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Istanbul's century-old streetcar gets a makeover

Djokovic backs Nadal for French Open title

China warns Taiwan of reprisals over Lai inauguration speech

Rasoulof, director who fled Iran, will attend Cannes

'Invincible' Leverkusen can be beaten, says Atalanta's De Roon

Barca women's captain Putellas extends contract

Buttler keen for England to show their mettle at T20 World Cup

Children are stars of London's Chelsea Flower Show

Director Rasoulof, who fled Iran, will attend Cannes: organisers

Natural disasters hit 1 in 5 US adults' finances in 2023: Fed

10 bodies found in Mexico's Acapulco, some in street

Pfizer's 2021 profits doubled to $22 bn on strong Covid vaccine sales

Pfizer said Tuesday it expects $32 billion in revenue from Covid-19 vaccines in 2022 as it reported annual profits had more than doubled to $22 billion.

Jacobs to compete in Lodz in run up to indoor worlds

Lamont Marcell Jacobs said Tuesday that he will be competing at the upcoming indoor meeting in Lodz after winning on his return more than six months after winning Olympic gold.

Ex-pope Benedict XVI asks for forgiveness over 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.

S. Korea to appeal to CAS over Olympic short track 'injustice'

An angry South Korea said Tuesday that they will appeal to sport's top court over "unfair" officiating in short track speed skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics after two gold medal hopes were disqualified.

Stock markets steady, oil prices fall

Stock markets largely steadied Tuesday while oil prices fell on easing geopolitical concerns surrounding major crude producers Iran and Russia.

Israel troops kill three Palestinians in West Bank raid

Three Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday during what Israel described as an operation against a "terrorist cell".

Olympics is 'crazy dream' for Mexican skater who trains in mall

Donovan Carrillo practises on an ice rink in a shopping mall and only got into figure skating in the first place to impress a girl.

World champions South Africa to host Wales in July

World champions South Africa will host Wales for a three-Test series in July, the national rugby body announced on Tuesday.

Climate change fuels drop in Albania's migrant birds

Thousands of migratory birds have failed to make their annual visit to Albania's western coast this winter, experts say, pointing to climate change, overfishing and urbanisation as likely factors.

EU joins chips race with 43-bn-euro bid to rival Asia

The EU on Tuesday unveiled a plan to quadruple the supply of semiconductors in Europe by 2030, hoping to limit the bloc's dependence on Asia for a key component used in electric cars and smartphones.

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