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Medics walk out in UK's biggest health service strikes

Medics walk out in UK's biggest health service strikes

Nurses and ambulance staff on Monday staged Britain's biggest round yet of health service strikes, stepping up their demands for better pay to combat a cost-of-living crisis.

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Quake kills over 2,300 in Turkey, Syria

Quake kills over 2,300 in Turkey, Syria

The most powerful earthquake to strike Turkey and Syria in nearly a century killed over 2,300 people on Monday, sparked frantic rescues and was felt as far away as Greenland.

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West's new oil sanctions aim to tighten screws on Russia

West's new oil sanctions aim to tighten screws on Russia

The West's latest wave of sanctions on Russian energy exports seeks to hit Moscow harder than its previous moves over the Ukraine war.

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Albon says F1 drivers 'concerned' over rules on political statements

Albon says F1 drivers 'concerned' over rules on political statements

Alex Albon has revealed Formula One drivers are "concerned" about the FIA's controversial move to ban political statements.

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Stock markets fall on US rate-hike fears

Stock markets fall on US rate-hike fears

Stock markets slid and the dollar firmed Monday after a forecast-busting US jobs report fanned expectations of more Federal Reserve interest rate hikes to cool sky-high inflation.

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Brignone wins world combined gold as Shiffrin skis out

Brignone wins world combined gold as Shiffrin skis out

Italy's Federica Brignone claimed gold in the women's world alpine combined on Monday after hot favourite and defending champion Mikaela Shiffrin skied out of the slalom at the death.

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Man City charged by Premier League after more than 100 alleged rule breaches

Man City charged by Premier League after more than 100 alleged rule breaches

Manchester City could be docked points or even expelled from the Premier League after the English champions were charged with more than 100 breaches of financial rules on Monday.

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Frenchman held in Iran starts new hunger strike: sister

Frenchman held in Iran starts new hunger strike: sister

Benjamin Briere, a French national held in Iran, has gone on hunger strike for the second time since his incarceration in May 2020, his sister and his lawyer said Monday.

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Shiffrin skis out of women's world combined

Shiffrin skis out of women's world combined

A hard-pushing Mikaela Shiffrin skied out of the slalom in the defence of her world alpine combined title in Meribel on Monday.

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Worse than 'years of war': Syria hospital treats quake survivors

Worse than 'years of war': Syria hospital treats quake survivors

At a hospital in Syria, Osama Abdel Hamid was holding back tears as he recalled on Monday the powerful earthquake that toppled his home and killed his neighbours, along with hundreds of his compatriots.

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