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Reigning champion Al-Rajhi abandons Dakar Rally

Reigning champion Al-Rajhi abandons Dakar Rally

Title-holder Yazeed Al-Rajhi was forced to pull out of the Dakar Rally due to mechanical problems, organisers said on Wednesday.

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UN accuses Israel of West Bank 'apartheid'

UN accuses Israel of West Bank 'apartheid'

The United Nations on Wednesday said decades-long discrimination and segregation of Palestinians by Israel in the West Bank were intensifying, and called on the country to end its "apartheid system".

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Slot says Liverpool can still do 'special things' ahead of Arsenal clash

Slot says Liverpool can still do 'special things' ahead of Arsenal clash

Liverpool manager Arne Slot insists his reigning English champions can still do "special things" this season as they prepare to face Premier League leaders Arsenal following a faltering start to their title defence.

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Brigitte Bardot to be buried in Saint-Tropez as cause of death revealed

Brigitte Bardot to be buried in Saint-Tropez as cause of death revealed

Well-wishers lined the streets in Brigitte Bardot's hometown of Saint-Tropez on Wednesday for the funeral of the French screen icon as her husband revealed she had died from cancer.

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Oil falls as Trump flags Venezuela shipments, stocks waver

Oil falls as Trump flags Venezuela shipments, stocks waver

Oil prices extended losses Wednesday after President Donald Trump said Venezuela would turn over millions of barrels to the United States, while equities wavered after a record-breaking start to the year.

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O'Neil succeeds Rosenior as Strasbourg coach

O'Neil succeeds Rosenior as Strasbourg coach

Gary O'Neil has replaced Liam Rosenior as Strasbourg coach, the French club announced on Wednesday.

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Slot says Liverpool can still do 'special things'

Slot says Liverpool can still do 'special things'

Liverpool manager Arne Slot insists his reigning English champions can still do "special things" this season as they prepare to face Premier League leaders Arsenal following a faltering start to their title defence.

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Europe faces transport chaos as deadly cold snap persists

Europe faces transport chaos as deadly cold snap persists

Snow, ice and high winds brought transport chaos to swathes of Europe for a third day on Wednesday, with hundreds of flights cancelled and passengers stranded.

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Bangladesh in talks with ICC over fate of cricket World Cup games

Bangladesh in talks with ICC over fate of cricket World Cup games

Bangladesh cricket said Wednesday it was in talks with governing body the ICC seeking a "practical" solution to its request to move its T20 World Cup matches out of India.

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Bardot to be buried in Saint-Tropez as cause of death revealed

Bardot to be buried in Saint-Tropez as cause of death revealed

Well-wishers gathered in Brigitte Bardot's hometown of Saint-Tropez on Wednesday for the funeral of the French screen icon as her husband revealed she had died from cancer.

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