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Roberto Martinez named as Portugal coach

Roberto Martinez named as Portugal coach

Roberto Martinez was named as the new coach of Portugal on Monday, having stepped down as Belgium coach after their elimination from the World Cup in Qatar in the group stage.

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Rolls-Royce posts record car sales in 2022

Rolls-Royce posts record car sales in 2022

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars sold a record number of its luxury vehicles last year, the UK-based group announced Monday, voicing "cautious" optimism for 2023 even as inflation remains sky-high.

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Top restaurant noma to close at the end of 2024

Top restaurant noma to close at the end of 2024

Copenhagen restaurant noma, one of the world's top eateries with three Michelin stars, said Monday it would close at the end of 2024 to reinvent itself as a food laboratory.

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Facebook wrong to remove 'death to Khameini' posts: watchdog

Facebook wrong to remove 'death to Khameini' posts: watchdog

Facebook owner Meta should not have taken down posts featuring a slogan calling for the death of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Khameini, a watchdog said on Monday.

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Stock markets extend gains on Fed hopes, China

Stock markets extend gains on Fed hopes, China

Major stock markets mostly climbed Monday and oil prices rallied, building on optimism generated by China's Covid reopening and hopes the Federal Reserve will slow its pace of interest rate hikes.

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Suez Canal says traffic 'normal' after stuck ship refloated

Suez Canal says traffic 'normal' after stuck ship refloated

Suez Canal maritime traffic was "normal" Monday after a cargo vessel carrying Ukrainian grain ran aground but was then refloated and towed away, said the Egyptian authority running the vital waterway.

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'I'm always available': Mueller not stepping down from Germany duty

'I'm always available': Mueller not stepping down from Germany duty

Bayern Munich and Germany forward Thomas Mueller has shot down rumours of a pending international retirement, saying on Monday he will "always be available" for selection.

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Messi and Ronaldo to meet in friendly between PSG and Saudi select

Messi and Ronaldo to meet in friendly between PSG and Saudi select

Lionel Messi and Paris Saint-Germain will play a friendly against a select side made up of players from Cristiano Ronaldo's new club Al Nassr and their Saudi rivals Al Hilal in Riyadh on January 19, the French champions announced on Monday.

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Uganda set to declare end of Ebola outbreak

Uganda set to declare end of Ebola outbreak

Uganda said on Monday it was expecting to declare an end to an Ebola virus outbreak that emerged late last year and has claimed the lives of at least 56 people.

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England's Farrell risks missing Six Nations opener after tackle citing

England's Farrell risks missing Six Nations opener after tackle citing

Owen Farrell could miss England's Six Nations opener against Scotland next month after being cited for a dangerous tackle during Saracens' 19-16 Premiership win over Gloucester.

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