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Barcelona need leaders to fulfil Flick's Champions League dream

Barcelona need leaders to fulfil Flick's Champions League dream

Barcelona require leaders on the pitch if they are to achieve their coach Hansi Flick's dream of winning the Champions League, the German said on Tuesday.

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Guardiola hints that Rodri will make swift Man City return

Guardiola hints that Rodri will make swift Man City return

Pep Guardiola has eased Manchester City's fears that Rodri could be ruled out for the remainder of the Premier League season, but the Spain midfielder is set to miss Wednesday's trip to Burnley.

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'We weren't soft, we were skilled': Nowitzki on NBA's European revolution

'We weren't soft, we were skilled': Nowitzki on NBA's European revolution

As he is inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame, Dallas Mavericks and German basketball legend Dirk Nowitzki is typically humble in downplaying his role in changing the game.

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PSG and Luis Enrique sweat on Vitinha ahead of Champions League semis

PSG and Luis Enrique sweat on Vitinha ahead of Champions League semis

Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique said Tuesday he was unsure if midfield metronome Vitinha would be fit to play against Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-finals.

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Counting a billion people: Inside India's mega census drive

Counting a billion people: Inside India's mega census drive

Sukhwinder Kaur battles the scorching sun as she trudges door-to-door in New Delhi as part of India's colossal exercise to count more than one billion citizens.

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UK tackles electricity price link to world gas amid Mideast war

UK tackles electricity price link to world gas amid Mideast war

Britain's government Tuesday announced measures aimed at weakening the link between world market gas prices and the cost of UK electricity as the Middle East crisis fuels energy bills.

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In south Lebanon's Nabatieh, residents fear a return to war

In south Lebanon's Nabatieh, residents fear a return to war

Outside her gutted home in southern Lebanon's Nabatieh, Zainab Farran, who recently lost two members of her family in Israeli strikes, keeps her clothes packed in a car in case the temporary truce between Hezbollah and Israel does not last.

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Bangladesh fuel crunch forces hours-long wait at the pump

Bangladesh fuel crunch forces hours-long wait at the pump

Day and night, drivers queue for hours for the chance to refill fuel tanks, as import-dependent Bangladesh grapples with shortages due to the Middle East war.

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Fondness for Francis undimmed one year after pope's death

Fondness for Francis undimmed one year after pope's death

Pilgrims prayed and shared fond memories at the tomb of Pope Francis on the first anniversary of his death Tuesday, as his successor, Leo, paid tribute to a man "who gave so much".

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Oil and stocks steady as US-Iran truce expiry looms

Oil and stocks steady as US-Iran truce expiry looms

Oil prices dipped and stocks edged higher Tuesday as investors held out hope that despite conflictual rhetoric there was scope for a deal to end the Middle East war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to oil and gas shipments.

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