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Sony net profit dips on-year but beats estimate

Sony net profit dips on-year but beats estimate

Sony said Tuesday that annual net profit dipped 3.5 percent on-year but beat its forecast as takings in games and music offset losses in the financial and chip sectors.

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Modi files candidacy for India election in Hindu holy city

Modi files candidacy for India election in Hindu holy city

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday formally submitted his candidacy to recontest the parliamentary seat for the Hindu holy city of Varanasi in a general election he is widely expected to win.

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Georgia set to adopt 'foreign influence' bill despite mass protests

Georgia set to adopt 'foreign influence' bill despite mass protests

Georgia was set to adopt a "foreign influence" bill on Tuesday despite mass protests against a law criticised for mirroring repressive Russian legislation.

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Blinken in Ukraine to assure US support amid new Russian offensive

Blinken in Ukraine to assure US support amid new Russian offensive

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived Tuesday in Kyiv on an unannounced visit to assure Ukraine of continued American support and the flow of much-needed weapons as Russia presses on with its new offensive in the northeastern Kharkiv region.

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Hong Kong leader defends foreign trade offices after UK spying arrests

Hong Kong leader defends foreign trade offices after UK spying arrests

Hong Kong's leader on Tuesday defended its foreign trade offices and said he had little recollection of a man accused by Britain of spying for the Chinese city, after a photograph emerged seeming to show the two together.

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New Caledonia counts the cost of overnight riots

New Caledonia counts the cost of overnight riots

People in New Caledonia's main city Noumea assessed the damage Tuesday after a night of rioting in the French Pacific territory that saw vehicles and shops torched, and shots fired at security forces.

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$27.7 million Bacon tops New York art auction sales

$27.7 million Bacon tops New York art auction sales

A portrait by British painter Francis Bacon of his great love sold for $27.7 million at Sotheby's spring sales in New York on Monday, topping the first night of contemporary art auctions that grossed $234.6 million.

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'Shots fired' at security forces in New Caledonia riots

'Shots fired' at security forces in New Caledonia riots

New Caledonia's high commissioner said Tuesday that shots had been fired at security forces during a night of riots in the French Pacific territory that saw vehicles torched and shops looted.

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Celtics push Cavs to brink of elimination, Thunder pull level with Mavs

Celtics push Cavs to brink of elimination, Thunder pull level with Mavs

The Boston Celtics fought off short-handed Cleveland to take a 3-1 stranglehold in their NBA playoff series Monday as Oklahoma City leveled their series with Dallas.

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European rights court to make final decision on Semenya

European rights court to make final decision on Semenya

Caster Semenya's costly legal marathon enters its last lap as the highest chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Wednesday begins a hearing into whether the double Olympic champion can be required to lower her testosterone levels to compete.

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