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West Ham start Zouma despite cat kicking shame

West Ham start Zouma despite cat kicking shame

Kurt Zouma was named in the West Ham starting line-up for Tuesday's Premier League clash with Watford despite apologising for a video of him kicking and slapping a cat.

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Canadian anti-vax truckers inspire copycat protests

Canadian anti-vax truckers inspire copycat protests

A protest movement by Canadian truckers angered over Covid vaccine rules has become a rallying point for opponents of pandemic restrictions, firing up crowds from New York to New Zealand.

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NGO files complaint over dead fish deluge off French coast

NGO files complaint over dead fish deluge off French coast

Environmental organisation Sea Shepherd on Tuesday filed a legal complaint against the owners of a large fishing vessel after tens of thousands of dead fish were spotted off France's Atlantic coast.

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Taliban in Geneva for diplomatic, humanitarian talks

Taliban in Geneva for diplomatic, humanitarian talks

A Taliban delegation was in Geneva on Tuesday for a week of NGO-hosted talks on humanitarian access and human rights, as crisis-besieged Afghanistan's new rulers expand their international engagement.

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Europe to cut funds for Poland over unpaid fine

Europe to cut funds for Poland over unpaid fine

The European Commission said Tuesday it would take the unprecedented step of tapping into EU funding earmarked for Poland to collect a fine Warsaw racked up for refusing to close a coal mine.

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Dudu inspires Palmeiras to Club World Cup final

Dudu inspires Palmeiras to Club World Cup final

Dudu scored one goal and created another as Palmeiras defeated Al Ahly 2-0 on Tuesday to reach the Club World Cup final and set up a potential showdown with Chelsea.

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Anderson, Broad left out of England Test squad to face West Indies

Anderson, Broad left out of England Test squad to face West Indies

England have dropped James Anderson and Stuart Broad, the country's two all-time leading Test wicket-takers, for their tour of the West Indies as part of a major shake-up of the troubled team.

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Pfizer sees Covid-19 drug sales topping $50 bn in 2022

Pfizer sees Covid-19 drug sales topping $50 bn in 2022

Pfizer forecast more than $50 billion in 2022 sales for its Covid-19 vaccine and therapeutic on Tuesday as the pharmaceutical giant reported a more than doubling of annual profits on strong sales of its innoculation.

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Trudeau vows to end spreading trucker protest

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.

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Croatia one-euro coin withdrawn over plagiarism controversy

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.

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