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Great ball’s on fire as more players term it weird

Several players are going all out against the new World Cup ball, with more than one comparing it to those bought on a supermarket.

Day of draws at friendlies

William Gallas’ second-half header secured France a 1-1 draw with Tunisia in the World Cup warm-up action on Sunday.

Delays force Hobbit director to quit film

Hollywood director Guillermo del Toro said on Monday that production delays have forced him to quit the planned film version of J.R.R.

Maruti rules car sales in rural India

Maruti Suzuki India salesman Ram Krishna Upadhyaya goes to a farmers’ market three times a week to find out who has had a good crop and can afford a new car.

BA crew launches new 5-day strike

British Airways cabin crew launched a new five-day strike on Sunday, as a bitter dispute with management over pay and working conditions drags on with little sign of a breakthrough.

Ancient mayor’s ‘lost tomb’ found

Archaeologists have discovered the 3,300-year-old tomb of the ancient Egyptian capital’s mayor, whose resting place had been lost under the desert sand since 19th century treasure hunters first carted

Tintin nets $1.3 million in auction

A life-size bronze statue of comic book reporter Tintin and more than 200 other items linked to the diminutive globetrotter have fetched more than euro1 million at a Paris auction.

A pair of herons

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A pair of herons in a pond at the President’s Estate in New Delhi on Sunday.

Gary Coleman dies of brain haemorrhage

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GARY COLEMAN once said he wanted people to think of him as something more than the chubby-cheeked child star from television show Diff’rent Strokes, that he wanted to escape the legacy of character Ar

Israel gunships head to block Gaza flotilla

Israeli gunships headed out to sea on Saturday to stop a flotilla of pro-Palestinian activists from reaching the Gaza Strip, the military said, setting the stage for what could become a dramatic showdown on the high seas.

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