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Chelsea edge Real Madrid in Women's Champions League, Lyon win

Chelsea edge Real Madrid in Women's Champions League, Lyon win

Chelsea began their hunt for Women's Champions League glory with a 3-2 win over Real Madrid on Tuesday, while eight-time winners Lyon eased to a comfortable victory against debutants Galatasaray.

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Japan PM to dissolve parliament for 'honeymoon' snap election

Japan PM to dissolve parliament for 'honeymoon' snap election

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to dissolve parliament on Wednesday ahead of October 27 snap elections, banking on his political honeymoon and a fragmented opposition to lead his scandal-tainted party to victory.

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'Diego Lives': Immersive Maradona exhibit hits Barcelona

'Diego Lives': Immersive Maradona exhibit hits Barcelona

Argentina football legend Diego Maradona comes to life in an immersive exhibit underway in Barcelona, featuring a hologram of the late player and a reconstruction of his childhood home.

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Brazil Supreme Court lifts ban on Musk's X

Brazil Supreme Court lifts ban on Musk's X

Brazil's Supreme Court said Tuesday it was lifting a ban on Elon Musk's social network X, which was blocked in its biggest Latin American market for over a month amid a row over disinformation.

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Scientists sound AI alarm after winning physics Nobel

Scientists sound AI alarm after winning physics Nobel

American Geoffrey Hinton and British-Canadian John Hopfield won the Nobel physics prize on Tuesday for their pioneering work on the foundations of artificial intelligence, with both sounding the alarm over the technology they helped bring to life.

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Six-year-old girl among missing after Brazil landslide

Six-year-old girl among missing after Brazil landslide

Rescue workers in Brazil on Tuesday were searching for two people, including a six-year-old girl, after a landslide in its northern Amazonas state which injured a dozen others.

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Nobel-winning physicist 'unnerved' by AI technology he helped create

Nobel-winning physicist 'unnerved' by AI technology he helped create

A US scientist who won the 2024 Nobel physics prize for his pioneering work on artificial intelligence said Tuesday he found recent advances in the technology "very unnerving" and warned of possible catastrophe if it isn't kept in check.

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Mexico president rules out new 'war on drugs'

Mexico president rules out new 'war on drugs'

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday ruled out launching a new war against drug cartels, as she presented a national security plan aimed at reducing raging criminal violence.

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Israeli defense minister postpones trip to Washington: Pentagon

Israeli defense minister postpones trip to Washington: Pentagon

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has postponed a trip to the United States scheduled for this week, delaying a planned meeting with his US counterpart Lloyd Austin, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

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Europe skipper Donald in talks with Garcia over Ryder return

Europe skipper Donald in talks with Garcia over Ryder return

Europe Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald revealed on Tuesday he has been in talks with LIV golf defector Sergio Garcia about making a possible return to the team for next year's clash with the USA.

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