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Tuchel absence 'big challenge' for Chelsea at Club World Cup

Tuchel absence 'big challenge' for Chelsea at Club World Cup

Chelsea assistant Zsolt Low said Tuesday the absence of Covid-hit Thomas Tuchel presents a "big challenge" for the European champions at the Club World Cup.

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Oil prices fall as tensions ease

Oil prices fall as tensions ease

Oil prices fell Tuesday on easing geopolitical concerns surrounding major crude producers Iran and Russia while stock markets traded mixed.

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Ex-pope Benedict XVI asks for forgiveness over sex abuse scandal

Ex-pope Benedict XVI asks for forgiveness over sex abuse scandal

Ex-pope Benedict XVI asked for forgiveness Tuesday for clerical child sex abuse committed on his watch, but aides rejected allegations of a cover-up while he was archbishop of Munich.

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Burkina prosecutors seek 30 years for ex-leader Compaore over Sankara murder

Burkina prosecutors seek 30 years for ex-leader Compaore over Sankara murder

Military prosecutors on Tuesday called for a 30-year jail term against Burkina Faso's former president Blaise Compaore for the 1987 murder of his predecessor, revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara.

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Fan violence revives memories of British football's dark days

Fan violence revives memories of British football's dark days

Britain's head of football policing has warned that coordinated action must be taken to stop fan violence spiralling out of control after a significant rise in disorder and arrests this season.

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Macron sees path to calm Russia tensions after Ukraine push

Macron sees path to calm Russia tensions after Ukraine push

French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday he saw a path forward on easing tensions with Russia over Ukraine, after conducting an urgent round of shuttle diplomacy between Moscow and Kyiv.

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Telenor Myanmar sale challenged over data leak fears

Telenor Myanmar sale challenged over data leak fears

The proposed sale of Norwegian telecoms giant Telenor's Myanmar subsidiary could put sensitive personal data of millions of customers into the hands of the junta, according to a complaint filed on Tuesday.

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England call up Launchbury for injured flanker Ludlam

England call up Launchbury for injured flanker Ludlam

England flanker Lewis Ludlam has been ruled out of Sunday's Six Nations match against Italy due to rib cartilage damage, with Joe Launchbury called up as cover.

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Oscar nominees in main categories

Oscar nominees in main categories

Here are the nominees in key categories for the 94th Academy Awards, to be handed out in Los Angeles on March 27.

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'The Power of the Dog' leads Oscar nominations with 12

'The Power of the Dog' leads Oscar nominations with 12

Jane Campion's gothic Western "The Power of the Dog" led the Oscars nominations Tuesday, fending off a crowded field of movies from a year in which Covid-weary audiences slowly headed back into movie theaters.

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