe start by Latham, Raval

EnglandonMondaysensedachancetoendtheirwoefulwinlessruninoverseasTestseventhoughNewZealandwillstartthefinaldayofthesecondTestwithall10wicketsstillintact.Whenbadl

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Latham, Raval in safe start as New Zealand chase 382

TomLathamandJeetRavaledgedNewZealandto42withoutlossatthestartofaformidablerunchasewhenbadlightbroughtanearlyendtothepenultimatedayofthesecondTestonMonday.Latham

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Cricket | Last-over drama leaves players, officials in a fix

AfteradullstarttothePakistanSuperLeague,whereseverallow-scoringclashesrobbedthefansofmuchentertainment,theleaguehassuddenlyproducedseveralthrillingconteststogiv

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Oprah Winfrey 'definitely' rules out 2020 run for US president

OprahWinfreyputtorestanylingeringquestionsaboutapotential2020bidforthepresidency,declaringonalate-nighttalkshowthatshewas“definitelynotrunning”.Themediamogul,ap

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Oprah says she's not running for president but fans are undeterred

MediamogulOprahWinfreyapparentlyendedherbriefflirtationwitharunfortheUSpresidencyin2020,tellingInStylemagazineinaninterviewpublishedonThursdaythatshewasnotinter

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Egypt sets election for March, with outcome all but certain

EgyptwillholditspresidentialelectionoverthreedaysinMarch,officialssaidMonday,withPresidentAbdel-Fattahel-Sissivirtuallyguaranteedtorunforandwinasecondfour-yeart

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Microsoft, SAP to use and sell more of each other's cloud services

BusinesssoftwaregiantsMicrosoftCorpandSAPSEhaveagreedtoexpandtheuseofeachother’scloud-basedproductsandservicesdeliveredviatheinternet,theysaidonTuesday,astheyla

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At least 10 hurt in Pamplona's final bull run of 2017

Atleast10peoplewerehurtatPamplona'sfinalbullrunof2017,thoughnoonewasgoredasrunners,manywearingtraditionalwhiteshirtswithredneckties,racedthroughthenarrowcitystr

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South Africa's Van Niekerk wins 200m dash in Boston

SouthAfrica'sWaydeVanNiekerkandShaunaeMiller-UibooftheBahamaseachcapturedtheir200metreracesontheseconddayofatrackandfieldeventinBostononSunday.The24-year-oldVan

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French PM Manuel Valls to announce bid for presidential election

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls will on Monday (Dec 5) announce he is running to become the Socialist candidate for president in elections next year, sources close to him have told AFP.

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France's Fillon seen winning conservatives' primaries: poll

Former French prime minister Francois Fillon will win the conservative nomination for next year's presidential election by a wide margin, an Ifop-Fiducial poll forecast ahead of a run-off vote on Sunday.

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Straddling bus is back to fix China's traffic woes

Six years ago, a Chinese engineer came up with a novel way to beat China's notorious traffic gridlock: a giant, elevated bus that allows cars to pass underneath.

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Myanmar's Union Parliament sets Tuesday for presidential election

Myanmar's Union Parliament on Monday announced Tuesday as the date for holding presidential election, in which three vice presidents will compete for the presidency.

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Philippine poll body bars female senator to run for president

The Philippine Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc has upheld the disqualification of a female senator to run for president in the 2016 elections, a poll official said Wednesday.

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Daughter goes bald in support of Duterte's presidential bid

The daughter of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday shaved her head to show support for her father's presidential bid in 2016.

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Biden says "no rush" in decision on presidency bid

​Just three weeks before the first Democratic primary debate, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Monday he would not "rush" in his decision to run for presidency in 2016.