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Crawford risks all in familiar conditions for super-G gold

Crawford risks all in familiar conditions for super-G gold

Gold medallist James Crawford admitted to feeling confident heading into the men's super-G after a pre-race inspection revealed near-ideal snow and course conditions for the Canadian.

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UK says aware of 'escalatory risks' in arming Ukraine

UK says aware of 'escalatory risks' in arming Ukraine

The UK said Thursday it was aware of "potential escalatory risks" in equipping Ukraine with more Western weaponry, while playing down the prospective delivery of older Typhoon fighter jets.

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Murray to start for Ireland against France in Six Nations clash

Murray to start for Ireland against France in Six Nations clash

Veteran scrum-half Conor Murray will start for Ireland in their much-anticipated Six Nations clash with titleholders France on Saturday.

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Milan's La Scala launches TV channel

Milan's La Scala launches TV channel

Milan's 245-year-old La Scala entered the digital age Thursday, launching its own TV channel that will broadcast live operas, ballets and concerts, and allow people to re-watch shows from their sofa.

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Chinese balloon's equipment 'clearly' for spying: US official

Chinese balloon's equipment 'clearly' for spying: US official

Images from U2 spy planes showed that the Chinese balloon that flew over the United States last week was unmistakably equipped for collecting intelligence and not weather data, a US official said Thursday.

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Doubts swirl around PSG ahead of Bayern showdown

Doubts swirl around PSG ahead of Bayern showdown

As always, Paris Saint-Germain's season will be defined by what happens in the Champions League and there are major doubts about their prospects heading into the first leg of a heavyweight last-16 tie with Bayern Munich next week.

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Adani's links to foreign firms

Adani's links to foreign firms

The troubled business empire of Indian tycoon Gautam Adani has links to foreign firms in a broad range of sectors including banking, energy and food.

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Duplantis in Berlin to break own pole vault record

Duplantis in Berlin to break own pole vault record

Swedish pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis headlines the Berlin indoor athletics meet on Friday where the 23-year-old Swede is gunning to break his own world record.

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Scotland recall Fagerson for Wales Six Nations clash

Scotland recall Fagerson for Wales Six Nations clash

Zander Fagerson has been recalled to Scotland's starting side for their Six Nations match at home to Wales on Saturday.

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Cholera kills over 1,200 in Malawi, threatens neighbours: WHO

Cholera kills over 1,200 in Malawi, threatens neighbours: WHO

The deadliest cholera outbreak in Malawi's history has killed at least 1,210 people, while vaccines remain scarce and several other African nations report outbreaks, the World Health Organization said Thursday.

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