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Macron in Germany warns against ‘fascination for authoritarianism’
The visit commenced with Macron's attendance at a festival in Berlin, where he warned against a growing "fascination for authoritarianism" in both major EU nations.
French President Emmanuel Macron attends a press conference at Bellevue Place in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, May 26, 2024 (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
French President Emmanuel…
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What time is the FA Cup final in Australia? Manchester City vs. Manchester United kick-off
Manchester United will lock horns with the recently crowned English champions Manchester City at Wembley this weekend in the FA Cup final. Manchester City are aiming for an unprecedented back-to-back double. Pep Guardiola’s dominant squad shows no signs of slowing down, with Phil Foden emerging as the Premier League's best…
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Man accused in fiery liquid attacks on New York City subway riders
NEW YORK (AP) — A man set a cup of liquid on fire and tossed it at a fellow subway rider in New York City, setting the victim’s shirt ablaze and injuring him, police said Sunday.The random attack happened on a No. 1 train in lower Manhattan on Saturday afternoon, city police said, adding that the suspect…
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Tornadoes wreak havoc as 15 die in storms across central US – BBC News
Image caption, A mobile home park in northern Texas smashed by the tornadoArticle informationAuthor, Holly HonderichRole, in Washington26 May 2024, 15:01 BSTUpdated 2 hours agoAt least 15 people have been killed as tornadoes and storms tore across central areas of the US, destroying homes and cutting power to hundreds of thousands.Seven people!-->…
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Britain’s best (and worst) new towns
Stevenage would be the first town in the country to have a completely pedestrian centre; this was a radical idea at the time (and still is, to some extent). Teething problems included damp, shortages of materials and plagues of ants and earwigs. Local facilities were slow to be set up and new residents had either…
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Canada mulls Chinese EV tariff following U.S. move
By Canadian Press
May 26, 2024 | 12:48 PM
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his trade and industry ministers say Canada is investigating the notion of hiking tariffs on imported electric vehicles from China following a massive tax hike by the Americans!-->…
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Djokovic has ‘low expectations, high hopes’ for French Open
Paris (AFP) – Novak Djokovic said on Sunday he has "low expectations and high hopes" for the French Open after a turbulent season so far in which he has failed to win an ATP title.
Issued on: 26/05/2024 - 18:05
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There is an explosive flaw in the plan to rearm Ukraine
AS UKRAINE COMES under mounting pressure on the battlefield, Europe is desperately scrambling to boost its puny production of artillery shells and missiles. In January the EU admitted that it had fallen well short of its pledge to provide Ukraine with one million shells by March 2024. On March 15th it allocated €500m ($542m) to ramp up…
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Daria Kasatkina, the world’s bravest tennis player
For the first half-dozen years of her pro career, Daria Kasatkina was known as an ascending player, whose tennis was predicated on brains, not brawn, using her racket less as a high-powered weapon than a scalpel. She was known throughout tennis by her nickname, Dasha. She was not known for being political, or particularly outspoken.Then, in…
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Landed in Dublin: Turbulence over Turkey injures 12 on Qatar Airways flight
Twelve people were injured during turbulence on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Ireland that landed safely on Sunday, Dublin airport authorities said.
The incident comes a week after a passenger died and dozens were injured when a Singapore Airlines flight from London hit severe…
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