UK's 'other Liz Truss' wisecracks her way to Twitter fame
One is Liz Truss, Britain's former foreign secretary and now prime minister. The other is Liz Trussell, an ordinary Twitter user.
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Bavuma back to lead South Africa at T20 World Cup
Temba Bavuma will captain South Africa at the International Cricket Council’s T20 World Cup in Australia in October after recovering from an elbow injury.
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More European energy firms get state aid as prices soar
Finland and Switzerland offered financial backing to utility companies on Tuesday, the latest energy firms in Europe to receive state support as gas prices have spiked since Russia invaded Ukraine.
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Vakatawa forced to end rugby career due to heart defect - club
France international centre Virimi Vakatawa has been forced to call time on his rugby career due to a heart defect, said the doctor of his Top 14 team Racing 92 on Tuesday.
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Nagelsmann hopes Bayern 'wake up' ahead of opening Champions League game at Inter
Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann has blamed a lack of energy for his side's stuttering Bundesliga form, bristling at suggestions the six-time Champions League winners are missing departed striker Robert Lewandowski.
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Colin Farrell on his 'painful, violent' new Irish film
Colin Farrell's new film, starring alongside old friend Brendan Gleeson, takes the pitch-black humour of their much-loved "In Bruges" to even darker, stranger places.
Read moreEuropean stocks climb, euro steadier
European stocks rose Tuesday but gains were capped by Europe's worsening energy crisis, economic slowdown fears and central bank efforts to contain surging inflation.
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Bolstering Asia ties, Putin watches military drills with China
President Vladimir Putin attended large-scale military exercises on Tuesday involving China and several Russia-friendly countries as Moscow seeks to strengthen partnerships in Asia in the face of Western sanctions.
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Sour grapes: Rankings divide a French wine wonderland
When the new rankings of Saint-Emilion wines drop on Thursday, Jean-Luc Thunevin could see the value of his vineyard double overnight, the payoff for years of efforts to meet France's most exacting -- and mystifying -- taste test.
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PSG face backlash for 'inappropriate' mockery of train plea
French football giants Paris Saint-Germain faced an angry backlash Tuesday after coach Christophe Galtier and star player Kylian Mbappe mocked a suggestion that they should take the train rather than private planes for short-haul travel.
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