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PHOENIX (AP) — Zack Greinke piped his fastball to the spots he wanted and had hitters pounding his changeup into the dirt.

Rescue workers recovered 16 bodies buried in mudslides caused by heavy rains in central Sri Lanka, raising the death toll due to bad weather to 27

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Chinese new home prices continued to push higher in April, logging the fastest annual increase in two years.

According to China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), new home prices rose by 6.2% from April 2015, an acceleration on the 4.9% pace seen in the 12 months to March.

From March prices grew by 1.2%, the twelfth consecutive increase and the fastest growth seen in years.

According to the NBS, prices increased in 46 of the 70 cities surveyed, up from 40 in March. Читать дальше...

District attorney’s promise that Bill Cosby would never be prosecuted for rape “must be enforced”, insist lawyers.

Struggling dairy farmers have been urged to stay resilient and remain on the land by Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, who maintained that the dairy industry was not suffering from a "systemic downturn".

Wage growth has hit a new 18-year low, adding to pressure on the Reserve Bank of Australia to follow its recent cut to the cash rate with another one in August.

The polls close for the Oregon Democratic primary at 11 p.m. EST.

Five teachers won't return to remote indigenous school after unrest.

A farm is available to rent for £1 a year providing the tenant is prepared to look after it and its "fragile" landscape.

The psychedelic compound in magic mushrooms could be an effective treatment for depression, scientists say.

Connie Britton sits down for her interview on Late Night with Seth Meyers on Monday (May 16) in New York City. The 49-year-old actress opened up about the cancellation of her hit show Nashville after four seasons on ABC. Connie said the news was “bittersweet” as she is excited to get to do other projects. [...]

According to reports, Argentine President Mauricio Macri met with Italian Deputy Minister for Economic Development, Ivan Scalfarotto.

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has stuck up for US presidential candidate Donald Trump’s right to visit the UK “and be offensive and bigoted there”.

Hawthorn fans are planning to show their support for favourite son Jarryd Roughead during their team's match against Sydney on Friday night.

AAP's vote share dropped from 54.2% in the 2015 elections to 29.93% now.

An Islamist extremist accused of funding the 2009 Jakarta suicide bombings has been selling advertising space on his website, reported the FT.

Hij onderhandelt met wereldleiders, maar premier Rutte haalt de neus niet op voor de Toppers. Het kan niet als verrassing komen: geen premier is zo casual als hij.

Google is taking on South Korea's government, arguing that national-security laws unfairly restrict its map service in the country. The WSJ's Jonathan Cheng explains why.

NSW Swifts star Laura Langman accepts that major changes mooted for netball might seem scary, but the potential for them to drive the sport forward make it all worthwhile.

So…unsettling.

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Several times a week, 63-year-old Zhao Shunli transforms from a garbage picker into the People's Liberation Army soldier he once was

“Another day, another rich white woman using WOC’s bodies as a punchline and commodity.”

Like they do every home game, and like they’ve done all season, R.A. Long’s players took down both soccer goals and propped them at the north end of Longview Memorial Stadium.