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Duterte says he is 'responsible' as ICC takes him into custody

Duterte says he is 'responsible' as ICC takes him into custody

Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said he was "responsible" as the International Criminal Court took him into custody Wednesday to face charges of crimes against humanity over his war on drugs.

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Trump administration unveils sweeping environment rollbacks

Trump administration unveils sweeping environment rollbacks

President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday announced a wave of environmental rollbacks targeting Biden-era green policies, including carbon limits on power plants, tailpipe emissions standards and protections for waterways.

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Confident Mourinho eyes Fenerbahce Europa League comeback at Rangers

Confident Mourinho eyes Fenerbahce Europa League comeback at Rangers

Jose Mourinho bragged that Fenerbahce are a better team than Rangers as he challenged Ibrox interim boss Barry Ferguson not to take a cautious approach against his side in Thursday's Europa League last-16 second leg.

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Dortmund fight back to beat Lille and reach Champions League quarters

Dortmund fight back to beat Lille and reach Champions League quarters

Borussia Dortmund recovered from losing an early goal to fight back and beat Lille 2-1 in France in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday, sealing a 3-2 aggregate victory and a place in the quarter-finals.

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Motsepe tells controversial Eto'o: 'Past remains in the past'

Motsepe tells controversial Eto'o: 'Past remains in the past'

Re-elected CAF president Patrice Motsepe told new executive committee member and former Cameroon star Samuel Eto'o on Wednesday in Cairo that the "past remains in the past".

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Harvey Weinstein's lawyer calls for 'fresh eye' at sex crimes retrial

Harvey Weinstein's lawyer calls for 'fresh eye' at sex crimes retrial

A lawyer for disgraced Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein called Wednesday for him to be given a "fresh eye" when he is retried for rape and sexual assault.

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Monopoly Go game maker Scopely to buy Pokemon Go team

Monopoly Go game maker Scopely to buy Pokemon Go team

Mobile games giant Scopely will pay $3.5 billion to acquire Niantic's game unit including the studio behind Pokemon Go, the companies announced on Tuesday.

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Norwegian ski jumpers suspended in 'extremely disturbing' equipment probe

Norwegian ski jumpers suspended in 'extremely disturbing' equipment probe

Norwegian ski jumpers Marius Lindvik and Johann Andre Forfang were suspended on Wednesday for allegedly manipulating equipment at the world championships in a case described as "extremely disturbing and disappointing".

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Trump cuts environment program for low-income, minority communities

Trump cuts environment program for low-income, minority communities

President Donald Trump's administration is set to eliminate environmental justice offices that address pollution in low-income and minority communities across the United States, such as Louisiana's "Cancer Alley."

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Messi to travel with Miami for Jamaican tie

Messi to travel with Miami for Jamaican tie

Lionel Messi, who has sat out Inter Miami's last three games, will travel to Jamaica for Thursday's CONCACAF Champions Cup match with Kingston side Cavalier, coach Javier Mascherano said on Wednesday.

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