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Returning Dupont brings 'aura' to Galthie's France for Six Nations

Returning Dupont brings 'aura' to Galthie's France for Six Nations

France head coach Fabien Galthie said on Tuesday the return of captain Antoine Dupont brings an "aura" to the team before they embark on this year's Six Nations.

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Prince Harry trial against Murdoch UK tabloids delayed

Prince Harry trial against Murdoch UK tabloids delayed

The start of a long-awaited trial initiated by Britain's Prince Harry against a tabloid publisher for allegedly unlawful information gathering stalled Tuesday as lawyers held last-minute "discussions".

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Blast kills one person at Barcelona port

Blast kills one person at Barcelona port

One person died and another was seriously injured in a blast on Tuesday at the port of Barcelona in northeastern Spain, one of Europe's busiest, authorities said.

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Toll in Turkey ski resort fire climbs to 66

Toll in Turkey ski resort fire climbs to 66

The number of dead after a fire that engulfed a hotel at a ski resort in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday rose to 66, the interior minister said.

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Mbappe says mental shift helped change his Real Madrid 'situation'

Mbappe says mental shift helped change his Real Madrid 'situation'

Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe said Tuesday a shift in mentality helped him improve his 'situation' in the Spanish capital after struggling initially following his dream move from Paris Saint-Germain.

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Easterby pinpoints challenge if Irish are to make Six Nations history

Easterby pinpoints challenge if Irish are to make Six Nations history

Interim Ireland head coach Simon Easterby said Tuesday the challenge for him and his players in their bid to become the first side to win three successive Six Nations titles is to "stay ahead of the pack".

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France's arch film provocateur Blier dies at 85

France's arch film provocateur Blier dies at 85

Veteran French film provocateur Bertrand Blier, who has died aged 85, made some of the country's biggest arthouse hits of the 1970s and 1980s, but is perhaps best known for unleashing the Gallic megastar Gerard Depardieu on the world.

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EU, China warn against trade friction at Davos after Trump return

EU, China warn against trade friction at Davos after Trump return

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen declared Tuesday that Europe was ready to negotiate with the United States and seek to improve ties with China as Beijing warned against damaging trade wars in the face of Donald Trump's protectionism.

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Man City sign teenage Brazilian defender Vitor Reis

Man City sign teenage Brazilian defender Vitor Reis

Manchester City announced Tuesday they had completed the signing of teenage defender Vitor Reis from Brazilian club Palmeiras for a reported fee of £29.6 million ($36.2 million).

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Bangladesh probe reveals children held in secret jails

Bangladesh probe reveals children held in secret jails

Several children were among hundreds of people held in secret detention centres in Bangladesh, a commission investigating enforced disappearances carried out during the tenure of now deposed premier Sheikh Hasina revealed Tuesday.

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