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What's expected from Trump court appearance

What's expected from Trump court appearance

Donald Trump is to appear before a judge in New York on Tuesday to face charges over a hush-money payment to a porn star.

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Picture this: Trump mug shot to join album of famous faces

Picture this: Trump mug shot to join album of famous faces

There are countless pictures of Donald Trump, but if New York police snap his mug shot on Tuesday, it will instantly pass into history as one of the most famous.

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Trump due in court to face historic criminal charges

Trump due in court to face historic criminal charges

Donald Trump will make an unprecedented appearance before a New York judge Tuesday to answer criminal charges that threaten to throw the entire 2024 White House race into turmoil.

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Finland joins NATO as Russian war prompts shift

Finland joins NATO as Russian war prompts shift

Finland becomes the 31st member of NATO on Tuesday, in a historic strategic shift provoked by Moscow's war on Ukraine, which doubles the US-led alliance's border with Russia.

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Hats off as intelligence operatives hound matchfixers

Hats off as intelligence operatives hound matchfixers

A spectator removing their hat or taking off their jacket at a sporting event sounds innocuous but it can be a sign the match in question is fixed, Sportradar's Director of Intelligence and Investigations told AFP.

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Disney chief says Florida punishing its free speech

Disney chief says Florida punishing its free speech

Disney chief Robert Iger on Monday said Florida's governor's is retaliating against the entertainment giant for exercising its right to free speech in an anti-business move that "seems really wrong."

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L'Oreal buys Australian brand Aesop from Natura in $2.5 bn deal

L'Oreal buys Australian brand Aesop from Natura in $2.5 bn deal

L'Oreal announced Tuesday the signing of an agreement with Brazil's Natura & Co to acquire its Australian luxury cosmetics brand Aesop in a deal valued at $2.53 billion.

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Ceferin poised for new term as UEFA president

Ceferin poised for new term as UEFA president

Aleksander Ceferin stands unopposed for a new term as president of UEFA when European football's governing body meets in Lisbon on Wednesday.

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Soaring inflation wallops Cubans already battling shortages

Soaring inflation wallops Cubans already battling shortages

Cuban retiree Xiomara Castellanos gets a monthly pension equivalent to $13.80. A carton of 30 eggs in the inflation-battered country costs $14.10 -- almost four times more than two years ago.

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Tannat: Uruguay's 'unlikely' wine hit

Tannat: Uruguay's 'unlikely' wine hit

More than 10,000 kilometres (6,000 miles) from its origins in France, a red grape with a reputation for harshness has produced an unlikely hit that thrust the small South American country of Uruguay onto the global wine map.

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