Celtics coach Udoka likely faces NBA season ban: reports
Ime Udoka, who guided the Boston Celtics to last season's NBA Finals, will likely be suspended for the entire 2022-23 season for team conduct violations, according to multiple reports Thursday.
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Fossil fuels make up 90% of Middle East air pollution: study
More than 90 percent of harmful air pollution in the Middle East and parts of North Africa comes from fossil fuels, according to research Thursday that showed the region "permanently exceeded" dangerous air quality levels.
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Death toll mounts in Iran protests as online services cut
At least 17 people have been killed as popular unrest has flared across Iran over the death in custody of Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, while a rights group said Thursday the death toll was almost twice as high.
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'I don't want to die': Russians flee abroad after Putin's call-up
Dmitri flew to Armenia with just one small bag, leaving behind his wife and children, adding to the thousands fleeing Russia to avoid serving in the war against Ukraine.
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India-bound Bavuma disappointed after T20 auction snub
South Africa white-ball captain Temba Bavuma admitted on Thursday that he was disappointed having failed to attract a bid in the auction for his country's new Twenty20 league.
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Bristol boss says English club rugby ownership a 'black hole'
Bristol owner Steve Lansdown said on Thursday that investing in English club rugby amounts to putting money into a "black hole" as Premiership sides Wasps and Worcester struggle to stay afloat.
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PGA boss Monahan says truce with LIV 'off the table'
US PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan says the idea of a peace deal with the LIV Golf Series is "off the table" as the sport's civil war deepens.
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S.Africa teens build solar train as power cuts haunt commuters
For years, students in a South African township have seen their parents struggle to use trains for daily commutes, the railways frequently hobbled by power outages and cable thefts.
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UK government lifts gas fracking ban in England
Britain on Thursday lifted England's moratorium on controversial gas fracking to boost energy security, despite breaking the ruling Conservative party's manifesto pledge.
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Manchester United report £115.5m loss for 2021/22 season
Manchester United on Thursday announced a net loss of £115.5 million ($130.4 million, 132.2 million euros) for the 2021/22 season even though revenues rose to £583 million as coronavirus restrictions eased.
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