Max Verstappen signs long-term contract extension with Red Bull
World champion Max Verstappen has signed a long-term contract extension with Red Bull, the Formula One team announced on Thursday.
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Russian, Belarusian athletes banned from Winter Paralympics
Russian and Belarusian athletes were on Thursday banned from the Beijing Winter Paralympics over the war in Ukraine, with organisers bowing to international pressure and threats of a boycott.
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Ukraine pounded and exodus mounts as Russia seizes key city
Russian troops seized Kherson, the first major Ukrainian city to fall in a war that has drawn global outrage and driven one million civilians from their homes, ahead of ceasefire talks Thursday.
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Abramovich to sell Chelsea, Paralympics u-turn: Sport reacts to Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has sparked a widespread backlash in the sports world, with the country booted out of this year's World Cup. However their Paralympians will be permitted to compete at the Beijing Winter Games under the Paralympic flag.
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USA avoid big guns at women's basketball World Cup draw
Ten-time champions the United States were pitted alongside Belgium and China but avoided hosts Australia Thursday at the draw for the women's basketball World Cup, which will be played without Russia.
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Marilyn Manson accuses Rachel Evan Wood of conspiracy after rape claim
Marilyn Manson on Wednesday filed court proceedings against his ex-fiancee US actress Rachel Even Wood -- who has accused the goth rocker of raping her -- for engaging in conspiracy, fraud and defamation to destroy his career, according to the complaint.
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Over one million refugees on the move from Ukraine
More than one million people have fled Ukraine into neighbouring countries since Russia launched its full-scale invasion just a week ago.
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Russian missiles tear civilian lives apart
Oleg Rubak wept for love of his wife Katia, crushed in the rubble of his family home, and for hatred of Vladimir Putin, whom he blames for the missile strike that killed her.
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'Welcome to Berlin': Ukrainian refugees pour into Germany
The loudspeaker announcement is nearly drowned out by the hubbub of passengers spilling out of the train from Warsaw, but it's a message many of them have been longing to hear: "Dear passengers from Ukraine, welcome to Berlin!"
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One million refugees fled Ukraine in week: UNHCR
One million refugees have fled Ukraine in the week since Russia's invasion, the United Nations said Thursday, warning that unless the conflict ended immediately, millions more were likely to flee.
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