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UBS to cut 35,000 jobs after Credit Suisse rescue: report

UBS to cut 35,000 jobs after Credit Suisse rescue: report

Swiss banking group UBS plans to cut 35,000 jobs at Credit Suisse -- more than half its workforce -- as part of the emergency rescue takeover of its rival in March, according to a report by Bloomberg News on Tuesday.

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Wagner chief heads into Belarus exile, NATO vows to protect allies

Wagner chief heads into Belarus exile, NATO vows to protect allies

Belarus welcomed the head of the Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin into exile on Tuesday following an aborted rebellion, as NATO warned it was ready to defend against "Moscow or Minsk".

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World Cup chance to 'blow lid off' business of women's sports: Rapinoe

World Cup chance to 'blow lid off' business of women's sports: Rapinoe

US veteran Megan Rapinoe said the upcoming Women's World Cup feels like a "paradigm shift" in the global business of women's sports even as inequities persist.

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Former No.4 Nishikori to end long ATP Tour layoff in Atlanta

Former No.4 Nishikori to end long ATP Tour layoff in Atlanta

Japan's Kei Nishikori, a former world number four and the 2014 US Open runner-up, will return to ATP Tour competition at next month's Atlanta Open, tournament officials said Tuesday.

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Marta leads Brazil squad for women's World Cup

Marta leads Brazil squad for women's World Cup

Veteran forward Marta will lead a fresh-faced Brazil looking to pull off an upset to win its first women's World Cup when the tournament kicks off next month, coach Pia Sundhage announced Tuesday.

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Biden unveils election battle plan: 'Bidenomics'

Biden unveils election battle plan: 'Bidenomics'

President Joe Biden is making a big bet on the US economy powering him to re-election next year with the unveiling of a "Bidenomics" pitch to voters this week.

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Julian Sands: 'A Room with a View' star who forged eclectic career

Julian Sands: 'A Room with a View' star who forged eclectic career

Julian Sands, whose body was identified Tuesday after he disappeared in January while hiking in California, was a British actor who shot to fame as the romantic hero in 1980s period drama "A Room with a View".

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Body of missing actor Julian Sands identified by US police

Body of missing actor Julian Sands identified by US police

The body of missing British actor Julian Sands has been identified, California police said Tuesday, after human remains were found by hikers in mountains near Los Angeles at the weekend.

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England captain Bright expects to be fit for World Cup

England captain Bright expects to be fit for World Cup

England captain Millie Bright expects to be fit for the start of the Lionesses' World Cup campaign next month as he recovers from knee surgery.

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Over $200bn in Covid-19 small business loans stolen: US govt. watchdog

Over $200bn in Covid-19 small business loans stolen: US govt. watchdog

The United States lost more than $200 billion to fraud from two schemes designed to help small businesses through the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a US government watchdog report.

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