As horse racing's best trainers rake in millions, records show they've violated rules aimed at keeping the animals safe
As horse racing's elite saddle up for the final race of the coveted Triple Crown at New York's Belmont Stakes, the sport's top trainers will face off for their share of the $1.5 million purse at the lavish, star-studded event -- amid growing scrutiny after a recent spate of horse deaths.
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Rains unleashed by typhoon worry thousands of people fleeing restive Philippine volcano
Thousands of people who fled their homes in the central Philippines to escape a restive volcano have to contend with another threat that’s complicating the ongoing evacuations: monsoon rains that could be unleashed by an approaching typhoon
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Pakistan's target of 3.5% GDP in 2023-24 fiscal year "realistic" - finance minister
ISLAMABAD Pakistan's finance minister said on Saturday a projection in the government's budget of 3.5% economic growth for
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Analysis: Poland is a key Western ally. But its government keeps testing the limits of democracy
When US President Joe Biden visited Poland in February, his second visit in less than a year, it was something of a vindication for the Polish government. A clear sign that Poland was still a key ally -- despite accusations that its government is undermining democracy and the rule of law.
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Indonesia set to deport Australian surfer jailed for drunken rampage in conservative province
An Australian surfer who was jailed for attacking several people while drunk and naked in Indonesia’s deeply conservative Muslim province of Aceh is set to be deported to his country after he agreed to apologize and pay compensation
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Canada's wildfire season is off to an 'unprecedented' start. Here's what it could mean for the US
Canada's fire season is only just beginning. If it follows the pattern of a normal year, it will peak in the hotter months of July and August.
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Montenegro holds snap parliamentary vote that could determine its EU path
Montenegro votes in an early parliamentary election which is seen as a test of whether the small NATO-member Balkan country can overcome deep internal political divisions and instability that have hampered its European Union membership path
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Italy's former leader Silvio Berlusconi back in hospital
Silvio Berlusconi, the former Italian prime minister, has been admitted to a hospital in Milan, his spokesman has told CNN.
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Taiwan president pledges to strengthen island's defense capability with new technologies
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen says the self-ruled island will work to improve its rescue and defense capabilities with new technologies, adding that strengthening Taiwan is key to maintaining peace
1970-01-01 08:00
Somali security forces end hourslong extremist attack on Mogadishu hotel, state media says
State media in Somalia are reporting that security forces have ended an hourslong extremist attack on a beachside hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, that began Friday night
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Renowned artist confronts destruction of African wildlife in latest art show
Renowned photographer and artist Roger Ballen is staging an art exhibition in the heart of Johannesburg that is addressing the destruction of African wildlife and the relationship between humans and animals on the continent
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Tennessee woman indicted for attempting to hire dark web hitman to kill wife of man she met online
A Tennessee woman was indicted on federal charges after allegedly attempting to hire a hitman to kill the wife of a man she met on a dating site.
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