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Klopp mocks Boehly plan for Premier League all-star game

Klopp mocks Boehly plan for Premier League all-star game

Jurgen Klopp has poured scorn on the idea of a US-style all-star Premier League game floated by new Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly, asking whether the Harlem Globetrotters will be also be involved.

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Activism and '90s glamour on display at New York Fashion Week

Activism and '90s glamour on display at New York Fashion Week

Glamour on the one hand, activism on the other: designers Tory Burch and Gabriela Hearst showcased two different approaches to New York Fashion Week on Tuesday.

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UK monarchy criticised over staff redundancy notices

UK monarchy criticised over staff redundancy notices

A British trade union on Wednesday criticised as "callous" a decision by the monarchy to issue redundancy notices this week to some staff at King Charles III's former official residence.

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Activism and 90s glamor on display at New York Fashion Week

Activism and 90s glamor on display at New York Fashion Week

Glamor on the one hand, activism on the other: designers Tory Burch and Gabriela Hearst showcased two different approaches to New York Fashion Week on Tuesday.

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Gin gin! Queen was a tonic for All Blacks legend Fitzpatrick

Gin gin! Queen was a tonic for All Blacks legend Fitzpatrick

New Zealand rugby legend Sean Fitzpatrick, who paid two visits to Buckingham Palace with the All Blacks, said the late Queen Elizabeth II taught him an invaluable piece of etiquette.

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Sudanese recall queen's visit in years before partition

Sudanese recall queen's visit in years before partition

It has been more than 50 years since Queen Elizabeth II visited Sudan but there are still some who remember her tour of the formerly British-ruled territory in its first decade of independence.

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Crowds build to see Queen Elizabeth II lying in state

Crowds build to see Queen Elizabeth II lying in state

King Charles III leads a procession of the coffin of his mother Queen Elizabeth II through London on Wednesday, before hundreds of thousands of people pay their final respects.

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'Majestic' Greek 'Zorba' star Irene Papas dies at 93

'Majestic' Greek 'Zorba' star Irene Papas dies at 93

Greek-born actor Irene Papas, famous for her fiery appearances in the internationally acclaimed "The Guns of Navarone" and "Zorba the Greek", died Wednesday at the age of 93.

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UK inflation eases from 40-year high

UK inflation eases from 40-year high

UK inflation has eased on lower motor fuel costs but remains close to 40-year peaks, official data showed Wednesday as the nation faces more strikes over a cost-of-living crisis.

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Google handed setback as EU court upholds record fine

Google handed setback as EU court upholds record fine

The European Union's second-highest court on Wednesday overwhelmingly upheld the EU's record fine against Google over its Android operating system for mobile phones, slightly reducing the fee for technical reasons.

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