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Wicketkeeper Peirson added to Australia's Ashes squad

Sydney (AFP) - Wicketkeeper Jimmy Peirson was added to Australia's squad for the Ashes against England Friday as cover for Josh Inglis who will head home for the birth of his first child after the opening Test.

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Musk's Neuralink says cleared for human test of brain implants

San Francisco (AFP) - Elon Musk's start-up Neuralink on Thursday said it has gotten approval from US regulators to test its brain implants in people.

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US Navy probe finds major problems with SEAL training

Washington (AFP) - A US Navy investigation released Thursday identified major concerns with the brutally difficult training that produces members of the elite SEALs special forces.

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From Yale to jail: Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers 'general'

Washington (AFP) - To Stewart Rhodes, his conviction for leading the far-right Oath Keepers militia in the January 6, 2021 assault on the US Capitol made him America's premier political prisoner -- the equivalent of Russian dissident Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.

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Musk gives Ford access to Tesla's US chargers

New York (AFP) - Tesla will open its network of superchargers in the United States and Canada to Ford electric vehicles from 2024, the companies said Thursday, doubling the stations available to Ford customers.

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Salah 'devastated' as Liverpool miss out on Champions League

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Mohamed Salah said there was "no excuse" for Liverpool's failure to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in seven seasons after Manchester United secured the final place in the Premier League top four on Thursday.

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Suspect held after four killed in Japan gun and knife attack

Tokyo (AFP) - Japanese police on Friday detained a suspect who had been holed up in a building after allegedly killing four people including two police officers in a gun and knife attack, an official told AFP.

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Hall surges clear at Colonial

Houston (AFP) - English journeyman Harry Hall fired an eight-under-par 62 to grab the early clubhouse lead at the PGA Tour's Charles Schwab Challenge in Texas on Thursday.

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Bird flu fells nearly 9,000 marine creatures in Chile

Santiago (AFP) - Nearly 9,000 sea lions, penguins, otters and small cetaceans have died in an avian flu outbreak battering Chile's north coast, the South American country's fisheries service said Thursday.

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Man Utd thrash Chelsea to secure Champions League return

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Erik ten Hag said Manchester United are back where they belong after a 4-1 thrashing of Chelsea on Thursday secured a return to the Champions League next season.

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Global stocks struggle but tech shares lifted by AI

New York (AFP) - Global stock markets wobbled Thursday as the US debt standoff dragged on and Germany entered recession, but tech shares surged after US chip firm Nvidia reported bumper earnings thanks to the AI boom.

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Biden nominates Black air force general to head US military

Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden on Thursday nominated General Charles Brown for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, lauding the Black career pilot as a hero who'd not only survived ejecting from a fighter jet into a swamp but fought against racism.

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'Romeo and Juliet' lawsuit over child actors' nude scene to be thrown out

Los Angeles (AFP) - A child abuse lawsuit over a nude scene filed by actors who played star-crossed lovers in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 "Romeo and Juliet" will be thrown out, a California judge said Thursday.

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US Supreme Court deals setback to clean water law

Washington (AFP) - The US Supreme Court dealt a blow on Thursday to the federal government's authority to regulate wetlands under a landmark anti-pollution law.

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Philly and New York resume MLS battle

Miami (AFP) - Eastern Conference heavyweights New York City and the Philadelphia Union clash at Citi Field on Saturday with the home side desperate to kick-start a play-off push.

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Air Force general tapped as first Black head of US military

Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden announced the history making nomination Thursday of General Charles Brown for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, lauding the Black career pilot as a hero who'd not only survived ejecting from a fighter jet into a swamp but fought against racism.

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AI chip giant Nvidia nears trillion dollar valuation

New York (AFP) - The market valuation of Nvidia, a US firm which specializes in chips coveted in the artificial intelligence boom, neared one trillion dollars on Thursday after the company blew past quarterly earnings expectations.

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Russia sending nuclear arms to Belarus in Ukraine fight

Moscow (AFP) - Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said Thursday that Russia had begun moving nuclear weapons to its territory, which borders the European Union, ratcheting up tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict.

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'I didn't want to criticise Vinicius' with tweet: La Liga's Tebas

Madrid (AFP) - La Liga chief Javier Tebas insisted Thursday he didn't mean "to criticise" Vinicius Junior following a charged exchange on Twitter after the Real Madrid forward was racially abused during a march.

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Car hits Downing Street gates but not 'terror-related': police

London (AFP) - A man sparked a major security alert Thursday after a car crashed into the gates of the UK prime minister's Downing Street complex in London, but police said they were not currently treating it as "terror-related".

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US debt crisis: Biden vows 'no default'

Washington (AFP) - President Joe Biden declared Thursday the United States would avoid a disastrous credit default even as lawmakers went on a 10-day break without a deal on raising the nation's borrowing limit to keep paying the bills.

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Militia leader gets 18 years in prison over US Capitol attack

Washington (AFP) - The founder of the far-right Oath Keepers militia was handed an 18-year prison sentence Thursday for sedition in the 2021 attack on the US Capitol, the toughest penalty given yet over the January 6 assault.

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Hamilton will sign new Mercedes deal 'in coming weeks'

Monaco (AFP) - Lewis Hamilton on Thursday denied all reports that he has been approached by Ferrari and said he was set to re-sign with Mercedes "in the coming weeks".

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Lufthansa signs deal for stake in Italy's ITA Airways

Milan (AFP) - Lufthansa agreed on Thursday to buy a stake in ITA Airways, created from the ashes of state-owned Alitalia, marking the German airline giant's expansion in a key European market.

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Virgin Galactic resumes spaceflights after two year pause

Washington (AFP) - Virgin Galactic successfully carried out its first spaceflight in nearly two years Thursday, the company said, after an "enhancement period" to make safety upgrades to its fleet.

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