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African players in Europe: Salah helps crack Everton resistance

African players in Europe: Salah helps crack Everton resistance

Mohamed Salah provided a key assist as Liverpool beat stubborn local rivals Everton 2-0 at the weekend to remain one point behind leaders Manchester City in a thrilling Premier League title race.

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Activists block Russian oil tanker in Norway

Activists block Russian oil tanker in Norway

Greenpeace activists in Norway blocked a Russian oil tanker from unloading its cargo near Oslo Monday, saying the shipment was helping to finance Russian President Vladimir Putin's "warfare".

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Ferrari 'won't lose heart' despite Imola setback

Ferrari 'won't lose heart' despite Imola setback

Ferrari team chief Mattia Binotto encouraged his team and their fans to "keep smiling" and bounce back in pursuit of a first Formula One title since 2007 after Sunday's setback on home soil.

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Indonesia raises alert level for Krakatoa's offspring volcano

Indonesia raises alert level for Krakatoa's offspring volcano

Indonesia raised the alert status for the offspring of the infamous Krakatoa volcano to its second highest level on Monday, a day after it erupted and spewed a towering ash cloud 3,000 metres (9,800 feet) into the sky.

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Hong Kong press club scraps rights awards over 'red line' fears

Hong Kong press club scraps rights awards over 'red line' fears

Hong Kong's foreign press club scrapped its annual human rights awards on Monday citing fears it could be prosecuted for crossing "new red lines" as Beijing stamps out dissent in the international business hub.

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A divided nation: Five takeaways from France's election

A divided nation: Five takeaways from France's election

French President Emmanuel Macron has won re-election with a relatively comfortable majority, but his battle with far-right leader Marine Le Pen spotlights a France more divided than ever.

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Nobel laureate Vargas Llosa to head home after beating Covid: family

Nobel laureate Vargas Llosa to head home after beating Covid: family

Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa has "beaten" Covid and will leave the Madrid clinic where he was being treated to complete his recovery at home, his family tweeted on Monday.

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Gambian on trial in Germany over AFP reporter murder

Gambian on trial in Germany over AFP reporter murder

The trial began in Germany on Monday of a Gambian man accused of being part of a death squad that assassinated opponents of former dictator Yahya Jammeh, including an AFP journalist.

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Markets plunge on China lockdowns, rate hike fears

Markets plunge on China lockdowns, rate hike fears

Stock markets and oil prices sank Monday on growing concern that lockdowns in China aimed at fighting a worsening Covid outbreak could further harm a world economy battling decades-high inflation.

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Murdoch launches TalkTV channel with Trump trashing Harry and Meghan

Murdoch launches TalkTV channel with Trump trashing Harry and Meghan

Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch's "TalkTV" launches in Britain on Monday, entering a crowded news market, but leveraging his star interviewer's familiarity with trash-talking former US president Donald Trump.

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