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Macron visits Germany to soothe ties, warn of far-right peril

Macron visits Germany to soothe ties, warn of far-right peril

Emmanuel Macron on Sunday embarks on the first state visit to Germany by a French president in a quarter century, seeking to ease recent tensions and also warn of the dangers of the far right ahead of EU elections.

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Disinformation war engulfs Mexican presidential race

Disinformation war engulfs Mexican presidential race

Does Mexican presidential front-runner Claudia Sheinbaum want to make circumcision compulsory and close a revered Catholic church? No, it's all part of an election disinformation war.

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Angry Kewell vows Yokohama will learn from AFC final drubbing

Angry Kewell vows Yokohama will learn from AFC final drubbing

An angry Yokohama F-Marinos coach Harry Kewell vowed his side would bounce back from Saturday's thumping defeat in the AFC Champions League final and use the experience "as fuel" for the future.

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Mbappe proud to leave PSG 'with head held high'

Mbappe proud to leave PSG 'with head held high'

Kylian Mbappe said he was proud to leave Paris Saint-Germain with his "head held high" after winning Saturday's French Cup final, but said he would wait for the right time to confirm where he will be playing next season.

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Musk plans largest-ever supercomputer for xAI startup: report

Musk plans largest-ever supercomputer for xAI startup: report

Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk has told investors he plans to build a supercomputer dubbed "gigafactory of compute" to support the development of his artificial intelligence startup xAI, an industry news outlet reported Saturday.

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Richard Sherman, songwriter behind Disney hits, dead at 95

Richard Sherman, songwriter behind Disney hits, dead at 95

Richard Sherman, the writer behind songs in classic Disney movies such as "Mary Poppins" and "The Jungle Book" died Saturday at the age of 95, the film and entertainment company said.

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Riley leads surging Scheffler at Colonial as PGA mourns golfer Murray's death

Riley leads surging Scheffler at Colonial as PGA mourns golfer Murray's death

Davis Riley had a four-shot lead over surging Masters champion Scottie Scheffler on Saturday at the Charles Schwab Challenge, where PGA Tour pros were stunned to learn that 30-year-old colleague Grayson Murray had died.

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Richardson wins first 100m of year, Chebet smashes 10,000 world record in Eugene

Richardson wins first 100m of year, Chebet smashes 10,000 world record in Eugene

World champion Sha'Carri Richardson won her first 100m of the Olympic season on Saturday, clocking 10.83sec at the Eugene Diamond League where Kenyan Beatrice Chebet shattered the 10,000m world record.

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Chase leads West Indies to T20I series win over South Africa

Chase leads West Indies to T20I series win over South Africa

Roston Chase struck a magnificent 38-ball 67 as West Indies beat South Africa by 16 runs at Sabina Park to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match T20I series.

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'I'm not working tomorrow': Party starts for Leverkusen boss Alonso

'I'm not working tomorrow': Party starts for Leverkusen boss Alonso

Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso said he was ready for a big night after his club sealed the double on Saturday, telling reporters: "I'm not working tomorrow."

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