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Is time up for Ten Hag after Man Utd implosion?

Is time up for Ten Hag after Man Utd implosion?

Erik ten Hag insists he is the man to revive embattled Manchester United after they hit a new low against Crystal Palace. But will he even be there for the FA Cup final?

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Stock markets mostly rise on lower rates optimism

Stock markets mostly rise on lower rates optimism

Stock markets extended the week's rally Tuesday on optimism that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this year.

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Rescuers search for survivors in deadly S.Africa building collapse

Rescuers search for survivors in deadly S.Africa building collapse

Rescuers said Tuesday they had made contact with 11 people as they raced to save dozens still unaccounted for nearly 24 hours after the deadly collapse of a building in the South African city of George.

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Olympic flame to arrive in France ahead of Paris Olympics

Olympic flame to arrive in France ahead of Paris Olympics

The Olympic flame is set to arrive in the French port of Marseille on Wednesday in front of a crowd of up to 150,000 people in a first major test of the hugely ambitious plans for the Paris Games.

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Macron hosts Xi in French mountains to press messages on Ukraine, trade

Macron hosts Xi in French mountains to press messages on Ukraine, trade

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday was to host Chinese leader Xi Jinping at one of his beloved childhood haunts in the Pyrenees mountains, seeking to press a message to Beijing not to support Russia's war against Ukraine and to accept fairer trade.

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Major German companies warn against vote for extremism

Major German companies warn against vote for extremism

Germany's biggest companies said Tuesday they have formed an alliance to campaign against extremism ahead of key EU Parliament elections, when the far right is projected to make strong gains.

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UK says defence ministry targeted in cyberattack

UK says defence ministry targeted in cyberattack

A senior British lawmaker said on Tuesday China was probably behind a massive cyberattack on the names and banking details of UK armed forces personnel, prompting a furious denial by Beijing.

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Malaysia acid-attack footballer in 'critical but stable' condition

Malaysia acid-attack footballer in 'critical but stable' condition

A Malaysian national team footballer who was the victim of an acid attack is in a "critical but stable" condition Tuesday with fourth-degree burns that will require more surgery, a football official told AFP.

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The spartan retreat where Kenya's star athletes train

The spartan retreat where Kenya's star athletes train

Daily training, frugal living, shared household chores: The Kaptagat camp, where Kenyan athletics stars Eliud Kipchoge and Faith Kipyegon are preparing for the Paris Games, is a protected retreat, known for its focus on self-discipline.

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Flat-out: Hirscher boosts skiing in mountainless Netherlands

Flat-out: Hirscher boosts skiing in mountainless Netherlands

The mercury hits six degrees below freezing and the snow crunches underfoot as the ski-school kids carve down the piste towards the button lift. Yet many of them have never seen a mountain.

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