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German carnival revellers take sidesweep at Putin, Trump, Epstein

German carnival revellers take sidesweep at Putin, Trump, Epstein

From Donald Trump to Vladimir Putin, no-one is safe when Germans celebrate carnival with floats that satirise politicians. But the Russian president is not laughing.

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Killing of far-right activist stokes tensions in France

Killing of far-right activist stokes tensions in France

France's government accused the hard left Monday of being partly responsible for the killing of a far-right activist last week.

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Record Jacks fifty carries England to 202-7 in must-win Italy match

Record Jacks fifty carries England to 202-7 in must-win Italy match

Will Jacks scored the fastest T20 World Cup fifty for England as they posted 202-7 on Monday in their must-win Group C clash against Italy in Kolkata.

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African players in Europe: Salah hailed after Liverpool FA Cup win

African players in Europe: Salah hailed after Liverpool FA Cup win

Liverpool manager Arne Slot praised Egypt captain Mohamed Salah after his penalty sealed a 3-0 FA Cup victory over Brighton at the weekend.

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Taiwan's cycling 'missionary', Giant founder King Liu, dies at 91

Taiwan's cycling 'missionary', Giant founder King Liu, dies at 91

King Liu, the founder of Taiwanese bicycle maker Giant and a self-described "missionary" for cycling culture, died on Monday at the age of 91, the company said.

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McGrath tops Olympic slalom times but Braathen out

McGrath tops Olympic slalom times but Braathen out

Norway's Atle Lie McGrath topped times in an attritional first leg of the men's Olympic slalom in Bormio on Monday which saw Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen among the casualties.

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Greenland's west coast posts warmest January on record

Greenland's west coast posts warmest January on record

Greenland's capital Nuuk registered its warmest ever January -- beating a record that stood for 109 years -- as temperatures soared across the Arctic island's west coast, the Danish Meteorological Institute said Monday.

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South Africa into Super Eights without playing as Afghanistan beat UAE

South Africa into Super Eights without playing as Afghanistan beat UAE

South Africa qualified for the T20 World Cup Super Eights on Monday without playing as Afghanistan's win over the United Arab Emirates was enough to send them through from Group D.

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Madagascar cyclone death toll rises to 59

Madagascar cyclone death toll rises to 59

Flooding and fierce winds have pushed Madagascar's death toll from Cyclone Gezani to 59, with more than a dozen people still unaccounted for, the country's disaster agency said on Monday.

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ByteDance vows to boost safeguards after AI model infringement claims

ByteDance vows to boost safeguards after AI model infringement claims

Chinese tech giant ByteDance said it was taking steps to "strengthen current safeguards" after Hollywood heavyweights accused its new AI video model of copyright infringement.

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