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Alice Munro, Nobel-winning Canadian author, dead at 92: media

Alice Munro, Nobel-winning Canadian author, dead at 92: media

Alice Munro, the Nobel Prize-winning author known as "Canada's Chekhov" for her mastery of the short story, has died at 92, Canadian media reported Tuesday.

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UK says proposed pandemic treaty 'not acceptable'

UK says proposed pandemic treaty 'not acceptable'

A proposed World Health Organization treaty on preparing for future pandemics is currently "not acceptable" to Britain, a UK health minister said on Tuesday.

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France's Paret-Peintre claims Giro 10th stage, Pogacar holds lead

France's Paret-Peintre claims Giro 10th stage, Pogacar holds lead

Valentin Paret-Peintre won the 10th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday, claiming the honours on the Bocca della Selva summit finish while Tadej Pogacar maintained his overall lead.

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Ex-fixer Cohen to face defense grilling at Trump trial

Ex-fixer Cohen to face defense grilling at Trump trial

Donald Trump's arch-foe and former personal attorney Michael Cohen will undergo grueling cross-examination Tuesday, as senior Republicans increasingly politicized the trial by attending court to support the former president.

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Not for Premier League to choose Everton owner, says top-flight chief

Not for Premier League to choose Everton owner, says top-flight chief

The future of Everton will be decided by owner Farhad Moshiri and not the Premier League, according to the English top-flight's chief executive, as uncertainty over a proposed takeover increases.

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Tiger: 'progress made' but 'long way to go' in PGA-Saudi talks

Tiger: 'progress made' but 'long way to go' in PGA-Saudi talks

Tiger Woods, among the negotiators in PGA Tour merger talks with Saudi backers of LIV Golf, said Tuesday there has been progress but a deal remains a long way off.

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Two French prison officers killed, inmate escapes, in jail van ambush

Two French prison officers killed, inmate escapes, in jail van ambush

Gunmen attacked a prison van at a motorway toll in northern France on Tuesday, killing at least two prison officers and freeing a convict who had been jailed last week.

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French stars call for crackdown on sexual violence

French stars call for crackdown on sexual violence

Some of France's biggest film stars including Juliette Binoche and Emmanuelle Beart on Tuesday called for a comprehensive new law to crack down on "systemic" sexism and gender-based violence in France.

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Stock markets mixed as investors await more direction on US inflation

Stock markets mixed as investors await more direction on US inflation

US stock markets were mixed after the first of two eagerly awaited US inflation reports did not provide conclusive clues about the future direction of US interest rates.

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France's Paret-Peintre claims Giro d'Italia 10th stage

France's Paret-Peintre claims Giro d'Italia 10th stage

Valentin Paret-Peintre won the 10th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday, claiming the honours on the Bocca della Selva summit finish while Tadej Pogacar maintained his overall lead.

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