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Spurs managing director Paratici appeals worldwide ban

Spurs managing director Paratici appeals worldwide ban

Tottenham managing director of football Fabio Paratici has appealed FIFA's decision to extend his ban worldwide.

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Macron faces China row as Dutch state visit starts

Macron faces China row as Dutch state visit starts

French President Emmanuel Macron began a state visit to the Netherlands on Tuesday due to feature a keenly watched speech on Europe as he battled a furore over his controversial remarks on Europe and China.

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'Now or never': Ukraine readies for difficult counteroffensive

'Now or never': Ukraine readies for difficult counteroffensive

Ukrainian forces have for months been holding at bay a gruelling Russian offensive in battered towns and heavily shelled trenches spanning the eastern front line.

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Madrid coach Ancelotti saddened by Chelsea slump

Madrid coach Ancelotti saddened by Chelsea slump

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said he was sad to see Chelsea's slump this season, ahead of their Champions League quarter-final clash on Wednesday.

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'Revenge of the geeks': Drones battle on Ukraine front

'Revenge of the geeks': Drones battle on Ukraine front

At a Ukrainian training camp near Bakhmut, surrounded by soldiers lugging heavy equipment and firing ear-piercing weapons, a bespectacled man carrying a grey pouch struts jauntily across a field.

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Sealed with a kiss: Hollywood stars relish Wrexham plot twist

Sealed with a kiss: Hollywood stars relish Wrexham plot twist

In a feelgood final scene ripped straight from a Hollywood movie script, Wrexham owner Rob McElhenney celebrated his team's crucial victory over promotion rivals Notts County by kissing goalkeeper Ben Foster.

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Two still missing as Marseille building collapse probe begins

Two still missing as Marseille building collapse probe begins

Rescuers were on Tuesday searching rubble in the French Mediterranean city of Marseille for two people still missing after a deadly building collapse two days before, while investigators probed the cause of the tragedy.

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Doctors in England start historic four-day strike over pay

Doctors in England start historic four-day strike over pay

Doctors working in England's public health service on Tuesday launched what has been billed as the most disruptive strike in its history, in a dispute over pay and working conditions.

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Stocks climb as investors await US inflation data

Stocks climb as investors await US inflation data

Asian and European stock markets mostly rose Tuesday after an Easter break, with focus turning to the release of US inflation data later in the week.

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Swiss president says Credit Suisse rescue averted catastrophe

Swiss president says Credit Suisse rescue averted catastrophe

Swiss President Alain Berset told lawmakers Tuesday that letting banking giant Credit Suisse collapse would have triggered a catastrophe, as he defended the orchestrated takeover by UBS.

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