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Mikel Arteta signs new contract at Arsenal

Mikel Arteta signs new contract at Arsenal

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has signed a new three-year contract that will keep him at the Emirates until 2025.

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Biden heads to Ohio to tout industrial renewal plan

Biden heads to Ohio to tout industrial renewal plan

US President Joe Biden will travel to political battleground state Ohio on Friday to announce the launch of a new industrial renewal plan that his administration hopes will revive the country's manufacturing sector.

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Separatists take down Ukrainian road signs in Mariupol

Separatists take down Ukrainian road signs in Mariupol

Moscow-backed separatists in southeastern Ukraine said they had taken down traffic signs spelling out the name of the besieged city of Mariupol in Ukrainian and English and replaced them with Russian ones.

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Israel launches manhunt after three killed in ultra-Orthdox city

Israel launches manhunt after three killed in ultra-Orthdox city

Israeli security forces launched a manhunt Friday for two Palestinians suspected of killing three Israelis in an attack that came as the Jewish state marked its founding.

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Indian climber dies on Himalayan peak

Indian climber dies on Himalayan peak

An Indian climber has died in Nepal near the summit of the world's third-highest peak, expedition organisers said Friday, the third fatality of this year's busy Himalayan spring climbing season.

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Asian, European markets track Wall St rout as pound falls further

Asian, European markets track Wall St rout as pound falls further

Asian and European equities tumbled Friday following a rout on Wall Street fuelled by worries over rising interest rates and surging inflation, while the pound extended losses the day after taking a beating on fears of a UK recession.

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Battered war trophies incite raw emotions in Ukraine's capital

Battered war trophies incite raw emotions in Ukraine's capital

For Valeriy Stavichenko, the sight of mangled Russian war equipment perched along the pavement in downtown Kyiv triggers feelings of bliss in the heart of the 71-year-old Soviet Army veteran.

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Closing the 'escape valve': Venezuela pursues de-dollarization

Closing the 'escape valve': Venezuela pursues de-dollarization

Having opened its arms to the US dollar as an "escape valve" Venezuela is now trying to re-energize its own currency, which has been crippled by devaluation in recent years.

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Conservatives lose key councils in UK vote, historic N.Ireland result predicted

Conservatives lose key councils in UK vote, historic N.Ireland result predicted

Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative party lost control of key councils in London, according to partial results from local and regional UK elections on Friday, with a potentially historic change looming in Northern Ireland.

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Villagers decry UK plan to house 1,500 asylum seekers

Villagers decry UK plan to house 1,500 asylum seekers

The village of Linton-on-Ouse is usually a sleepy place, but its residents are up in arms at a UK government plan to house up to 1,500 asylum seekers, whose numbers will dwarf local residents.

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