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Pressure builds on Dortmund boss Sahin after loss at Kiel

Pressure builds on Dortmund boss Sahin after loss at Kiel

Borussia Dortmund's struggles in the league continued with a 4-2 loss at Holstein Kiel on Tuesday, raising the heat on under-fire coach Nuri Sahin.

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Meta to lay off 3,600 employees in performance-based cuts

Meta to lay off 3,600 employees in performance-based cuts

Meta plans to dismiss approximately 3,600 employees identified as low performers and replace them with new hires, according to an internal memo reported by Bloomberg on Tuesday.

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Venezuela restricts diplomats from 'hostile' European countries

Venezuela restricts diplomats from 'hostile' European countries

Venezuela on Tuesday announced restrictions on French, Italian and Dutch diplomats on its soil, citing their governments' "hostile" response to Nicolas Maduro's presidential inauguration, widely rejected as a power grab.

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Trump's Pentagon pick grilled by senators as cabinet hearings begin

Trump's Pentagon pick grilled by senators as cabinet hearings begin

Controversial Pentagon nominee Pete Hegseth faced tough questions from senators Tuesday about his views on women serving in combat and his qualifications to lead the Defense Department as confirmation hearings for Donald Trump's cabinet picks get underway.

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From ban to buyout: What next for TikTok in the US?

From ban to buyout: What next for TikTok in the US?

TikTok faces an imminent shutdown in the United States after Congress passed a law last year forcing its Chinses owner ByteDance to either sell the platform or close it by this Sunday.

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Lazio sack doc who performed far-right falconer's penis op: club owner

Lazio sack doc who performed far-right falconer's penis op: club owner

Lazio on Tuesday sacked the club doctor responsible for performing penis surgery on their fascist-sympathising falconer, who was dismissed the day before for publishing the results of the operation online.

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Mexico hails $5 bn Amazon investment in face of Trump threats

Mexico hails $5 bn Amazon investment in face of Trump threats

Mexico on Tuesday trumpeted a multibillion-dollar investment pledge from Amazon as a sign of a "great future" awaiting Latin America's second-largest economy, despite US President-elect Donald Trump's threat of a trade war.

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Venezuela restricts diplomats from France, Italy, Netherlands

Venezuela restricts diplomats from France, Italy, Netherlands

Venezuela said Tuesday it would limit the number of accredited diplomats at the French, Italian and Dutch embassies, citing their governments' "hostile" response to Nicolas Maduro's inauguration for a third presidential term.

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Aston Villa sign Dutch forward Malen from Dortmund

Aston Villa sign Dutch forward Malen from Dortmund

Aston Villa bolstered their attacking options on Tuesday with the signing of Dutch international Donyell Malen from Borussia Dortmund.

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Jesus suffers ACL injury as Arsenal eye January transfers

Jesus suffers ACL injury as Arsenal eye January transfers

Arsenal forward Gabriel Jesus will need surgery on a serious knee injury as Gunners boss Mikel Arteta scrambles to replace the Brazilian in the January transfer window.

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