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Funerary procession to be held for late president in Iran's northwest

Taliban poets sing praise of new Afghan order

Asian markets slump as traders take profits, eye commodities' spike

Japan wrestles with legacy of graft-stained Games in Paris warning

First rescue flights head to riot-scarred New Caledonia

In Darwin's footsteps: scientists recreate historic 1830s expedition

Parent company of Trump's Truth Social posts $328 mln loss

Australia's Sam Kerr ruled out of Paris Olympics

Sick of tourists, Japan town blocks view of Mt Fuji

Sick of tourists, Japan town to put up barrier blocking Mt Fuji

Amal Clooney helped ICC weigh Gaza war crimes evidence

Trudeau vows to end spreading trucker protest

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has vowed to bring an end to a trucker protest still paralyzing the Canadian capital Tuesday -- in a movement against Covid restrictions fast becoming a rallying cry for far-right and anti-vaccine groups.

Croatia one-euro coin withdrawn over plagiarism controversy

Croatia's national bank on Tuesday announced a new tender for the country's one-euro coin design after a plagiarism scandal led to the withdrawal of an earlier submission.

Rayo boss Iraola refuses to defend gang-rape comments made by coach of women's team

Rayo Vallecano coach Andoni Iraola has said he cannot defend the leaked comments made by the coach of the club's women's team, Carlos Santiso, in which Santiso encouraged staff to gang-rape a 15-year-old girl.

US seizes $3.6 bn of stolen bitcoin in record haul

The US Justice Department announced Tuesday it had recovered more than 94,000 bitcoin stolen in 2016, currently valued at $3.6 billion, a record seizure.

FIFA 'inundated' with 17 million requests for World Cup tickets

Fans have sought 17 million tickets for this year's World Cup finals in Qatar, FIFA said Tuesday, making it more than five times over-subscribed.

Oscar nominations: Five key takeaways

Nominations for the 94th Oscars were unveiled Tuesday, and "The Power of the Dog" led the pack with a dozen nods.

Tour champion Pogacar in Covid-19 setback as UAE race looms

Double Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar of powerhouse Team UAE-Emirates contracted Covid-19 last week, hindering his warm up for the World Tour race on his outfit's home soil, a statement said on Tuesday.

BP swings into profit, accelerates carbon reduction

BP returned to profit in 2021 as oil and gas prices surged, rebounding from a huge loss the prior year when the pandemic struck, the British energy giant revealed Tuesday as it also accelerated plans to cut carbon emissions.

iPhones to work as digital payment points in US

Apple announced Tuesday a new service that will allow US businesses later this year to accept payments on their iPhones from touchless cards or other iPhones, a new challenger in the booming payments business.

African migrants face racism, violence in Brazil

The brutal murder of a Congolese man at a Rio de Janeiro beach has cast a harsh spotlight on the ordeals African migrants face in Brazil, the country with the biggest black population outside Africa.

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