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Afghanistan dominate Ireland to win T20I series

Afghanistan dominate Ireland to win T20I series

Afghanistan proved too strong with bat and ball against Ireland as they claimed a 57-run victory in Sharjah on Monday to edge the T20I series 2-1.

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Japan's Sakamoto, Uno seek world figure skating 'three-peats'

Japan's Sakamoto, Uno seek world figure skating 'three-peats'

Japan's Kaori Sakamoto and Shoma Uno each will seek their third consecutive world crowns at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships, which begin Wednesday in Montreal.

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Elon Musk defends ketamine use, dismisses investor worries

Elon Musk defends ketamine use, dismisses investor worries

Elon Musk suggested his use of drugs benefits Tesla investors in an interview released Monday, saying he takes prescribed ketamine to treat his "negative frame of mind."

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Success and setbacks: 100 days of Argentina's Milei

Success and setbacks: 100 days of Argentina's Milei

Argentina's President Javier Milei has slashed public spending but 100 days into his presidency social tensions are simmering and he is still battling to pass his flagship economic reforms.

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France without Griezmann for first time in over seven years

France without Griezmann for first time in over seven years

Antoine Griezmann was on Monday ruled out of France's friendlies against Germany and Chile with an ankle sprain ending his record run of playing 84 consecutive games for Les Bleus.

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Israel says 20 militants killed, 200 detained at key Gaza hospital

Israel says 20 militants killed, 200 detained at key Gaza hospital

Israel's military said 20 Palestinian militants were killed Monday and scores detained during a raid on Gaza City's Al-Shifa hospital that targeted "senior Hamas terrorists".

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US finalizes ban on last form of asbestos in use

US finalizes ban on last form of asbestos in use

President Joe Biden's administration on Monday finalized a rule banning the last remaining form of asbestos in the United States, half a century after the government first targeted the cancer-causing mineral.

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Trump unable to post $464mn bond in New York civil case: lawyers

Trump unable to post $464mn bond in New York civil case: lawyers

Donald Trump faced having assets seized in a humiliating blow to his carefully cultivated image as a self-made tycoon as his lawyers acknowledged Monday he doesn't have the cash to appeal a $464 million fine for fraudulently inflating his wealth.

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'Stormy': Documentary reveals porn star's side of Trump story

'Stormy': Documentary reveals porn star's side of Trump story

A documentary released Monday traces the fallout of a brief 2006 tryst that Stormy Daniels allegedly had with Donald Trump, from the perspective of one of the world's most famous adult film stars.

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Biden tells Netanyahu Rafah operation would be 'mistake'

Biden tells Netanyahu Rafah operation would be 'mistake'

US President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday that a major ground offensive in Gaza's Rafah would be a "mistake," as the two leaders spoke for the first time in a month amid growing tensions.

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