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Real Madrid as good as Man City even without Mbappe: Arbeloa

Real Madrid as good as Man City even without Mbappe: Arbeloa

Real Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa said Tuesday his team should not feel inferior to Champions League opponents Manchester City, even without injured striker Kylian Mbappe.

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Musk, already world's richest person, eyes $1 trillion fortune

Musk, already world's richest person, eyes $1 trillion fortune

Elon Musk's estimated $839 billion net worth has made him the wealthiest individual ever recorded, Forbes said Tuesday, as billionaires worldwide saw their combined fortunes surge in the past year to an all-time high of $20.1 trillion.

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US energy secretary's post saying US escorted tanker in Hormuz deleted

US energy secretary's post saying US escorted tanker in Hormuz deleted

A post by US Energy Secretary Chris Wright saying that the US Navy had escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz was deleted on Tuesday, minutes after his account had posted it.

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Peruvian literary great Alfredo Bryce Echenique dead at 87

Peruvian literary great Alfredo Bryce Echenique dead at 87

Peruvian author Alfredo Bryce Echenique, a leading figure in Latin American literature, has died at the age of 87, the government-affiliated House of Peruvian Literature announced Tuesday.

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After women players defect, Iran hints men will skip World Cup

After women players defect, Iran hints men will skip World Cup

The head of the Iranian Football Federation on Tuesday cast further doubt on his country's participation in this summer's World Cup, saying women playing in the Asian Cup in Australia had been coerced into defecting.

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Lossiemouth in 'league of her own' as she wins Champion Hurdle

Lossiemouth in 'league of her own' as she wins Champion Hurdle

Lossiemouth coasted to victory in the Champion Hurdle, the feature race of the first day of the Cheltenham Festival on Tuesday, rewarding trainer Willie Mullins's decision to skip the Mares Hurdle.

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Oil crisis: Is world better placed than in 1973?

Oil crisis: Is world better placed than in 1973?

Ten days after the first American and Israeli strikes against Iran, oil prices have cooled slightly after soaring above $100 a barrel.

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Trump administration does about face on autism treatment

Trump administration does about face on autism treatment

The Trump administration did an about-face Tuesday on an autism treatment it had promoted with great fanfare.

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Oil plunges, stocks rise as Trump says Iran war over 'very soon'

Oil plunges, stocks rise as Trump says Iran war over 'very soon'

Oil prices sank and equities pushed higher Tuesday following a wild day of swings that came after President Donald Trump signalled that the US-Israeli war on Iran could end sooner than thought.

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Global energy body discusses releasing strategic oil reserves

Global energy body discusses releasing strategic oil reserves

Member states of the International Energy Agency (IEA) were set to meet on Tuesday for crisis talks to assess security of supply and the potential release of emergency stocks as the Middle East war roils markets, the body's chief said.

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