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Man Utd's Greenwood to remain on bail over rape allegations

Man Utd's Greenwood to remain on bail over rape allegations

Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood will remain on bail until mid-June over allegations he raped and assaulted a young woman.

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Bucha survivors haunted by 'nightmare' of Russian occupation

Bucha survivors haunted by 'nightmare' of Russian occupation

When Vitaliy Zhyvotovskyi closes his eyes, he sees captives wearing white bags over their heads just like the people that Russian troops led into his house at gunpoint.

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Tesla recalls second batch of cars in China on safety concerns

Tesla recalls second batch of cars in China on safety concerns

US car giant Tesla has recalled more than 14,600 cars in China over a software fault that could lead to safety risks, the country's market regulator said Friday, the firm's second callback in a month.

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Death on Yablunska: Four lives that ended in Bucha

Death on Yablunska: Four lives that ended in Bucha

They all had different paths to death on Yablunska Street in Bucha: A risky evacuation, a borrowed bicycle, a wounded parent. One among them was even Russian born.

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Markets rally as China tech share surge lifts sentiment

Markets rally as China tech share surge lifts sentiment

Hong Kong and Shanghai led a rally across Asian and European markets Friday on hopes Beijing is set to ease its long-running crackdown on the tech sector.

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Choking and sweating around Delhi's burning hill of trash

Choking and sweating around Delhi's burning hill of trash

Living in a slum by one of New Delhi's trash landfills, Pramod is used to the stench, flies, government apathy and occasional fires. But this week's inferno as India wilts in a heatwave came too close for comfort.

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China digs in on zero-Covid strategy despite public's frustrations

China digs in on zero-Covid strategy despite public's frustrations

China must press ahead with its "magic weapon" zero-Covid strategy, health officials said Friday, despite mounting economic costs and more signs of public frustration in locked-down Shanghai.

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Asian markets rally as China tech share surge lifts sentiment

Asian markets rally as China tech share surge lifts sentiment

Hong Kong and Shanghai led a rally across Asia on Friday on hopes Beijing is set to ease its long-running crackdown on the tech sector.

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Taliban supreme leader urges world to recognise government

Taliban supreme leader urges world to recognise government

Afghanistan's supreme leader called again Friday for the international community to recognise the Taliban government, saying the world had become a "small village" and proper diplomatic relations would help solve the country's problems.

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Marcos Jr rejects debate challenge ahead of Philippine presidential poll

Marcos Jr rejects debate challenge ahead of Philippine presidential poll

Philippines presidential election frontrunner Ferdinand Marcos Junior rejected on Friday a challenge to debate rival Leni Robredo one-on-one, as the country heads into the final week of campaigning for the May 9 polls.

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