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Champions Cup launch probe into Dublin relocation of Ulster's La Rochelle game

Champions Cup launch probe into Dublin relocation of Ulster's La Rochelle game

Champions Cup organisers European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) said on Tuesday it has started an investigation after last weekend's game between Ulster and La Rochelle was moved to Lansdowne Road.

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Princess Diana's former butler paid damages over phone hacking

Princess Diana's former butler paid damages over phone hacking

Princess Diana's former butler was on Tuesday given a public apology and paid substantial damages by the publisher of the Daily Mirror newspaper over phone hacking and the "repeated invasion of his privacy".

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Israel unveils finds from tomb of early Christian figure

Israel unveils finds from tomb of early Christian figure

Israel on Tuesday unveiled pilgrims' lamps and other finds from the so-called Tomb of Salome, a burial site named for a woman said to have assisted at the birth of Christ.

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Macron intervened to ask French team to greet fans: federation

Macron intervened to ask French team to greet fans: federation

President Emmanuel Macron intervened to ask France's footballers to greet fans after their defeat in the World Cup final, leading to a brief public ceremony, the French football federation chief said Tuesday.

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Five dead as Thai navy continues search for missing sailors

Five dead as Thai navy continues search for missing sailors

Five bodies have been found and one survivor was rescued Tuesday, after the sinking of a naval vessel two days ago in the Gulf of Thailand, the Thai navy said.

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Amazon strikes deal with EU to close anti-trust probes

Amazon strikes deal with EU to close anti-trust probes

Online retail giant Amazon has reached an agreement with the European Commission to close two inquiries into anti-competitive tactics, notably using third-party seller data to improve its own sales.

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Barcelona to host opening stages of 2023 Vuelta a Espana

Barcelona to host opening stages of 2023 Vuelta a Espana

The Vuelta a Espana will get underway in Barcelona for the first time in 60 years in 2023 with the first two stages raced in the Catalan capital, organisers announced on Tuesday.

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Italian police transport organs in Lamborghini supercar

Italian police transport organs in Lamborghini supercar

Italian police used a specially adapted Lamborghini supercar to deliver two kidneys to donor patients on Tuesday hundreds of kilometres apart, they announced.

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Yen surges on surprise Bank of Japan policy move

Yen surges on surprise Bank of Japan policy move

The yen soared to a four-month high against the dollar Tuesday after a surprise tweak to monetary policy of the Bank of Japan, which has decided against hiking interest rates to tame decades-high inflation.

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Oscar-winning Iranian filmmaker backs jailed actor Alidoosti

Oscar-winning Iranian filmmaker backs jailed actor Alidoosti

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi on Tuesday urged the release of Taraneh Alidoosti, who has starred in four of his films, after the actor's arrest for supporting the three-month protest movement.

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