Barca coach backs Pena but will debate new goalkeeper signing
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick backed reserve goalkeeper Inaki Pena to replace stricken team-mate Marc-Andre ter Stegen on Tuesday, but also said the club must discuss if they will sign a replacement.
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UN says tens of thousands flee Lebanon strikes
Tens of thousands of people have fled their homes in Lebanon as Israeli strikes pummelled the country, the UN said Tuesday, calling events "extremely alarming".
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Asian stock markets lead rally on China stimulus
Stock markets and oil prices rallied Tuesday after China's central bank unveiled fresh stimulus measures to kickstart growth in the world's number two economy.
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Arteta stands by defensive tactics in fiery Man City clash
Mikel Arteta stood by Arsenal's defensive tactics in their explosive Premier League clash with Manchester City, saying he would have been "thick" not to learn from previous clashes.
Read moreNew Israeli strikes on Lebanon after 558 killed
Israel announced dozens of new air strikes on Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon Tuesday, a day after 558 people, including 50 children, were killed in the deadliest bombardment since a devastating war in 2006.
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Tropical Storm John hits Mexico's Pacific coast
A tropical storm that slammed into Mexico's southern Pacific coast as a major hurricane weakened Tuesday, but forecasters warned of strong rains and flash floods inundating the coast for the next few days.
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Sri Lanka's new leader appoints cabinet ahead of expected snap polls
Sri Lanka's new leftist president appointed his cabinet Tuesday ahead of an expected snap parliamentary election as he prepares to renegotiate the bankrupt island nation's unpopular International Monetary Fund bailout programme.
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Singapore ex-minister convicted in rare graft trial
A Singaporean former minister was convicted Tuesday of obstruction of justice and accepting illegal gifts, the public prosecutor said, in the city-state's first political graft trial for nearly half a century.
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UK town catches Subbuteo fever
With a quivering finger, England Subbuteo veteran Rudi Peterschinigg conceded the free-kick that sent his country's World Cup quarter-final into extra-time before smashing his plastic goalkeeper on the floor in frustration.
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France facing 'one of worst deficits' in its history: minister
France now has "one of the worst" public deficits in its modern history, the newly-installed economy minister said Tuesday, confirming new taxes on the wealthy and big businesses are on the table to get finances back in order.
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