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Bodo/Glimt sink Inter to continue Champions League fairy tale

Bodo/Glimt sink Inter to continue Champions League fairy tale

Bodo/Glimt completed the greatest achievement in the Norwegian minnows' history on Tuesday by winning 2-1 at Inter Milan and reaching the last 16 of the Champions League, 5-2 on aggregate.

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Tech shares rebound as markets weigh AI impacts

Tech shares rebound as markets weigh AI impacts

Tech shares bounced on Tuesday following the prior session's selloff as markets weigh the impact of artificial intelligence on incumbent technology companies while navigating tariff uncertainty.

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Puerto Vallarta: the Mexican paradise in flames over the killing of 'El Mencho'

Puerto Vallarta: the Mexican paradise in flames over the killing of 'El Mencho'

Known as a sunny tourist paradise, parts of the coastal city of Puerto Vallarta seem more like the set of a war film in the aftermath of violent chaos spurred by the capture and death of Mexico's most-wanted drug lord.

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Sorloth treble helps Atletico past Brugge into Champions League last 16

Sorloth treble helps Atletico past Brugge into Champions League last 16

Alexander Sorloth's hat-trick fired Atletico Madrid into the Champions League last 16 with an emphatic 4-1 win over Club Brugge on Tuesday, progressing 7-4 on aggregate from the play-off round.

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Louvre president hands in resignation to Macron: Elysee

Louvre president hands in resignation to Macron: Elysee

The head of France's Louvre museum resigned on Tuesday, the office of the French presidency announced, following a months-long string of scandals -- including the brazen theft of priceless jewels in broad daylight.

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Torrential rains leave 25 dead in Brazil, dozens missing

Torrential rains leave 25 dead in Brazil, dozens missing

Torrential rains in southeastern Brazil have left at least 25 people dead and 43 missing as a river burst its banks and a wall of mud swept away houses in the middle of the night, officials said Tuesday.

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Northeast US faces power cuts and school closures after snowstorm

Northeast US faces power cuts and school closures after snowstorm

The northeast United States was grappling Tuesday with the fallout of a huge winter storm, with many schools closed and some 300,000 homes and businesses lacking power.

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World-class Brook played 'the best innings of his life' - Afridi

World-class Brook played 'the best innings of his life' - Afridi

Shaheen Shah Afridi hailed Harry Brook's century as a "world-class knock" after it took England into the T20 World Cup semi-finals and floored Pakistan to leave their hopes of making the last four out of their own hands.

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Guadalajara: World Cup host city rocked by narco violence

Guadalajara: World Cup host city rocked by narco violence

An outpouring of cartel violence in the World Cup host city of Guadalajara, triggered by the death of the country's biggest drug baron, has cast a shadow over Mexico's preparations for the football extravaganza.

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Briiliant Brook 100 puts England into T20 World Cup semi-finals

Briiliant Brook 100 puts England into T20 World Cup semi-finals

Captain Harry Brook scored his first T20 international century to take England into the World Cup semi-finals with a nervy two-wicket win against Pakistan in the Super Eights in Kandy.

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