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Odermatt in pole position for Olympic giant slalom

Odermatt in pole position for Olympic giant slalom

Swiss favourite Marco Odermatt looked to be reversing his fortunes after a disappointing start to his Olympic campaign as he topped the timings in the first leg of the men's giant slalom on Sunday.

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Novel crisis: Iran's books shrink as US sanctions bite

Novel crisis: Iran's books shrink as US sanctions bite

For literature lovers in sanction-hit Iran, a new novel has long provided a brief respite from a grinding economic crisis triggered by international pressure imposed over Tehran's contested nuclear programme.

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Heavy snowfall holds up Gu gold medal charge at Olympics

Heavy snowfall holds up Gu gold medal charge at Olympics

Californian-born Chinese sensation Eileen Gu's bid for a second gold medal at the Beijing Games was held up Sunday when women's freeski slopestyle qualification was postponed because of heavy snow.

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Oil majors face backlash as era of big profits returns

Oil majors face backlash as era of big profits returns

Soaring energy prices have brought massive profits to oil majors -- along with fierce criticism from environmentalists and politicians at a time when consumers are left with rising bills.

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A sea of red in Saudi shops -- but don't mention Valentine's

A sea of red in Saudi shops -- but don't mention Valentine's

Red clothing and underwear are displayed in Saudi shopfronts, but the increasingly popular Valentine's Day promotions are missing one thing: the festival's name.

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Swiss vote on banning tobacco advertising, animal testing

Swiss vote on banning tobacco advertising, animal testing

The Swiss head to the polls Sunday to decide whether to ban almost all advertising of tobacco products and separately on a blanket ban on all animal testing.

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Chile govt pledges new safety measures after trucker protest

Chile govt pledges new safety measures after trucker protest

Chilean truck drivers lifted road blockades they had imposed to protest the killing of a colleague, after the government pledged new safety measures on Saturday.

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Cyclone, Barry Manilow fail to dislodge New Zealand anti-vaccine protesters

Cyclone, Barry Manilow fail to dislodge New Zealand anti-vaccine protesters

Cyclone Dovi caused power outages, mudslides and evacuations across New Zealand on Sunday, but neither the storm nor the music of Barry Manilow could dislodge anti-vaccine protesters camped outside parliament.

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Popular incumbent Steinmeier eyes new term as German president

Popular incumbent Steinmeier eyes new term as German president

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is poised to be re-elected on Sunday for a second straight term, after gaining a reputation as a tireless defender of democratic values at a time when resurging far-right extremism and the coronavirus pandemic were putting them to the test.

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Canadian protesters out in force again, key bridge still blocked

Canadian protesters out in force again, key bridge still blocked

Canadian demonstrators led by truckers angry over Covid-19 restrictions defied police and kept occupying a key bridge Saturday, while thousands more rallied in the capital as a two-week-old protest showed no signs of abating.

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