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England white-ball cricket coach Mott stands down

England white-ball cricket coach Mott stands down

Matthew Mott has stood down as England's white-ball head coach, leaving Marcus Trescothick in caretaker charge while the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) begin the search for a permanent replacement, it was announced Tuesday.

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Third child dies following mass stabbing in UK

Third child dies following mass stabbing in UK

A third child died on Tuesday and five others remained critically injured after a knife attack on a Taylor Swift-themed dance event in a quiet seaside community in northern England, police said.

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Musk's superhuman vision promise is dangerous: researchers

Musk's superhuman vision promise is dangerous: researchers

Researchers have criticised billionaire Elon Musk for promising that his brain implant technology could eventually provide patients with vision superior to normal human sight.

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'Little Olympian': fencer says competed in Paris heavily pregnant

'Little Olympian': fencer says competed in Paris heavily pregnant

Egyptian fencer Nada Hafez has revealed she competed at the Paris Olympics, reaching the last 16 in her event and defeating a higher-ranked rival on the way, while seven months pregnant.

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Spain watchdog fines Booking.com 413 mn euros 

Spain watchdog fines Booking.com 413 mn euros 

Spain's competition watchdog said Tuesday it had slapped online travel agency Booking.com with a record 413-million-euro fine for "abusing its dominant position" during the past five years.

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Two Chinese swimmers cleared after positive tests in 2022 - report

Two Chinese swimmers cleared after positive tests in 2022 - report

Two Chinese swimmers, including one scheduled to compete at the Olympics, tested positive in a doping control in 2022 but were cleared by Chinese authorities, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing anonymous sources.

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Spain's PM declines to testify in wife's graft probe

Spain's PM declines to testify in wife's graft probe

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez refused on Tuesday to answer question from a judge investigating alleged influence-peddling by his wife, a case that has put pressure on his fragile minority government.

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Stock markets diverge before key earnings, rate calls

Stock markets diverge before key earnings, rate calls

Leading equity markets traded mixed Tuesday before the week's slew of interest-rate decisions and earnings from tech titans.

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Turkish stray dog law sparks opposition anger

Turkish stray dog law sparks opposition anger

Turkish opposition parties vowed Tuesday to fight a law authorising the capture -- and in some cases killing -- of the country’s estimated four million stray dogs.

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Druze in Golan reject Israeli threats to retaliate for rocket strike

Druze in Golan reject Israeli threats to retaliate for rocket strike

Druze residents of the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights distanced themselves Tuesday from Israeli threats to retaliate against Lebanon's Hezbollah group for a deadly rocket strike on a Druze Arab town in the territory.

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