Sprint banter sees Duplantis v Warholm in Zurich 100m exhibition
As head-to-head exhibition 100 metres races go, it is certainly one that catches the eye: pole vault king Armand Duplantis up against 400m hurdles master Karsten Warholm in Zurich on Wednesday.
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International outcry grows over Venezuela opposition arrest warrant
The United States, European Union and nine Latin American countries on Tuesday rejected an arrest warrant issued in Venezuela against opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who claims to have rightfully won the July presidential election.
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Dozens killed in Russian strike on Ukrainian city of Poltava
At least 51 people were killed and hundreds injured in a Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Poltava Tuesday, authorities said, in one of the single deadliest strikes of the two-and-a-half-year war.
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Oil prices, stocks slump on growth worries
Oil prices slumped more than four percent and stock markets retreated Tuesday as worries about growth in China and the United States weighed on sentiment.
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UK walks tightrope with hardened stance on Israel
The backlash to Britain's suspension of some arms exports to Israel shows the fine line the Labour government has to tread in its relations with its Middle Eastern ally.
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Tiafoe, Fritz target all-American US Open semi-final
Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz attempt to set up an all-American US Open semi-final on Tuesday and move closer to ending the country's 21-year wait for a male Grand Slam champion.
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007's Daniel Craig stars in drug-fuelled love story "Queer"
In his new film "Queer", Daniel Craig sheds his suave 007 persona for the loneliness and anguish of a drug-addicted gay man, in a love story based on the William Burroughs novel.
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Ugandan Olympian suffers 80 percent burns after partner 'set her on fire'
A Ugandan Olympian was in intensive care in Kenya on Tuesday suffering 80 percent burns after being doused with petrol and set on fire allegedly by her partner, the latest horrific incident of gender-based violence in the East African country.
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Israel PM unbowed by pressure for truce in Gaza war
Concern mounted on Tuesday over the chances of securing a Gaza truce, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed making any "concessions" in stalled talks towards a hostage release deal.
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DR Congo jail break attempt leaves 129 dead
An attempted jail break from DR Congo's largest prison has left at least 129 people dead and led to women being raped, the interior minister said Tuesday.
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