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
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
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
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
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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War and police: on patrol under Ukraine's conflict curfew
The clocks chime ten in Ukraine's city of Lviv and under martial law measures triggered by the Russian invasion it's forbidden to be out during the darkest hours of the night.
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Cathay plans world's longest passenger flight, avoids Russian airspace
Cathay Pacific is planning the world's longest passenger flight by rerouting its New York to Hong Kong service over the Atlantic instead of the Pacific, the airline said Tuesday, in a new path that steers clear of Russia.
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South Africa's De Allende to leave Munster
South Africa centre Damian de Allende said Tuesday his two-year stint with Irish province Munster will finish at the end of the season.
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Russia to reduce attacks after 'meaningful' talks with Ukraine
Russia said it would scale down fighting around two Ukrainian cities following "meaningful" talks with Ukraine on Tuesday, as officials raised the prospect of a meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian presidents.
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Becker doesn't know where his Wimbledon trophies are
Former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker has told a London court he does not know the whereabouts of his All England Club trophies.
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