9/09/2023

Hundreds dead after quake strikes near Marrakech, Morocco

Hundreds of people have been killed after a powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Morocco on Friday night. state TV said. Follow here for live updates
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9/08/2023

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow gets NFL record per-year salary, reports say

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow will have the NFL's highest-ever salary by yearly average after agreeing to a five-year, $275 million extension with the team, according to multiple reports Thursday.
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Board of Governors for Florida's public universities expected to approve new college entrance exam

In Florida's latest attempt to change its education system, the governing body for the state's public universities is expected to vote Friday on whether college applicants can submit results from an alternative test to the SAT and ACT.
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9/07/2023

Bangladesh's worst ever dengue outbreak a 'canary in the coal mine' for climate crisis, WHO expert warns

Bangladesh is battling its worst dengue outbreak on record, with more than 600 people killed and 135,000 cases reported since April, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, as one of its experts blamed the climate crisis and El Nino weather pattern for driving the surge.
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Naomi Osaka announces return to professional tennis in 2024

Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka intends to return to professional tennis in 2024, the 25-year-old said in an interview with ESPN on Wednesday.
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9/05/2023

What happened to the G20's new world order?

At the G20 summit in London in 2009, Britain's then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown heralded a "new world order" in which rich and developing nations would come together to tame the inequities and excesses of globalization. At the height of a global financial crisis, Brown declared a "new progressive era of international co-operation."
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