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World Bank: India’s growth rate will rise soon

ByAPDwriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,Mar.15(APD)-WorldBank’slatestbiannualIndiaDevelopmentUpdatereleasedonWednesday,highlightsthatIndia’sgrowthratewillrisesoon,how

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Five diplomatic rows looming over Russia's World Cup

TheWorldCupisaprimeopportunityforthehostcountrytoburnishitsinternationalimage--butRussia'stensionswiththeWestmeanthatwillprovetrickythisyear.AnalystssaytheWorld

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Cricket | Calum MacLeod hits 157 not out as Scotland beat Afghanistan

CalumMacLeodhit157notoutasScotlandopenedtheWorldCupQualifierwithashockseven-wicketwinoverAfghanistaninBulawayo.MacLeodandRichieBerrington,whoscored67,added208fo

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Russia to shut down factories for World Cup

Russiaisoverrulingfearfulbigbusinessownersandlookingtoshutdowndozensofgiganticfactoriestoavertaccidentsandthethreatofterrorattacksduringthisyear'sWorldCup.Theha

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Cricket | Dutch hopes boosted as Ten Doeschate seeks World Cup return

WorldCupspotsforminornationsareatapremiumwithonly10teamsinnextyear’seditionandthereturnofRyantenDoeschatesignificantlyimprovesthechancesoftheNetherlandsgrabbing

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Neymar goes under the knife, misses Real clash

BraziliansuperstarNeymarwillundergosurgeryonhisfracturedfootinBrazilattheendofthisweek,rulingtheworld'smostexpensivefootballeroutofParisSaint-Germain'sdo-or-die

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Tennis | World Cup of Tennis is seminal moment, says ITF chief

Muchmalignedandunderconstantpressuretochangeitsdrawn-outformat,theDavisCupreacheda‘seminalmoment’onMondayasITFpresidentDavidHaggertyunveiledplanstoreplacethewee

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Ronaldinho: Neymar to bring Brazil World Cup joy

RonaldinhohasdeliveredawarningtoBrazil's2018WorldCuprivals,predictingthatattackingtalismanNeymarwillbringtheteam"alotofjoy"inRussia.NeymarhasbeeninfineformforPa

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Mobile industry promises smarter everything at Barcelona show

Twowords–artificialintelligence–promisetoupstagefamiliartechnologyindustrythemeslike5G,theInternetofThingsandvirtualrealityatnextweek’sMobileWorldCongress,Europ

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Biathlon: US team to boycott Russian World Cup meet over doping concerns

TheUSnationalbiathlonassociationhassaidtheirteamwillboycotttheseason'sfinalInternationalBiathlonUnion(IBU)eventnextmonthinTyumen,Russiaamidcontinuingconcernsabo

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Blatter says Morocco would be logical choice for 2026 World Cup

BannedformerFIFApresidentSeppBlatterhasputhissupportbehindMorocco’sbidtohostthe2026WorldCup,sayingtheNorthAfricannationwouldbethelogicalchoice.Moroccoisbiddingf

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Sudan receives FIFA World Cup trophy on tour ahead of Russia 2018

SudanonThursdayreceivedthe2018FIFAWorldCuptrophy,whicharrivedinKhartouminthecompanyofRepresentativesofFIFAExecutiveOffice,aspartofitsglobaltourenroutetoRussia.S

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Chinese cities on world's richest list

Chinahasshoneinthelatestlistoftheworld'srichestcities,thankstotherapidlyaccumulatedpersonalwealthinthecountry.AccordingtotheWorld'sWealthiestCitieslistreleasedb

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FIFA president says Italy's World Cup failure is a wake-up call

FIFApresidentGianniInfantinorevealedThursdayhisdispairatItaly'sfailuretoreachtheWorldCupfinalswherehehadhopedtohandthetrophytoAzzurricaptainGianluigiBuffon."I'm

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Netizens slam unfair treatment of Chinese shoppers at Heathrow Airport

ClaimsofunfairtreatmentofChinesetravelersataWorldDutyFreeshopatHeathrowAirporttriggeredoutrageonChinesesocialmediaovertheweekend.Thecontroversyrevolvesaroundall

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World Economic Forum to conduct opinion survey in Pakistan

ByAPDwriterMuhammadSohailISLAMABAD,Feb.11(APD)--TheWorldEconomicForumincollaborationwithalocalorganizationMishalPakistanwilljointlyconductanationwidesurveytomea

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Japan ski jump queen Takanashi grapples Olympic demons

HauntedbythememoryofherOlympicheartbreakfouryearsago,Japan'sskijumpingsuperstarSaraTakanashihasapointtoproveinPyeongchang.Butdespitebeingthemostsuccessfulfemale