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Klopp says Liverpool aim to be as 'annoying' as possible in title race

Klopp says Liverpool aim to be as 'annoying' as possible in title race

Jurgen Klopp said Tuesday that Liverpool are aiming to be as "annoying as possible" as they hunt down Manchester City at the top of the Premier League.

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Russia rallies militias ahead of Ukraine urban assaults

Russia rallies militias ahead of Ukraine urban assaults

A Russian call for fighters from Syria and Chechnya to join its war in Ukraine is motivated by plans to take major cities with urban warfare tactics which will require overwhelmingly superior attacking numbers, Western observers say.

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'Humbled' Stenson named 2023 European Ryder Cup captain

'Humbled' Stenson named 2023 European Ryder Cup captain

Henrik Stenson says he will do "everything in my power" to reclaim the Ryder Cup from the United States after being named as captain of the 2023 European team by golf chiefs on Tuesday.

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Eiffel Tower grows by six metres with new antenna

Eiffel Tower grows by six metres with new antenna

The Eiffel Tower grew by six metres (20 feet) on Tuesday when vertigo-defying engineers fitted a new radio antenna on top of the Paris monument with the aid of a helicopter.

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Food security worsens in Afghanistan as wages fall: World Bank

Food security worsens in Afghanistan as wages fall: World Bank

Food security in Afghanistan has deteriorated sharply since the Taliban took power in August, while wages have fallen "dramatically" for more than two-thirds of workers, a World Bank survey said Tuesday.

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Oil prices plunge on China lockdowns, stocks waver

Oil prices plunge on China lockdowns, stocks waver

Oil prices plunged Tuesday as major crude consumer and global economic engine China placed nearly 30 million people under Covid lockdown.

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'Close the sky', Kyiv residents beg after new strikes

'Close the sky', Kyiv residents beg after new strikes

Inside her glass-strewn Kyiv apartment, Alla Ragulina cries as she surveys the wreckage of a life shattered by a surge in Russian strikes on the capital.

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Fed begins policy meeting as it prepares to raise interest rates

Fed begins policy meeting as it prepares to raise interest rates

The Federal Reserve opened its two-day policy meeting on Tuesday as it prepares to raise borrowing rates for the first time since the pandemic began in an effort to tamp down rising inflation.

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Henrik Stenson named 2023 European Ryder Cup captain

Henrik Stenson named 2023 European Ryder Cup captain

Henrik Stenson will captain the 2023 European Ryder Cup team, golf chiefs announced on Tuesday.

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UK slaps sanctions on more Russians, imposes stiff import tariffs

UK slaps sanctions on more Russians, imposes stiff import tariffs

The UK on Tuesday added 350 more Russians to its sanctions list, hiked tariffs on a swathe of imports from vodka to steel, and banned exports of luxury goods in retaliation for Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

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