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NEW DELHI, India (AFP) – Delhi closed schools till further notice, advised residents to work from home, and prohibited non-essential cargo from entering the country. Delhi, one of the world’s most polluting cities and home to roughly 20 million people, is blanketed in haze every winter. The Delhi government orderedRead More →

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DUBAI — The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the 14 countries that will hold ICC men’s white-ball competitions from 2024 through 2031 on Tuesday. The Champions Trophy has returned, and Pakistan will host it in 2025. Two ICC Men’s Cricket World Cups, four ICC Men’s T20 World Cups, and twoRead More →

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KABUL (Reuters) – On Sunday, Taliban fighters performed a military parade in Kabul, displaying captured American-made armoured vehicles and Russian helicopters as part of their gradual transition from insurgents to genuine standing armies. The Taliban have been rebel combatants for two decades, but they have overhauled their troops using theRead More →

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MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) – In a fresh flare-up of tensions between the Caucasus enemies, Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other’s troops of opening fire along their border in the separatist enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh on Sunday. Last autumn, the two former Soviet republics fought for six weeks over Nagorno-Karabakh, resulting inRead More →

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KARACHI: New Zealand will travel Pakistan next year for two Tests and three One-Day Internationals, according to sources. New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has agreed to play two Tests and three ODIs (ICC Men’s World Cup Super League) in Pakistan next year, according to reports. In the meanwhile, the Pakistan CricketRead More →

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DUBAI: Mitchell Marsh and David Warner combined well to help Australia beat New Zealand by eight wickets to win the ICC T20 World Cup for the first time on Sunday at Dubai International Stadium. Australia won the cup when Warner and Marsh made the run-chase too simple for them. TheRead More →