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Shakira kicks off first world tour in seven years

Shakira kicks off first world tour in seven years

Shakira launched her first worldwide tour in seven years from Rio de Janeiro this week for her latest Grammy-winning album "Las mujeres ya no lloran" (Women Don't Cry Anymore).

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Bankrupt ex-Turkey operator of KFC, Pizza Hut says wages to be paid

Bankrupt ex-Turkey operator of KFC, Pizza Hut says wages to be paid

The former operator of the KFC and Pizza Hut franchises in Turkey on Wednesday promised to pay the outstanding salaries of its 7,000 staff just days after filing for bankruptcy.

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Arsenal's Havertz out for season with torn hamstring - reports

Arsenal's Havertz out for season with torn hamstring - reports

Arsenal's bid to win the Premier League could suffer a major setback following reports Kai Havertz is set to be ruled out for the remainder of the season.

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Von Allmen claims second world gold as Swiss sweep team combined

Von Allmen claims second world gold as Swiss sweep team combined

Newly-crowned downhill champion Franjo von Allmen and Loic Meillard claimed gold to lead an impressive Swiss cleansweep of the podium in the men's team combined at the World Ski Championships in Saalbach on Wednesday.

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Record-setting Breetzke lifts South Africa to 352-5 in tri series

Record-setting Breetzke lifts South Africa to 352-5 in tri series

Mathew Breetzke became the first batter to score a hundred and a half-century in his opening two one-day internationals as South Africa made 352-5 against Pakistan in Karachi on Wednesday.

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Motor racing's Jordan leads buy out of cash-strapped London Irish

Motor racing's Jordan leads buy out of cash-strapped London Irish

London Irish rugby club have been bought out of administration by a consortium led by former Formula One team boss Eddie Jordan, it was announced Wednesday.

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Southgate's ex-assistant wins first game as Yokohama boss

Southgate's ex-assistant wins first game as Yokohama boss

Former England assistant Steve Holland won his first game in charge of Japan's Yokohama F-Marinos, beating China's Shanghai Shenhua 1-0 on Wednesday to top the Asian Champions League East table.

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Spain prosecutor tells trial 'no doubt' Rubiales kiss 'non-consensual'

Spain prosecutor tells trial 'no doubt' Rubiales kiss 'non-consensual'

Spanish public prosecutor Marta Durantez Gil on Wednesday told the trial of ex-football chief Luis Rubiales there was "no doubt" the kiss he gave Jenni Hermoso in 2023 was "non-consensual".

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Gill ton helps India to 356 in third England ODI

Gill ton helps India to 356 in third England ODI

Top-order batsman Shubman Gill kept up his good form to hit 112 and help India reach 356 all out in the third and final one-day international against England on Wednesday.

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The US citizens held in Russian prisons

The US citizens held in Russian prisons

American Marc Fogel is back on US soil Wednesday after being released from a Russian prison, in what US President Donald Trump said he hoped was the start of warming ties between Washington and Moscow.

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