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Fans vandalise India stadium after Messi's abrupt exit

Fans vandalise India stadium after Messi's abrupt exit

Angry spectators broke down barricades and stormed the pitch at a stadium in India after football star Lionel Messi, who is on a three-day tour of the country, abruptly left the arena.

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Women sommeliers are cracking male-dominated wine world open

Women sommeliers are cracking male-dominated wine world open

Women who have fought their way to the top of the male-dominated wine sommelier world say their profession is becoming less sexist and more open -- even if men continue to win all the prizes.

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Exhibition of Franco-Chinese print master Zao Wou-Ki opens in Hong Kong

Exhibition of Franco-Chinese print master Zao Wou-Ki opens in Hong Kong

An exhibition by the Franco-Chinese master printmaker Zao Wou-Ki opened in Hong Kong on Saturday, the first time his work has been on display in Asia.

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Why SpaceX IPO plan is generating so much buzz

Why SpaceX IPO plan is generating so much buzz

More than 20 years after founding SpaceX, the record-breaking company that transformed the global space industry, Elon Musk is planning to take the enterprise public.

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US unseals warrant for tanker seized off Venezuelan coast

US unseals warrant for tanker seized off Venezuelan coast

US authorities on Friday unsealed the warrant for an oil tanker seized off the coast of Venezuela decried as "international piracy" by Caracas.

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Leinster stutter before beating Leicester in Champions Cup

Leinster stutter before beating Leicester in Champions Cup

Four-times champions Leinster sputtered at Leicester on Friday night before pulling ahead in the dying minutes to open round two of the Champions Cup group stage with an 23-15 win in Pool 3.

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World stocks mostly slide, consolidating Fed-fuelled gains

World stocks mostly slide, consolidating Fed-fuelled gains

Stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic pulled back Friday as profit-taking trimmed some of the gains seen after the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut this week.

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Crypto firm Tether bids for Juventus, is quickly rebuffed

Crypto firm Tether bids for Juventus, is quickly rebuffed

Cryptocurrency firm Tether said Friday it had submitted a bid to Juventus's main shareholder, Exor, to acquire its entire stake in the Turin football club -- but was quickly rebuffed.

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Union sink second-placed Leipzig to climb in Bundesliga

Union sink second-placed Leipzig to climb in Bundesliga

Goals from Oliver Burke and Ilyas Ansah sealed a 3-1 home win for Union Berlin on Friday to deny RB Leipzig the chance to close the gap on Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich.

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US Treasury lifts sanctions on Brazil Supreme Court justice

US Treasury lifts sanctions on Brazil Supreme Court justice

The US Treasury Department lifted sanctions Friday on Brazil Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who oversaw a trial of his country's jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro.

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