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BREAKING: Football ‘super agent’ Mino Raiola dies aged 54

Raiola was the agent of many football stars like Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Paul Pogba, Erling Haaland, Pavel Nedved and many others.

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BREAKING: World’s Richest Man Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44billion

Elon Musk, the world's richest man Monday evening sealed a deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion, capping a saga complete with...

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UN General Assembly suspends Russia from Human Rights Council

Russia swiftly rejected the suspension, with its foreign ministry blasting the move as "illegal and politically motivated, aimed at ostentatiously punishing a...

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Elon Musk takes 9% stake in Twitter to become top shareholder, starts poll on edit button

In less than three hours of starting the poll, more than 1.2 million users voted, with over 75% of them backing an...

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Will Smith resigns from Oscars Academy

"I betrayed the trust of the Academy. I deprived other nominees and winners of their opportunity to celebrate and be celebrated for...

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Will Smith apologises to Chris Rock over Oscars slap

"I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris. I was out of line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and...

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Abramovich, Ukraine negotiators suffer suspected poisoning – Report

It was not clear exactly who may have conducted the alleged attack, but those targeted blamed hardliners in Moscow seeking to disrupt...

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Zelensky calls for worldwide protests against Russia’s war

"Come from your offices, your homes, your schools and universities, come in the name of peace, come with Ukrainian symbols to support...

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Zelensky asks U.S. to “do more” to help Ukraine

Zelensky also called on the United States to double down on sanctions against Russia, including asking all American companies to end their...

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Global COVID-19 cases on rise again despite reduced testing: WHO

According to Maria van Kerkhove, WHO’s COVID-19 technical lead, more than 11 million cases have been reported to WHO in the last...

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Nearly 30 million under lockdown in China as coronavirus resurges

China reported 5,280 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, more than double the previous day's tally as the highly-transmissible Omicron variant spreads across...

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Fox News cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski killed in Ukraine

"Pierre was a war zone photographer who covered nearly every international story for Fox News from Iraq to Afghanistan to Syria during...

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Former U.S. President Barack Obama tests positive for COVID-19

“I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise,” Obama tweeted."

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Russia squeezes Kyiv as ‘unimaginable’ tragedy looms in Ukraine

Sixteen days after Moscow shocked the world by invading Ukraine, the United Nations and others said it may be committing war crimes

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Facebook allows calls for violence against ‘Russian invaders’

The policy decision from Facebook and Instagram's parent Meta was met immediately with controversy, but the social media giant defended its change.

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Islamic State confirms death of leader Qurayshi, names successor

The US said the Iraqi jihadist blew himself up, killing his family, during a special forces raid on his hideout in north-western...

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US senator calls for Putin’s assassination

Ukraine says at least 350 civilians have been killed since Putin launched the invasion last week, and over 1 million have fled...

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Uganda, 16 African countries refrain from UN vote to condemn Russia invasion

Voted by 141 of the 193 member states of the UN, the vote became only a first in 40 years when the...

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China denies asking Russia to delay invasion until after Olympics

A New York Times report said Beijing had some level of direct knowledge about Russia's war plans or intentions before the invasion...

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Abramovich to sell Chelsea with net proceeds going to Ukraine war victims

The dramatic development comes days after Abramovich said he was handing over control of Chelsea to trustees of its charitable foundation following...