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Barca call on Liga boss to quit over ref corruption affair

Barca call on Liga boss to quit over ref corruption affair

Barcelona on Monday called on La Liga president Javier Tebas to quit over "false" accusations allegedly made by him concerning their referee corruption case.

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Top 14 to take eight-week Rugby World Cup break

Top 14 to take eight-week Rugby World Cup break

The French Top 14 season will be on hold for eight weeks during this year's Rugby World Cup held in the country, league organisers announced on Monday.

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NASA reveals crew for 2024 flight around Moon

NASA reveals crew for 2024 flight around Moon

NASA revealed the names on Monday of the astronauts -- three Americans and a Canadian -- who will fly around the Moon next year, a prelude to returning humans to the lunar surface for the first time in a half century.

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Trump flies to New York to surrender to charges

Trump flies to New York to surrender to charges

Donald Trump left Florida on Monday for New York where he will surrender to criminal charges, taking the United States into uncharted and potentially volatile territory.

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How Russia will benefit from fresh oil production cuts

How Russia will benefit from fresh oil production cuts

The shock announcement by several OPEC+ members to voluntarily cut their oil production by more than a million barrels per day from May has sent world oil prices soaring, in a move widely seen as the tightening of the bond between Russia and Saudi Arabia.

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Messi becomes a target for fan discontent as PSG malaise deepens

Messi becomes a target for fan discontent as PSG malaise deepens

A malaise has set in around Paris Saint-Germain since their exit from the Champions League, with a section of the club's support turning on Lionel Messi amid a run of results that has given their domestic rivals an improbable glimmer of hope in the French title race.

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Finland's election: what we know

Finland's election: what we know

Does an international post await Finland's outgoing Prime Minister Sanna Marin after her election loss? What explains the nationalist party's record score? And are the nationalists reliable partners for a government coalition?

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Soderling steps down as Sweden's Davis Cup captain

Soderling steps down as Sweden's Davis Cup captain

Robin Soderling will step down as captain of Sweden's Davis Cup tennis team for health reasons, the Swedish Tennis Association said Monday.

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Trump leaves Florida home to surrender to charges in New York

Trump leaves Florida home to surrender to charges in New York

Donald Trump left his Florida home Monday bound for New York where he will surrender to criminal charges, taking the United States into uncharted and potentially volatile territory.

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Greece border security under spotlight in election campaign

Greece border security under spotlight in election campaign

The rocky road running past dilapidated homes ends abruptly at a thick, five-metre-high metal barrier -- the end of the European Union, and Greece's border with Turkey.

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