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Rio to host top tech conference Web Summit

Rio to host top tech conference Web Summit

The head of Web Summit, the huge technology conference dubbed the "Davos for geeks," announced Tuesday that Rio de Janeiro will host the first edition of the event outside Europe.

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Flamingo massacre: Fox kills dozens of birds at US National Zoo

Flamingo massacre: Fox kills dozens of birds at US National Zoo

A wild fox that breached an enclosure at Washington's National Zoo killed 25 flamingos and one duck before escaping, the facility said Tuesday, one month after a rabid fox went on a biting spree near the Capitol.

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Experts sound alarm over baby tongue surgery

Experts sound alarm over baby tongue surgery

Lea had no problems breastfeeding her newborn son when she took him to see an osteopath in Paris, who nonetheless recommended surgery to cut a "too thick" strip of tissue under his tongue.

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Infantino says Qatar migrant workers get pride from hard work

Infantino says Qatar migrant workers get pride from hard work

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said migrant workers gain pride from hard work when he was asked about the conditions of workers building World Cup stadiums and infrastructure in Qatar.

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Infantino says Qatar migrant workers take pride from hard work

Infantino says Qatar migrant workers take pride from hard work

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said migrant workers take pride from hard work when he was asked about the conditions of workers building World Cup stadiums and infrastructure in Qatar.

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Stock markets rise as Fed set to hike rate

Stock markets rise as Fed set to hike rate

Stock markets rose on Tuesday as the US Federal Reserve began a two-day meeting that is expected to conclude with a big rate increase to tame decades-high inflation.

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Wallaby Latu to leave Stade Francais 'with a heavy heart'

Wallaby Latu to leave Stade Francais 'with a heavy heart'

French club Stade Francais announced on Tuesday that Australia hooker Tolu Latu will leave the club.

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Civilians reach safety as Russia renews assault on Mariupol plant

Civilians reach safety as Russia renews assault on Mariupol plant

Russian forces launched a major assault Tuesday on the Azovstal steel plant, the last hold-out of Ukrainian forces in the devastated southern port city of Mariupol, as 101 civilians who had been trapped in the site for weeks were finally brought to safety.

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Two-time Grand Slam finalist Anderson retires from tennis at 35

Two-time Grand Slam finalist Anderson retires from tennis at 35

Kevin Anderson, who climbed to number five in the ATP rankings and reached two Grand Slam finals, announced on Tuesday he was retiring at 35, tweeting: "I gave my best."

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Spanish government on defensive over spyware claims

Spanish government on defensive over spyware claims

Spain's fragile coalition government was on the defensive Tuesday over its announcement that the mobile phones of the premier and defence minister were tapped using Pegasus spyware.

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