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Salah to leave Liverpool at the end of the season

Salah to leave Liverpool at the end of the season

Mohamed Salah is to leave Liverpool at the end of this season, the Premier League champions announced Tuesday ending an "illustrious" nine years on Merseyside.

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Iran, Israel trade strikes as push for talks intensifies

Iran, Israel trade strikes as push for talks intensifies

Iran and Israel traded fresh strikes on Tuesday as the Middle East war ground on, though a diplomatic push to bring Iran and the United States to the negotiating table appeared to be gathering pace.

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Lukaku to miss Belgium World Cup warm-up trip to US

Lukaku to miss Belgium World Cup warm-up trip to US

Belgium's all-time leading goalscorer Romelu Lukaku will miss his country's visit to the United States for two 2026 World Cup warm-up matches, the Belgian football federation (RBFA) announced on Tuesday.

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Data canary shows economy already suffering from Middle East war

Data canary shows economy already suffering from Middle East war

Soaring fuel prices due to the Middle East war and snarled supply chains are already hurting businesses, business survey data published Tuesday showed.

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Oil prices jump as Trump's Iran claims raise doubts

Oil prices jump as Trump's Iran claims raise doubts

Oil prices jumped on Tuesday as traders turned cautious over the prospect of a negotiated agreement between the United States and Iran to end the Middle East war.

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In world first, antimatter taken on test drive at CERN

In world first, antimatter taken on test drive at CERN

CERN scientists on Tuesday pulled off the unprecedented feat of transporting antiprotons by road, successfully test-driving the world's first antimatter delivery system, with an eye to one day supplying research labs across Europe.

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Mammals cannot be cloned infinitely, mice study discovers

Mammals cannot be cloned infinitely, mice study discovers

There is a limit on how many times a mammal can be cloned before suffering "mutational meltdown", Japanese scientists have discovered, after making 1,200 clones over two decades that started off with a single mouse.

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600-year-old pinot noir grape found in medieval French toilet

600-year-old pinot noir grape found in medieval French toilet

A 600-year-old grape seed discovered in the toilets of a medieval French hospital is genetically identical to the grapes still being used to make pinot noir wine, scientists said Tuesday.

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NASA to build $20 bn moon base, pause orbital lunar station plans

NASA to build $20 bn moon base, pause orbital lunar station plans

NASA's chief on Tuesday said the US space agency will invest $20 billion to develop a base on the Moon, while suspending its plans to create the lunar orbital space station known as Gateway.

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Czech 'arks' help preserve Ukraine's cultural heritage

Czech 'arks' help preserve Ukraine's cultural heritage

The National Museum in Prague on Tuesday unveiled a van containing a 3D scanning device that will soon travel to war-ravaged Ukraine to help preserve its cultural artifacts.

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