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Australia has arrested and charged a Sri Lankan man with planning a terror attack after finding "symbolic locations within Sydney" listed as possible targets in his notebook, police said on Friday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2NyUDFL

Brazil's business-friendly presidential candidate Geraldo Alckmin unveiled a campaign ad against gun violence on Thursday that targeted his far-right pro-gun adversary Jair Bolsonaro. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2NAdK1W

In a mountain village in southwest China's Sichuan province, authorities have demolished seven small dam projects this year along a river to clear illegal developments in a new nature reserve. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Nb0YdD

A long-exiled Mexican union leader stormed back onto the political stage on Thursday as a newly-minted senator, saying his legal troubles were behind him and pledging to help President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador defeat poverty. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2N2l5uq

A wave of African nations looking to restructure debt with China on the eve of a major Beijing summit provides a reality check for the continent, where most countries still view Chinese lending as the best bet to develop their economies. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2PjuZoY

The grainy black-and-white photo, printed in a new book on the Rohingya crisis authored by Myanmar's army, shows a man standing over two bodies, wielding a farming tool. "Bengalis killed local ethnics brutally", reads the caption. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Pn4YVK

Iran has remained within the main restrictions on its nuclear activities imposed by a 2015 deal with major powers, a confidential report by the U.N. atomic watchdog indicated on Thursday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2NAhtwu

Angela Merkel has given her backing to fellow German conservative Manfred Weber's bid to front the center-right's campaign in next year's European Parliament elections, several German newspapers reported on Thursday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2PSV6Ec

Ugandan police detained two lawmakers, one of whom is also a pop star, at the country's sole international airport, where supporters say they were trying to seek treatment abroad for injuries suffered while being tortured by the security forces. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2opm2it

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, on his first tour of Latin America since taking office in June, on Thursday offered any necessary support to push forward a peace deal between Colombia and ELN rebels. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2C2LvaR

Having played 96 internationals, and also featured in the Women's Big Bash and the Kia Super League, she aims to focus full-time on being a structural engineer from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2NvajcW

For the second time in the series - the match after being left out - Sam Curran hauled England's batting off the mat from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2PlTGRp

Houghton will be assisted by John Wright, who was the club's specialist Twenty20 coach this summer, who has been appointed in an advisory role supporting recruitment from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2LHTlpU

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SLC delegation meets with ICC, in part to ease any concerns over undue government interference in board affairs from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2Nye6X5

An email revealed by The Australian shows David Peever's chairmanship of CA was described as "substandard" from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2LF1tYl

BCB president stresses that repeat offenders will not go unpunished as batsman awaits hearing over social-media fracas from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2N1j4yC

Once again, Middlesex are staging a second-innings fightback after their bowlers kept the match even from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2oo5TcV

Ryan Higgins claimed four wickets as Gloucestershire's seamers seized control on the second day of the Specsavers County Championship match with Leicestershire at Bristol from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2Nz5pMf

Since Ian Bell has come to terms with the fact that his England days are over, he has made it seem more illogical than ever from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2Pfq9sw

Ben Sanderson completed a match haul of 7 for 80 while Richard Gleeson and Nathan Buck took three apiece from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2PVOhSq

Matt Henry's career-best helped Kent pile up 561 before Derbyshire's top order provided a solid base in reply from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2LIduwd

Earlier in the season the wicketkeeper announced he would retire at the end of the summer and this has been unexpected chance after a 300-mile dash from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2PjOltM

Tom Curran wasted no time in confirming Surrey as Championship favourites as he took five wickets on his first appearance of the season from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2LAGypr

Alex Milton scored a maiden Championship hundred last month but the runs he squeezed out in Southport could be worth a lot more from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2N4gUOw

Kirsten, the former India and South Africa coach, had joined the RCB set-up as a batting coach before the 2018 edition from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2PQFIbd

The batsman faces a disciplinary hearing in Dhaka on Saturday; Shakib Al Hasan included despite finger issue from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2C2tCZY

England could soon require a new batting coach after Mark Ramprakash emerged as a leading candidate for the head coach role at Middlesex from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2okK129

Cricket Australia's development chief Belinda Clark believes pumping a lot more money in will make sure the cricket is made more accessible to local communities from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2oo7Fek

Sam Curran reprised his rescue act at Edgbaston, driving his side towards a serviceable total with a belligerent 78 from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2NxUP8f

Although the New Zealand opener returned to form, his team couldn't mount a good enough total thanks to Thomas and his fiery yorkers from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2PPwXyc

Only Kyle Abbott had much of an impact with the ball as Essex made brisk progress after the opening-day washout from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2NyHZGL

One major bookmaker has suspended odds for the remainder of the tournament although a KPL official said they are unaware of any concerns from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2MTUQ9t

It has been a far from simple build-up for Joe Root with injury and form concerns to deal with. The final XI looks exciting, but also a gamble from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2NvsIpU

Kieron Pollard's team, already occupying bottom position and having the worst net run rate of the competition, had it reduced by a further 0.15 after they were found to be two overs short against Jamaica Tallawahs from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2wmQwpK

A greater belief and ability to seize the momentum, based on a strong pace attack, gives the India captain confidence the team can avoid a repeat of 2014 from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2wqU0r9

Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer and David Wiese slipped seamlessly back into four-day mode to dismiss Middlesex for 169 in helpful conditions but the home side fought back from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2oiorv8

Abbas took his wicket tally to 35 in only his seventh Championship game with 5 for 30 from 20.3 overs on a slow pitch from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2Pe8lOG

Olly Stone was in the wickets as top v bottom in Division Two had a predictable outcome on the first day in Rhos-on-Sea from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2LDC4yq

The ball dominated throughout the opening day and Durham kept themselves in the contest with late wickets from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://ift.tt/2wp7x2m

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