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Right-wing opposition ups ante against Spain govt over graft case

Right-wing opposition ups ante against Spain govt over graft case

Spain's left-wing government is facing growing pressure from the country's right-wing opposition over a graft case linked to the purchase of face masks during the pandemic.

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Copenhagen boss Neestrup hopes for 'miracle' to stun Man City

Copenhagen boss Neestrup hopes for 'miracle' to stun Man City

FC Copenhagen manager Jacob Neestrup says his underdogs will need a "miracle" to knock out Champions League holders Manchester City in Wednesday's last 16 second leg.

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Censor battling playwright Edward Bond dies at 89: agent

Censor battling playwright Edward Bond dies at 89: agent

English playwright and theatre director Edward Bond, who took on censors with his controversial plays in the 1960s, has died at the age of 89, his agent said Tuesday.

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LIV ends quest for world golf ranking points: reports

LIV ends quest for world golf ranking points: reports

The Saudi-backed LIV Golf League has withdrawn its application for Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) points, according to multiple US reports on Tuesday.

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Taylor Swift urges Americans to vote on Super Tuesday

Taylor Swift urges Americans to vote on Super Tuesday

Much speculation has swirled around megastar Taylor Swift's potential power in the US presidential election, and on Tuesday she toe-dipped in, urging her fans to vote.

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Japan's Riken Yamamoto wins Pritzker prize for architecture

Japan's Riken Yamamoto wins Pritzker prize for architecture

Japanese architect Riken Yamamoto was awarded the Pritzker prize for architecture on Tuesday, the organizers said in a statement, praising his "reassuring style."

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Ireland face 'Catch-22' with India opener at T20 World Cup

Ireland face 'Catch-22' with India opener at T20 World Cup

Ireland coach Heinrich Malan said Tuesday that this summer's T20 World Cup would be special but it was a "Catch-22 situation" that his team would be playing India in their opening match.

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Dutch get first Holocaust museum, as anti-Semitism spikes

Dutch get first Holocaust museum, as anti-Semitism spikes

Eighty years after World War II, the Netherlands is poised to open its first Holocaust museum, hoping to raise awareness at a time when the Gaza war has driven up anti-Semitism.

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Simona Halep: 'Anti-diva' of tennis cleared for return from doping ban

Simona Halep: 'Anti-diva' of tennis cleared for return from doping ban

When Simona Halep stunned Serena Williams to win the 2019 Wimbledon title, the gutsy Romanian was one of the All England Club's more popular champions, cementing her standing as tennis's "anti-diva".

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Halep free to return after four-year doping ban reduced by CAS

Halep free to return after four-year doping ban reduced by CAS

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Tuesday reduced the four-year doping ban imposed on Romania's former world number one Simona Halep to nine months, which have already been served.

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