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Ukraine marks 'Day of Unity' as US warns Russia may yet attack

Ukraine marks 'Day of Unity' as US warns Russia may yet attack

A defiant Ukrainian leader urged citizens to celebrate a "Day of Unity" on Wednesday, as Washington warned once again that Russia remains poised to launch a devastating assault.

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Troubled Barca face European reality check on road to recovery

Troubled Barca face European reality check on road to recovery

Joan Laporta claimed Barcelona are "back as big players" but Thursday will mark another checkpoint in the club's decline as they face Napoli in the knock-out stage of the Europa League.

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Ukraine marks 'Day of Unity' as US warns Russian may yet attack

Ukraine marks 'Day of Unity' as US warns Russian may yet attack

A defiant Ukrainian leader urged citizens to celebrate a "Day of Unity" on Wednesday, as Washington warned once again that Russia remains poised to launch a devastating assault.

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As costs jump, Sao Paulo Uber drivers set to launch rival app

As costs jump, Sao Paulo Uber drivers set to launch rival app

The Uber driver's phone bleeps out the signal to pick up a passenger, but he checks the distance and declines: with fuel prices soaring in Brazil, "I've become a mathematician at the wheel," he says.

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Online privacy and profit clash with fortunes at stake

Online privacy and profit clash with fortunes at stake

Facebook and Google are under growing pressure to better balance privacy and ad-targeting -- with their fortunes at stake as users rebel, regulators loom and Apple pounces on the moment to polish its image.

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10 dead, 11 missing as Spanish trawler sinks off Canada

10 dead, 11 missing as Spanish trawler sinks off Canada

At least 10 fishermen died and 11 others were missing Tuesday after a trawler from Spain sank in rough seas off eastern Canada, officials said, with poor weather reducing chances of finding more survivors.

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'Unstoppable' Mbappe underlines value to PSG and leaves Messi in shade

'Unstoppable' Mbappe underlines value to PSG and leaves Messi in shade

Kylian Mbappe's importance to Paris Saint-Germain was all too evident long before his stoppage-time strike gave them a narrow win over Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League showdown on Tuesday and left them on course for a place in the quarter-finals.

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Tigray rebels gang-raped women and girls in Ethiopia war: Amnesty

Tigray rebels gang-raped women and girls in Ethiopia war: Amnesty

Tigrayan fighters deliberately killed civilians and gang-raped dozens of women and underage girls in two towns in Ethiopia's Amhara region last year, Amnesty International said on Wednesday, the latest example of the horrific toll exacted by the 15-month war.

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US senators send 'message of solidarity' to Ukraine

US senators send 'message of solidarity' to Ukraine

US senators joined together Tuesday to express a "message of solidarity" to the Ukrainian people and a warning to Russia's Vladimir Putin, although the chamber failed to agree on drafting sanctions against Moscow.

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US priest used wrong baptism words for 26 years

US priest used wrong baptism words for 26 years

Thousands of Catholics in the United States may have to be re-baptized after the church discovered a priest had gotten one word wrong in the blessing for decades -- invalidating the rite.

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