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Woman dies when car rams French farmers' roadblock

Woman dies when car rams French farmers' roadblock

A car rammed into a roadblock put up by protesting farmers in southwestern France on Tuesday, killing a woman and seriously injuring her husband and teenage daughter stationed there.

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Russian hackers suspected of Sweden cyber attack

Russian hackers suspected of Sweden cyber attack

Online services at some Swedish government agencies and shops have been disrupted in a ransomware attack believed to have been carried out by a Russian hacker group, IT consultancy Tietoevry said.

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Japan give goalkeeper 'full support' after racist abuse

Japan give goalkeeper 'full support' after racist abuse

Zion Suzuki has "the full support" of Japan's squad at the Asian Cup after the goalkeeper was racially abused online, their coach said on Tuesday.

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Shell-shocked hosts Ivory Coast await AFCON fate

Shell-shocked hosts Ivory Coast await AFCON fate

Hosts Ivory Coast were nervously waiting to discover their Africa Cup of Nations fate on Tuesday after a historic 4-0 hammering by Equatorial Guinea left them in danger of a group-stage exit from the competition.

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25 dead in southwest China landslide

25 dead in southwest China landslide

The death toll from a landslide that struck a remote and mountainous part of southwestern China reached 25 on Tuesday, state media said, as rescuers raced to find those still trapped under the debris.

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Red Sea attacks latest threat to Yemen's decaying oil tanker

Red Sea attacks latest threat to Yemen's decaying oil tanker

Mounting maritime security threats off Yemen's coast have stalled work on scrapping a decrepit oil tanker, officials have told AFP, jeopardising a rare success story in the war-torn country.

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Amazon's French warehouses fined over employee surveillance

Amazon's French warehouses fined over employee surveillance

France's data protection agency said Tuesday that it had fined Amazon's French warehouses unit 32 million euros ($34.9 million) for an "excessively intrusive" surveillance system to keep track of staff performance.

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Russian strikes kill four, wound dozens across Ukraine

Russian strikes kill four, wound dozens across Ukraine

Dozens of people were injured and least four killed after a wave of Russian missiles targeted Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine, setting residential buildings ablaze and reducing others to rubble.

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Israel loses 24 soldiers in deadliest day of Gaza ground war

Israel loses 24 soldiers in deadliest day of Gaza ground war

The Israeli army said Tuesday 24 soldiers were killed in the biggest single-day losses since the start of its ground war in Gaza amid growing pressure on the government to find a way to end the conflict.

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Djokovic, Gauff dig deep to make Australian Open semi-finals

Djokovic, Gauff dig deep to make Australian Open semi-finals

Novak Djokovic battled past Taylor Fritz into an 11th Australian Open semi-final and a record-extending 48th at Grand Slams on Tuesday, with Coco Gauff also forced to dig deep in searing heat.

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