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Berlin unveils Olympic bid with centenary of Nazi Games in sight

Berlin unveils Olympic bid with centenary of Nazi Games in sight

Berlin on Tuesday presented its proposal to hold the Summer Olympics, including a bid for the Games in 2036 that would fall exactly a century after the event was hosted by Adolf Hitler's Nazi Regime.

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King Charles highlights Canadian 'self-determination' as Trump looms

King Charles highlights Canadian 'self-determination' as Trump looms

King Charles III stressed Canada's proud independence on Tuesday as he delivered a major speech to open parliament in Ottawa set against US President Donald Trump's repeated threats to take over the country.

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Liverpool car-ramming driver suspected of taking drugs

Liverpool car-ramming driver suspected of taking drugs

A driver who ploughed into crowds joyfully celebrating Liverpool football club's Premier League win is being held on suspicion of attempted murder and taking drugs, Merseyside police said Tuesday.

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Spain's EU partners punt on Catalan language push

Spain's EU partners punt on Catalan language push

Spain has revived a push for Basque, Catalan and Galician to be made official EU languages, despite a less-than-enthusiastic response from fellow European countries fearing a domino effect.

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Earliest proof of humans using whale bone tools discovered

Earliest proof of humans using whale bone tools discovered

Scientists announced Tuesday they have discovered the earliest evidence of humans using whale bones, finding weapons made from the remains of the massive mammals dating back more than 20,000 years.

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Poland to vote in razor-tight presidential election

Poland to vote in razor-tight presidential election

Poland votes on Sunday in a hotly contested presidential runoff that will pit the pro-EU Warsaw mayor against a nationalist historian in a tight race that could extend the political deadlock in the NATO member nation.

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Gauff shrugs off forgotten racquets to reach French Open second round

Gauff shrugs off forgotten racquets to reach French Open second round

Coco Gauff may have forgotten her tennis racquets when she arrived on court to open her French Open campaign on Tuesday but it did not stop the American powering into the second round.

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Sultan Hassanal of Brunei, the world's longest-reigning living monarch

Sultan Hassanal of Brunei, the world's longest-reigning living monarch

Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, recuperating in a Kuala Lumpur hospital after being treated for "fatigue", is the world's longest-reigning living monarch -- and one of its richest people.

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Trump admin seeks to cut remaining federal ties with Harvard

Trump admin seeks to cut remaining federal ties with Harvard

The US government intends to cancel all remaining financial contracts with Harvard, a senior official said Tuesday, in President Donald Trump's latest attempt to force the prestigious university to submit to unprecedented oversight.

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Telegram's Durov repeats claim France interfered in Romania vote

Telegram's Durov repeats claim France interfered in Romania vote

The co-founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, Pavel Durov, on Tuesday repeated his allegation that French intelligence pressured him to interfere in this month's Romanian presidential election.

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