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Boon or blight? E-scooters around the world

Boon or blight? E-scooters around the world

The for-hire electric scooters that have become ubiquitous in Paris and other cities worldwide are under scrutiny in the French capital, where residents vote Sunday on whether to ban them.

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Stronger Tiger eyes challenge of return to Augusta National

Stronger Tiger eyes challenge of return to Augusta National

Tiger Woods says he feels stronger than last year as he prepares to make another emotional return to the Masters.

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Finns vote as far right aims to unseat PM Sanna Marin

Finns vote as far right aims to unseat PM Sanna Marin

Finland votes Sunday in legislative elections that could see the country take a dramatic turn to the right, as centre-right and anti-immigration parties vie to unseat Social Democratic Prime Minister Sanna Marin.

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Paris votes on whether to ban e-scooters for hire

Paris votes on whether to ban e-scooters for hire

Voters in Paris are set to decide Sunday on whether to banish electric scooters for rent from the streets of the French capital, which was a pioneer in adopting the divisive new form of urban transport.

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Stretched 13th hole boosts Masters to record length

Stretched 13th hole boosts Masters to record length

A lengthened par-5 13th hole at Augusta National will offer a new challenge for golf's greatest players when the 87th Masters tees off Thursday.

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PGA stars and LIV rebels set for Masters showdown

PGA stars and LIV rebels set for Masters showdown

Augusta National, which has already been critical of the ongoing feud between the PGA Tour and upstart LIV Golf League, is about to become the front line in golf's civil war as stars of the rival groups meet at the 87th Masters.

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China's Yin grabs x-shot lead in LPGA LA Open

China's Yin grabs x-shot lead in LPGA LA Open

China's Yin Ruoning closed in on a first US LPGA Tour title on Saturday, carding six birdies in a four-under-par 67 to take a two-shot lead over Kim Hyo-joo in the LPGA Los Angeles Open.

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Montenegro votes in presidential runoff

Montenegro votes in presidential runoff

Montenegrins head to the polls Sunday to elect their next president in a vote that could see a young upstart unseat incumbent Milo Djukanovic, who has dominated the country's political scene for decades.

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Canada's McIntosh sets 400m medley world record

Canada's McIntosh sets 400m medley world record

Summer McIntosh set her second world record of the week Saturday, winning the 400m individual medley at the Canadian Swimming Trials in 4min 25.87sec.

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Squeezed by high costs, US tenants grapple with eviction

Squeezed by high costs, US tenants grapple with eviction

For nearly eight years, driving for a ride-hailing platform and making deliveries helped Laine Carolyn pay her bills -- but a sudden deterioration in health forced her to stop work and fall behind on rent.

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