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Ex-All Black Sopoaga 'happy' for Lyon after Garbajosa axe

Ex-All Black Sopoaga 'happy' for Lyon after Garbajosa axe

Lyon's former New Zealand fly-half Lima Sopoaga said on Tuesday coach Xavier Garbajosa's departure from the French club should have come earlier.

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Fed starts interest rate meeting as inflation continues to cool

Fed starts interest rate meeting as inflation continues to cool

The US Federal Reserve on Tuesday kicked off a two-day meeting to set its benchmark lending rate, with fresh signs of cooling inflation increasing the chance it will pause its aggressive cycle of rate hikes.

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UN chief seeks to streamline troubled Mali peacekeeping mission

UN chief seeks to streamline troubled Mali peacekeeping mission

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Tuesday for maintaining but streamlining a peacekeeping mission in troubled Mali, whose military leaders have clashed with the West and turned to Russia.

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Van Dijk wants Netherlands to make amends in Nations League

Van Dijk wants Netherlands to make amends in Nations League

Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk called on his side to make amends for Nations League disappointment in 2019 on Tuesday, by winning this year's edition at home.

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UN secures insurance to pump oil from decaying tanker off Yemen

UN secures insurance to pump oil from decaying tanker off Yemen

The UN has secured insurance coverage allowing it to pump more than one million barrels of oil from a decaying tanker anchored off war-torn Yemen that poses the risk of a catastrophic spillage.

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Stock markets climb on cooling US inflation

Stock markets climb on cooling US inflation

Stock markets jumped on Tuesday after data showed US inflation slowed further in May, raising hopes that the Federal Reserve will pause its interest rate-hike campaign.

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Trump to surrender to face charges in secret documents case

Trump to surrender to face charges in secret documents case

Donald Trump was due to surrender Tuesday to face dozens of felony charges of mishandling US government secrets, in the most serious yet of a firestorm of criminal probes threatening to derail his bid to win back the White House.

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Mbappe says never discussed extending stay with PSG

Mbappe says never discussed extending stay with PSG

Kylian Mbappe's future at Paris Saint-Germain was in serious doubt on Tuesday after the France superstar told AFP he had never discussed extending his contract with the club beyond next year.

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US consumer inflation eases for 11th straight month

US consumer inflation eases for 11th straight month

Consumer inflation in the United States cooled for an 11th straight month on an annual basis in May, the Labor Department said Tuesday, in an encouraging sign for policymakers.

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Covid-19 inquiry told Brexit hit UK's pandemic preparations

Covid-19 inquiry told Brexit hit UK's pandemic preparations

The UK government's focus on Brexit seriously hampered pandemic planning, an inquiry examining the country's handing of the Covid-19 health emergency was told on Tuesday.

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