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Five killed, at least 6 injured in Kentucky bank shooting

Five killed, at least 6 injured in Kentucky bank shooting

Five people were killed and at least six others hospitalized following a shooting targeting a bank Monday in downtown Louisville, in the US state of Kentucky, according to police who said the assailant had been neutralized.

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French ballet choreographer Lacotte dies aged 91

French ballet choreographer Lacotte dies aged 91

Pierre Lacotte, a French choreographer who as a young man helped ballet superstar Rudolf Nureyev defect from the Soviet Union, died aged 91 on Monday, his wife said.

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Sextet shine in cycling's new golden age

Sextet shine in cycling's new golden age

Mathieu van der Poel's triumph at Paris-Roubaix on Sunday is further confirmation of the stranglehold six cycling superstars have on the sport, which is basking in a new golden age as they sweep aside everyone in their path.

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Guardiola ready to pit his wits against old rival Tuchel

Guardiola ready to pit his wits against old rival Tuchel

Pep Guardiola is relishing the chance to pit his wits against Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel as the Manchester City boss looks to avenge his team's 2021 Champions League final defeat at the German's hands.

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Assistant ref stood down after Robertson elbow incident

Assistant ref stood down after Robertson elbow incident

Assistant referee Constantine Hatzidakis will not be involved in any matches while the Football Association investigate whether he elbowed Liverpool's Andrew Robertson.

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Toll rises to four in French building collapse

Toll rises to four in French building collapse

Rescue workers on Monday recovered a fourth body from the rubble of a collapsed apartment in France's Marseille, a cabinet minister said, as firefighters raced against the clock to find four people still missing.

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Rescuers find sixth body after French Alps avalanche

Rescuers find sixth body after French Alps avalanche

Emergency workers found two more victims of an avalanche near Mont Blanc in southeastern France on Monday, bringing the death toll from the tragedy to six.

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Italy's Berlusconi steadily improving, doctors say

Italy's Berlusconi steadily improving, doctors say

Italian former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, who has been in hospital for leukaemia and a lung infection, is getting progressively better, doctors said Monday, expressing "cautious optimism" over his condition.

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Toll rises to three in French building collapse

Toll rises to three in French building collapse

Searchers on Monday recovered a third body from the rubble of a collapsed apartment in France's Marseille, as rescue workers raced against the clock to find five people still missing.

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Fifth victim found after French Alps avalanche

Fifth victim found after French Alps avalanche

A fifth person has been found dead and one is still missing after an avalanche near Mont Blanc in southeastern France, the local prosecutor's office said Monday.

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