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Olympian Mo Farah wins UK plaudits after revealing true past

Olympian Mo Farah wins UK plaudits after revealing true past

Olympic great Mo Farah won praise from across Britain's political spectrum Tuesday after the shock revelation that he was illegally trafficked as a child to the country and forced to work in domestic servitude.

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Euro strikes dollar parity as eurozone recession fears mount

Euro strikes dollar parity as eurozone recession fears mount

The euro struck parity with the dollar Tuesday for the first time in nearly 20 years as a cut in Russian gas supplies to Europe heightened fears of a recession in the eurozone.

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Former Benfica coach Rui Vitoria takes over Egypt national

Former Benfica coach Rui Vitoria takes over Egypt national

Egypt has named Rui Vitoria, formerly of Portugal's Benfica, as the coach for its national team after Ehab Galal was sacked, according to a statement on Tuesday.

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'Awesome' Ireland get revenge over New Zealand Maori

'Awesome' Ireland get revenge over New Zealand Maori

Ireland produced a much-improved performance, headlined by two tries to Jordan Larmour, in a 30-24 win over the Maori all Blacks in Wellington Tuesday.

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Kyiv says hits Russian arms depot in south Ukraine

Kyiv says hits Russian arms depot in south Ukraine

Kyiv said Tuesday it had launched a barrage of rockets and missiles on Russian military targets in southern Ukraine and destroyed an arms depot, in attacks that Moscow-backed authorities said had damaged homes.

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Ireland get revenge over New Zealand

Ireland get revenge over New Zealand

Ireland produced a much-improved performance, headlined by two tries to Jordan Larmour, in a 30-24 win over the Maori all Blacks in Wellington Tuesday.

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China locks down city of 300,000 over single Covid case

China locks down city of 300,000 over single Covid case

Hundreds of thousands of people were under lockdown in a small Chinese city Tuesday after just one case of Covid-19 was detected, as Beijing's strict no-tolerance virus strategy showed no sign of abating.

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Australia lose top Test championship spot after Sri Lanka defeat

Australia lose top Test championship spot after Sri Lanka defeat

Australia lost their top World Test Championship position to South Africa Tuesday after they were defeated by Sri Lanka in the second match of their series.

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Sri Lanka president seeks seaborne escape after airport standoff

Sri Lanka president seeks seaborne escape after airport standoff

Sri Lanka's president was considering using a navy patrol craft to flee the island Tuesday following a humiliating standoff with airport immigration, official sources said.

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The Dutch art detective who recovered the 'Blood of Christ' relic

The Dutch art detective who recovered the 'Blood of Christ' relic

It was 10:30 pm on a Friday when Arthur Brand got the delivery he was nervously expecting.

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