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Nadal 'feels great' despite practice partner's Wimbledon Covid exit

Nadal 'feels great' despite practice partner's Wimbledon Covid exit

Rafael Nadal said he "feels great" even though Wimbledon practice partner and 2021 runner-up Matteo Berrettini withdrew from the tournament with Covid on Tuesday.

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Ecuador talks falter after soldier killed by 'violent demonstrators'

Ecuador talks falter after soldier killed by 'violent demonstrators'

Negotiations to end more than two weeks of disruptive living cost protests by Indigenous Ecuadorans were dealt a blow Tuesday when the killing of a soldier prompted the government to suspend participation.

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French PM Borne recommends wearing masks as cases soar

French PM Borne recommends wearing masks as cases soar

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne urged people to wear masks in crowded spaces, after health officials on Tuesday reported a sharp rises in cases of Covid over the past week.

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Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years for sex crimes

Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years for sex crimes

Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a New York judge Tuesday for helping the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse girls.

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Nadal survives Wimbledon scare as Covid forces Berrettini out

Nadal survives Wimbledon scare as Covid forces Berrettini out

Rafael Nadal overcame a huge scare to reach the Wimbledon second round on Tuesday after title contender Matteo Berrettini was forced to pull out of the tournament with coronavirus.

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PGA and European tours unveil 13-year joint venture

PGA and European tours unveil 13-year joint venture

The PGA Tour and European Tour announced a 13-year operational joint venture on Tuesday, uniting in a tighter alliance to combat the new Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series.

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Trump tried to force limo to Capitol on day of riot: WH aide

Trump tried to force limo to Capitol on day of riot: WH aide

Former US president Donald Trump tried to take the steering wheel from his Secret Service limousine driver in a bid to join the crowd marching on the US Capitol, a top aide in his administration testified Tuesday.

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Russian account of Ukraine mall strike 'absurd', residents say

Russian account of Ukraine mall strike 'absurd', residents say

Residents in the Ukrainian city where a missile strike on a crowded mall killed at least 20 people have dismissed the Russian army's version of events as "absurd".

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Ecuador govt suspends talks with protesters after soldier killed

Ecuador govt suspends talks with protesters after soldier killed

Ecuador's government has suspended negotiations with protesting Indigenous groups, President Guillermo Lasso said Tuesday, after a soldier was killed in an attack blamed by a minister on "violent demonstrators."

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Tommy Fury denied entry to USA by Homeland Security

Tommy Fury denied entry to USA by Homeland Security

British boxer Tommy Fury has been denied entry into the United States before a press conference to preview his forthcoming fight against Jake Paul.

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