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Netanyahu heads to US for pivotal Trump talks

Netanyahu heads to US for pivotal Trump talks

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left Sunday for the United States where he will become the first foreign leader to meet Donald Trump since the US president returned to office.

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Fangio's Mercedes 1954 F1 car sold for record $53 mln at auction

Fangio's Mercedes 1954 F1 car sold for record $53 mln at auction

Five-time world champion Fangio steered it to victory in the 1955 Argentine Grand Prix, with Moss at the wheel in the same season's Italian Grand Prix where he posted the fastest lap time.

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Residents near Japan sinkhole urged to evacuate

Residents near Japan sinkhole urged to evacuate

Five households in the immediate vicinity of a massive, ever-widening sinkhole near Tokyo were urged to evacuate Sunday, with efforts to rescue a man stuck inside reportedly halted.

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China shrugs off new Trump tariffs but bruising trade war looms

China shrugs off new Trump tariffs but bruising trade war looms

Donald Trump's new tariffs will probably not have a major impact on China's economy but may herald the opening salvo of another bruising trade war with Beijing, analysts said Sunday.

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Is it Beyonce's time? Music's A-listers ready for the Grammys

Is it Beyonce's time? Music's A-listers ready for the Grammys

Music's elite are congregating in Los Angeles for Sunday's Grammy awards, and Beyonce's name is on the tip of everyone's tongue: will Recording Academy voters finally give the megastar her due?

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Swiss champion Schmid wins Cadel Evans Road Race in scorching heat

Swiss champion Schmid wins Cadel Evans Road Race in scorching heat

Swiss champion Mauro Schmid held off an elite chasing pack in searing heat to win the first World Tour one-day classic of the season Sunday at the Cadel Evans Road Race in Australia.

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Cash-keen Taliban betting on Afghanistan's mines

Cash-keen Taliban betting on Afghanistan's mines

A miner in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan poured water over a block of jade, exposing the green stone that is part of the Taliban authorities' push to capitalise on the country's rich mineral resources.

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Seeking light in dark times four years after Myanmar coup

Seeking light in dark times four years after Myanmar coup

Yangon resident Aung Ko Gyi browses stalls for asolar power kithe can use to weather the blackouts that have become a constant feature of life in Myanmar four years on from a military coup.

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Autos, electronics: What will Trump's tariffs impact?

Autos, electronics: What will Trump's tariffs impact?

US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on Canada and Mexico are set to roil supply chains for products ranging from automobiles to avocados -- with industries girding for cost increases.

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Three things we learned in the Six Nations

Three things we learned in the Six Nations

Ireland began their bid for an unprecedented third successive Six Nations men's title by recovering to beat England to end a weekend when France thrashed Wales and Scotland survived a scare to see off Italy.

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