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Wine consumption falls heavily into the red

Wine consumption falls heavily into the red

Worldwide consumption of wine fell in 2024 to its lowest level in more than 60 years, the main trade body said Tuesday, raising concerns about new risks from US tariffs.

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Barca through to Champions League semis despite Guirassy hat-trick

Barca through to Champions League semis despite Guirassy hat-trick

Barcelona are through to the Champions League semi-finals with a 5-3 aggregate win, despite losing 3-1 at Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday with Serhou Guirassy hitting a hat-trick.

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PSG survive Aston Villa scare to reach Champions League semis

PSG survive Aston Villa scare to reach Champions League semis

Paris Saint-Germain survived a second half onslaught to beat Aston Villa 5-4 on aggregate and reach the Champions League semi-finals despite a 3-2 defeat on Tuesday.

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Pandemic treaty talks fight late hurdles

Pandemic treaty talks fight late hurdles

The head of the World Health Organization made a new plea for action Tuesday as talks on a landmark agreement on tackling future pandemics struggled to overcome late obstacles.

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Trump resurrects ghost of US military bases in Panama

Trump resurrects ghost of US military bases in Panama

US President Donald Trump's bid to take back control of the Panama Canal has put his counterpart Jose Raul Mulino in a difficult position and revived fears in the Central American country that US military bases will return.

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Family seeks homicide charges against owners of collapsed Dominican nightclub

Family seeks homicide charges against owners of collapsed Dominican nightclub

The family of one of 231 people killed when a Dominican nightclub roof collapsed on concert-goers is seeking manslaughter charges against the establishment's owners, according to a legal filing Tuesday.

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Boeing faces fresh crisis with US-China trade war

Boeing faces fresh crisis with US-China trade war

US aviation giant Boeing, fresh off a crippling labor dispute and quality control crisis, has now found itself drawn into the escalating trade conflict between Washington and Beijing.

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Canada offers automakers tariff relief, Honda denies weighing move

Canada offers automakers tariff relief, Honda denies weighing move

Ottawa on Tuesday offered tariff relief to automakers on condition they maintain production in Canada, fearing US President Donald Trump's policies could trigger a flight of the key manufacturing sector to the United States.

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Facebook added 'value' to Instagram, Zuckerberg says in antitrust trial

Facebook added 'value' to Instagram, Zuckerberg says in antitrust trial

Social media titan Mark Zuckerberg testified for a second day Tuesday in a landmark US antitrust trial, defending his conglomerate Meta against accusations it took over Instagram and WhatsApp to devour budding competitors.

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French Ligue 1 clubs vote to break TV deal with DAZN

French Ligue 1 clubs vote to break TV deal with DAZN

French Ligue 1 clubs on Tuesday voted in favour of breaking their domestic television deal with DAZN at the end of this season, leaving them facing an uncertain future.

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