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Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - The European Central Bank is expected to hike interest rates again Thursday to fight inflation but at a slower pace, as higher borrowing costs take their toll and banking sector fears resurface.

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Sharp-shooting Celtics blitz Sixers to square series

Los Angeles (AFP) - The Boston Celtics produced an exhibition of three-point shooting to blow away the Philadelphia 76ers 121-87 and square their Eastern Conference playoff series on Wednesday.

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China's elders savour twilight years as the young toil

Rudong (China) (AFP) - At the end of a back alley surrounded by dilapidated buildings, the pitter-patter of ping-pong balls echoes around a cavernous warehouse in a Chinese town north of Shanghai.

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India's growing population a burden for struggling mothers

Darbhanga (India) (AFP) - Married off by her parents at 14, Indian mother-of-seven Jaimala Devi kept having children because her husband insisted she could only stop once she had given birth to two sons.

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No alternative: Afghan farmers lament Taliban poppy ban

Lashkar Gah (Afghanistan) (AFP) - In a secluded compound in south Afghanistan, Bibi Hazrato cries in dismay as a group of men hack down her poppy crop, enforcing a Taliban government order to wean the nation off the narcotic plant.

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Australia chairman eyes powerful role at World Rugby

Sydney (AFP) - Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan is considering a tilt at one of the most powerful positions in the sport, saying that the southern hemisphere needs a seat at the top table.

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Striking Hollywood writers decry the Uber-ization of their trade

Los Angeles (AFP) - Television and film writers, on strike over the "existential crisis" of a Hollywood dream factory that mistreats the source of its stories, are fed up with seeing their profession become more precarious in the age of streaming.

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US regulator targets AI ahead of White House confab

San Francisco (AFP) - A US regulator put artificial intelligence in the crosshairs ahead of a White House meeting Thursday with tech firms to strategize about its dangers.

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What will the Artemis Moon base look like?

Colorado Springs (United States) (AFP) - The next time NASA goes to the Moon, it intends to stay.Under the Artemis program, the US space agency plans to maintain a human presence, for the very first time, on a celestial body other than Earth.

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Biden's re-election campaign is hard to notice - for now

Washington (AFP) - In Joe Biden's menacing, online meme persona, "Dark Brandon," he zaps enemies, effortlessly fixes problems and sweeps every obstacle aside.In the real-life president's now week-old re-election campaign, however, hardly anything is happening at all.

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Suspect arrested in deadly Atlanta hospital shooting

Washington (AFP) - Police have arrested a man suspected of shooting five people -- one of whom died -- at an Atlanta hospital on Wednesday, authorities in the southern US city said.

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Investigation of top Mexican resort town wins reporting prize

Mexico City (AFP) - An investigation about the hidden side of the Caribbean resort town of Cancun on Wednesday won a prize honoring two journalists murdered in Mexico, one of the world's deadliest countries for the press.

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Olympic medal-winning sprinter Bowie mourned after death at 32

Los Angeles (AFP) - Tori Bowie, a three-time Olympic medallist and 2017 100m world champion, was remembered Wednesday as a rare athletics talent and warm friend after her death at the age of 32.

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US envoy sees common ground with Brazil in racism fight

Salvador (Brazil) (AFP) - The United States and Brazil pledged Wednesday to do more together to combat racism, with the Americas' most populous countries saying they again saw common cause after the exit of leaders who championed white grievances.

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US Republicans subpoena FBI over unverified Biden allegation

Washington (AFP) - US Republicans subpoenaed the FBI Wednesday for a document they said details an "alleged criminal scheme" involving a foreign national and Joe Biden -- although they made no specific allegations against the president.

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Miami GP offers F1 chance to dismiss 'boring' fears

Miami Gardens (United States) (AFP) - The dreaded word 'boring' has been reappearing in the vocabulary of Formula One, after a season dominated so far by defending champions Red Bull, so it is perhaps timely that the championship arrives in Miami this week.

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Churchill Downs horse deaths cloud Kentucky Derby build-up

Los Angeles (AFP) - The deaths of four horses at Churchill Downs in the space of a week have cast a cloud over Saturday's Kentucky Derby, with racetrack officials saying Wednesday the situation is "unacceptable."

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Atletico overtake Real Madrid with Cadiz rout

Barcelona (AFP) - Antoine Griezmann shone as Atletico Madrid thrashed Cadiz 5-1 on Wednesday to climb above rivals Real Madrid into second in La Liga.

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Natural-born goalscorer Haaland already a Premier League record-breaker

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Erling Haaland has taken just one season to set a new Premier League record of 35 goals in a single campaign to make a mockery of the idea that it takes time for new arrivals to settle in the English top flight.

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One killed, four injured in Atlanta shooting

Washington (AFP) - One person was killed and four were injured in the southern US city of Atlanta on Wednesday when a gunman opened fire in a hospital waiting room, police said.

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US becomes first country to approve RSV vaccine

Washington (AFP) - The United States on Wednesday approved the world's first vaccine for the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), the culmination of a decades-long hunt to protect vulnerable people from the common illness.

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Tiger's caddie LaCava linking up with Cantlay

Washington (AFP) - As Tiger Woods recovers from another surgery, caddie Joe LaCava is joining forces with world number four Patrick Cantlay, starting at this week's PGA Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow.

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Napoli left to wait for title party as Lazio hold second spot

Milan (AFP) - Napoli will have to wait at least one more day to be crowned Italian champions after Lazio beat Sassuolo 2-0 on Wednesday to reclaim second place in Serie A.

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US stocks fall after latest Fed rate hike as oil prices slide

New York (AFP) - Wall Street stocks declined along with the dollar after the Federal Reserve's latest interest rate hike Wednesday, while US oil prices slid below $70 a barrel amid recession worries.

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Haaland sets Premier League goal record to put Man City back on top

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Erling Haaland set a new record of 35 goals in a Premier League season as Manchester City overcame West Ham 3-0 to move back to the top of the table on Wednesday, while Liverpool edged out Fulham 1-0.

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