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Cricket
Cricket-PSL committee rejects Fakhar's appeal, upholds two‑match ban
April 2 (Reuters) - The Pakistan Super League technical committee dismissed Fakhar Zaman's appeal and upheld the two-match ban imposed on the batter for ball tampering, the country's cricket board (PCB) said on Thursday.
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World
Armenia's sole nuclear power plant shuts down for maintenance
YEREVAN, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Armenia's Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant has been taken offline for a scheduled five-month maintenance, Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Davit Khudatyan said Thursday.
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World
Roundup: War with Iran could bring down U.S. retail sales, experts warn
WASHINGTON, April 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. retail sales in February saw an uptick, but that could change next month if the war with Iran drags on longer, experts warned.
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World
Libya announces failed towing of damaged Russian gas tanker
TRIPOLI, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Libya's Ports and Maritime Transport Authority announced on Thursday that an operation to tow a damaged Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker has failed.
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Cycling
Cycling-Spaniard Guardeno in intensive care after training collision
April 2 (Reuters) - Spanish cyclist Jaume Guardeno is in intensive care with serious injuries after colliding with a vehicle while training, his team Caja Rural-Seguros RGA said on Thursday.
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Other Sports
Cross-country skiing-Olympic gold medallist Carl handed 18-month ban after failed doping test
April 2 (Reuters) - Olympic gold medal-winning cross-country skier Victoria Carl has been handed an 18-month suspension by the German Sports Arbitration Court following a positive test for banned substance clenbuterol last year, Germany's anti-doping agency said on Thursday.
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World
Ethiopia's export revenue hits record 6.7 bln USD in 8 months
ADDIS ABABA, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia has generated a record 6.76 billion U.S. dollars in export revenue over the past eight months, driven by strong performance across key export sectors, the government announced on Wednesday.
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World
Pakistan's economy grows 3.89 pct in Q2 of FY2025-26
ISLAMABAD, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's economy expanded by 3.89 percent in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025-26, driven mainly by strong industrial performance, official data showed on Thursday.
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Technology
Group of WTO states agrees not to impose e-commerce duties
GENEVA, April 2 (Reuters) - A group of states has agreed not to impose e-commerce customs duties among themselves after World Trade Organization members failed to agree on an extension to a long-running moratorium, a document showed on Thursday.
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Football
Soccer-Lewandowski hints at Poland exit after playoff heartbreak
April 2 (Reuters) - Poland captain Robert Lewandowski has hinted at his international retirement following the country's failure to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, marking the potential end for the national team's all-time leading goalscorer.
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World
Russian court convicts German sculptor in absentia for depicting Putin and patriarch in sex act
April 2 (Reuters) - German sculptor Jacques Tilly, the creator of a carnival float showing Russian President Vladimir Putin and Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill engaging in a sex act, was sentenced in absentia by a Moscow court on Thursday to eight years and six months in prison.
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Nation
Teen girl found dead at home in Sg Buloh
KUALA LUMPUR: A 13-year-old girl has been found dead at a residence in Sungai Buloh near here.
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Cricket
Cricket-Dwarshuis eyes regular Australia spot after Starc exit opens door
BENGALURU, April 2 (Reuters) - Fast bowler Ben Dwarshuis says the competition will be fierce to fill the void left by Mitchell Starc's retirement from Twenty20 internationals, as a clutch of Australian pacers jostle for a rare opening in the national team's attack.
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World
Artemis II's moonbound toilet is working again to astronauts' relief after overnight fix
CAPE CANAVERAL (AP): NASA's moonbound astronauts have reason to celebrate – and not just because their launch went so well. Their toilet is now working.
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Football
Soccer-Lego to continue sports expansion with soccer players
April 2 (Reuters) - Danish toymaker Lego will continue its expansion into the sports market this year with a collaboration with four of the world's most famous soccer players.
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World
Polish prosecutors to investigate attack on Polish UN soldiers in Lebanon
WARSAW, April 2 (Reuters) - Polish prosecutors have opened an investigation into a bomb attack that wounded a Polish soldier who was part of a U.N. peacekeeping patrol in Lebanon, the District Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw said on Thursday.
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World
Argentina expels Iran's charge d'affaires
BUENOS AIRES, April 2 (Reuters) - Argentina's government declared Iran's charge d'affaires, Mohsen Tehrani, "persona non grata" and expelled him from the country, Argentina's Foreign Minister said in a statement on Thursday.
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AseanPlus News
Asean news headlines as at 10pm on Thursday (April 2)
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Thursday (April 2)
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World
Reactions as Artemis II astronauts lift off on historic lunar mission
April 1 (Reuters) - Four astronauts blasted off from Florida on Wednesday on NASA's Artemis II mission, a 10-day trip around the moon that would be the farthest humans have ever traveled and a major step toward returning people to the lunar surface this decade.
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Vietnam
227 charged in Vietnam Airlines drug smuggling case
HCM CITY: Prosecutors in Ho Chí Minh City have charged 227 people in connection with the VN10 drug case, uncovered after narcotics were found hidden in the luggage of four Vietnam Airlines flight attendants at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in March 2023.
