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Kevin Spacey due in UK court to face sexual assault charges

Kevin Spacey due in UK court to face sexual assault charges

Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey was on Thursday due to appear at a London court, charged with four counts of sexual assault.

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Leclerc and Ferrari braced for another bumpy ride in Canada

Leclerc and Ferrari braced for another bumpy ride in Canada

Charles Leclerc is expecting another bumpy ride this weekend as he bids to put Ferrari's reliability problems behind him and re-boot his title challenge at the Canadian Grand Prix.

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Avalanche down Lightning in overtime in Stanley Cup Final opener

Avalanche down Lightning in overtime in Stanley Cup Final opener

Andre Burakovsky scored at 1:23 of overtime to lift the Colorado Avalanche to a 4-3 victory over the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning in game one of the NHL Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday.

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European leaders expected in Kyiv as US pledges more weapons

European leaders expected in Kyiv as US pledges more weapons

The leaders of France, Germany and Italy are expected to visit Kyiv on Thursday, a day after the United States announced $1 billion worth of new arms for embattled Ukrainian forces.

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Watergate: A scandal for the ages that could yet be eclipsed

Watergate: A scandal for the ages that could yet be eclipsed

Fifty years since it ignited Washington, the Watergate affair remains a cautionary tale on the threat of untrammeled presidential power and the yardstick against which all other political scandals are judged.

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Israeli maestro woos fans in off-limits Iran

Israeli maestro woos fans in off-limits Iran

Mark Eliyahu sat and tuned his ancient Persian violin-like "kamanci" in a yurt in northern Israel -- but many of his biggest fans are in Iran, a country he cannot visit.

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Avalanche down Lightning 4-3 in overtime in Stanley Cup Final opener

Avalanche down Lightning 4-3 in overtime in Stanley Cup Final opener

Andre Burakovsky scored at 1:23 of overtime to lift the Colorado Avalanche to a 4-3 victory over the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning in game one of the NHL Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday.

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Old and new as men in orange face England onslaught

Old and new as men in orange face England onslaught

It will be a mix of both youth and experience as England and the Netherlands face off in a historic first of three Dutch-based one-day internationals under sunny skies predicted on Friday.

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Life still left in Bordeaux-Begles' old dog Picamoles before Top 14 semi

Life still left in Bordeaux-Begles' old dog Picamoles before Top 14 semi

Bordeaux-Begles' ex-France No 8 Louis Picamoles said he wants to write another page in his rugby career with Saturday's Top 14 semi-final against former club Montpellier in Nice.

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Melbourne to host Australian F1 race until 2035

Melbourne to host Australian F1 race until 2035

The Australian Grand Prix will continue to be held in Melbourne until 2035 after race organisers announced a new 10-year agreement with Formula One on Thursday, beating off rival bids from Sydney and the Gold Coast.

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