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Struggling Everton post £120m losses

Struggling Everton post £120m losses

Premier League strugglers Everton recorded losses of £120.9 million ($157 million) in the last financial year, but are set to avoid being held in breach of profit and sustainability rules.

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'Meaningful' Russia, Ukraine talks in Turkey raise hopes

'Meaningful' Russia, Ukraine talks in Turkey raise hopes

Russia said it would scale down fighting around two Ukrainian cities following talks with Ukraine on Tuesday and raised the possibility of a meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian presidents.

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Koons on the Moon -- sculptures to be placed on lunar surface

Koons on the Moon -- sculptures to be placed on lunar surface

American pop artist Jeff Koons is to send sculptures to the Moon later this year on a spacecraft blasting off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, his gallery said Tuesday.

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US authorizes fourth Covid shot for over 50s

US authorizes fourth Covid shot for over 50s

The United States Tuesday authorized a fourth dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna Covid-19 vaccines for people 50 and older, as authorities warn of a possible new wave driven by the BA.2 variant.

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Queen leads royals - including Andrew - in Prince Philip tribute

Queen leads royals - including Andrew - in Prince Philip tribute

Ailing Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday made her first major public appearance in months, at a thanksgiving service for her husband, Prince Philip, who died last year aged 99.

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Afghan women footballers revel in freedom to beat British MPs

Afghan women footballers revel in freedom to beat British MPs

Young Afghan women footballers on Tuesday enjoyed a one-sided drubbing over a select team of British female MPs -- but the score was secondary to their freedom to play at all.

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France's Decathlon shuts Russian stores as others defy pressure

France's Decathlon shuts Russian stores as others defy pressure

French sports retailer Decathlon said Tuesday it was suspending sales at its stores in Russia following calls to boycott the group and other French companies for keeping their operations running.

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'Just one percent!' Ukraine impatience grows over Europe's red lines

'Just one percent!' Ukraine impatience grows over Europe's red lines

Ukraine is growing increasingly impatient over the reluctance of Europe to step up military support for Kyiv, threatening to fray the united front that has prevailed since the Russian invasion.

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Giant ice volcanoes identified on Pluto

Giant ice volcanoes identified on Pluto

Strange lumpy terrain on Pluto unlike anything previously observed in the solar system indicates that giant ice volcanoes were active relatively recently on the dwarf planet, scientists said on Tuesday.

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'Revenge': Russia strikes break eery quiet in battered Mykolaiv

'Revenge': Russia strikes break eery quiet in battered Mykolaiv

Several days of calm in the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv came to an abrupt end around breakfast-time Tuesday, when a Russian rocket strike ripped a gaping hole through local government building, killing seven people.

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