Riyadh Air, Saudia announce big Boeing 787 order
Riyadh Air and Saudia will purchase 78 Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes under agreements announced Tuesday in a giant order that underlines Saudi Arabia's goal to remake itself as a global aviation hub.
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World Cup 2026 to feature 12 groups of four teams
The expanded 2026 men's World Cup in North America will start with 12 groups of four teams, a change from the original planned format of 16 groups of three, football's world governing body FIFA announced on Tuesday.
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Malawi cyclone toll hits 190 as hopes for survivors fade
The death toll in Malawi from Cyclone Freddy nearly doubled to 190 on Tuesday after the record-breaking storm triggered floods and landslips in its second strike on Africa in less than three weeks.
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New research claims Leonardo da Vinci was son of a slave
Leonardo da Vinci, the painter of the "Mona Lisa" and a symbol of the Renaissance, was only half-Italian, his mother a slave from the Caucasus, new research revealed on Tuesday.
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'Nigerian Billy Elliot' meets British royalty
A poor Nigerian boy whose unlikely journey to a British dance academy is being chronicled by Disney met royalty on Tuesday, as he trains to become a professional.
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New US standards to limit 'forever chemicals' in drinking water
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new standards on Tuesday to limit levels of harmful so-called "forever chemicals" in public drinking water.
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Worker struggles with gig economy giants
In the battle between workers and gig economy giants, Uber notched up a rare win Monday when a court in California upheld a state law letting the company treat its drivers as independent contractors rather than employees.
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Ireland's Healy warns against taking 'dangerous' England lightly
Ireland may be hot favourites to beat England and seal the Six Nations Grand Slam this weekend but veteran prop Cian Healy said on Tuesday their opponents were "bloody dangerous" despite a record 53-10 thumping by France.
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'Double whammy' of extreme weather grips both US coasts
Heavy rain and snow wreaked havoc across the northeastern United States Tuesday, sparking flood warnings and power outages, as extreme weather gripped both American coasts.
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Man Utd's Garnacho vows to come back stronger after injury
Alejandro Garnacho has vowed to come back "stronger than ever" after being ruled out for Manchester United and world champions Argentina due to an injury suffered against Southampton on Sunday.
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