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EU hopes for trade pact with Indonesia within two years

EU hopes for trade pact with Indonesia within two years

The European Union hopes to strike a free-trade agreement with Indonesia within two years despite disputes with Southeast Asia's largest economy over palm oil and nickel, the bloc's trade commissioner said Tuesday.

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Israeli researchers find opium residue in 3,500-year-old pottery

Israeli researchers find opium residue in 3,500-year-old pottery

Israeli archaeologists said Tuesday they had discovered opium residue in 3,500-year-old pottery pieces, providing evidence to support the theory that the hallucinogenic drug was used in ancient burial rituals.

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McDonald's re-opens in war-torn Ukraine, only delivers for now

McDonald's re-opens in war-torn Ukraine, only delivers for now

McDonald's in Kyiv re-opened on Tuesday for the first time since Russia's invasion, a sign that life was returning to normal in the capital after nearly seven months of war.

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Osaka 'really scared' after Saville retires with knee injury

Osaka 'really scared' after Saville retires with knee injury

Naomi Osaka said she felt "really scared" after watching opponent Daria Saville collapse with a knee injury just seven minutes into their Pan Pacific Open match in Tokyo on Tuesday.

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The Ebola virus: profile of a dreaded killer

The Ebola virus: profile of a dreaded killer

The highly contagious Ebola virus has claimed more than 15,000 lives since it was first identified in central Africa in 1976.

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Recovering Barca predict 1.3 billion euro revenue

Recovering Barca predict 1.3 billion euro revenue

Barcelona have forecast revenue of 1.255 billion euros ($1.254 billion) for the 2022-23 season, with a predicted profit of 274 million euros.

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Missing Madeleine's parents lose case against Portuguese inspector

Missing Madeleine's parents lose case against Portuguese inspector

The parents of Madeleine McCann, a three-year-old British girl who disappeared while on a family holiday in 2007, have lost their privacy case at Europe's top rights court against a Portuguese police inspector.

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Movies back in Indian Kashmir, decades after cinema closures

Movies back in Indian Kashmir, decades after cinema closures

Silver screens lit up in Indian-administered Kashmir for the first time in a generation at the opening of a new cinema on Tuesday, decades after an armed rebellion shuttered local movie halls.

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Britain cleans up and looks to future after queen's funeral

Britain cleans up and looks to future after queen's funeral

Flags on government buildings returned to full mast and an epic clean-up operation was underway on Tuesday as British public life resumed after the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, although the royal family remains in mourning for another week.

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Europe equities drop on jumbo Swedish rate hike

Europe equities drop on jumbo Swedish rate hike

European stocks retreated Tuesday as Sweden's jumbo interest rate hike, aimed at tackling inflation, stoked expectations of more increases this week from the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England.

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