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Macron thanks China's Xi for not imposing duties on French cognac

Macron thanks China's Xi for not imposing duties on French cognac

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday thanked Chinese leader Xi Jinping for not imposing "provisional" customs duties on French cognac amid an ongoing probe, and presented him with bottles of the expensive drink.

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'Unbelievable' Suryakumar hits ton as Mumbai dent Hyderabad's play-off push

'Unbelievable' Suryakumar hits ton as Mumbai dent Hyderabad's play-off push

Suryakumar Yadav hit an unbeaten 102 to lead Mumbai Indians to a crushing seven-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday as teams jostle for a play-off berth in the IPL.

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Artist graffitis famous vagina painting by French master

Artist graffitis famous vagina painting by French master

Two women Monday sprayed the words "MeToo" on a 19th-century painting of a woman's vagina by French artist Gustave Courbet in a stunt by a performance artist, a museum and the artist said.

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Suryakumar hits ton as Mumbai dent Hyderabad's play-off push

Suryakumar hits ton as Mumbai dent Hyderabad's play-off push

Suryakumar Yadav hit an unbeaten 102 to lead Mumbai Indians to a crushing seven-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday as teams jostle for a play-off berth in the IPL.

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Hamas accepts Gaza truce proposal as Israel urges Rafah evacuation

Hamas accepts Gaza truce proposal as Israel urges Rafah evacuation

Hamas on Monday said it had accepted a proposal for a truce in the seven-month-old war in Gaza, after Israel told Palestinians in Rafah to evacuate ahead of a long-threatened invasion of the city.

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No let up yet for flood-battered south Brazil

No let up yet for flood-battered south Brazil

The rains may have abated, but floodwaters on Monday continued their assault on southern Brazil, with hundreds of municipalities in ruins amid fears that food and drinking water may soon run out.

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Vote count underway in junta-led Chad in a first for coup-hit region

Vote count underway in junta-led Chad in a first for coup-hit region

Counting was underway Monday evening after Chadians voted in a presidential election to end three years of military rule that opponents of junta leader Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno have dismissed as a fix.

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Clark, Aberg, Lowry and Lee join TGL Bay club

Clark, Aberg, Lowry and Lee join TGL Bay club

Reigning US Open champion Wyndham Clark, Sweden's sixth-ranked Ludvig Aberg, 2019 British Open winner Shane Lowry and Australian Min Woo Lee were named Monday to the TGL's Bay Golf Club.

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NBA Mavericks sign coach Kidd to multi-year contract extension

NBA Mavericks sign coach Kidd to multi-year contract extension

The Dallas Mavericks signed head coach Jason Kidd to a multi-year contract extension on Monday, the NBA club announced, removing Kidd as a candidate for the Los Angeles Lakers vacancy.

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Moyes to leave West Ham at end of the season

Moyes to leave West Ham at end of the season

West Ham manager David Moyes will leave "by mutual consent" when his contract expires at the end of the season, the Premier League club said Monday.

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