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Katy Perry roars into space on all-woman flight

Katy Perry roars into space on all-woman flight

Pop star Katy Perry became the biggest name in an all-woman group to safely blast off into space Monday, roaring into the cosmos on one of billionaire Jeff Bezos's rockets.

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Emery says home fans can inspire Aston Villa comeback against PSG

Emery says home fans can inspire Aston Villa comeback against PSG

Unai Emery says his players can feed off the energy of their fans as Aston Villa seek to overturn a 3-1 deficit in Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final second leg against Paris Saint-Germain.

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'Miracles happen', says Kovac before uphill Barca battle

'Miracles happen', says Kovac before uphill Barca battle

Trailing 4-0 going into Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final return home leg against Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovac said his side can draw inspiration from Liverpool's 2018-19 comeback against the same opponents.

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Russia says deadly Sumy strike hit army meeting

Russia says deadly Sumy strike hit army meeting

Russia said Monday that its missiles hit a meeting of Ukrainian army commanders in Sumy, accusing Ukraine of using civilians as a "human shield" after Kyiv said the attack Sunday killed at least 34 people in one of the deadliest strikes of the entire war.

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Pope recognises 'God's architect' Gaudi as 'venerable'

Pope recognises 'God's architect' Gaudi as 'venerable'

The Catholic Church has put Antoni Gaudi, the designer of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia basilica nicknamed "God's architect", on the path to sainthood, the Vatican said Monday.

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China, Vietnam sign agreements after Xi warns protectionism 'leads nowhere'

China, Vietnam sign agreements after Xi warns protectionism 'leads nowhere'

China and Vietnam signed dozens of cooperation agreements Monday, strengthening ties between the communist-run countries after Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned that protectionism "leads nowhere" and that a trade war would have "no winners".

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Italy's Olympic hope Brignone says 'four to five months' before back on skis

Italy's Olympic hope Brignone says 'four to five months' before back on skis

Italian ski star Federica Brignone faces a race against time to be fit for next year's Winter Olympics after she said Monday there was no chance of returning to action within the next four months as she recovers from a broken leg.

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Flick has Barcelona on cusp of Champions League semis, six years on

Flick has Barcelona on cusp of Champions League semis, six years on

Failing a collapse at Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday, Hansi Flick will take Barcelona through to the semi-finals of this season's Champions League, confirming the Catalan club's reemergence as a genuine contender to win European football's biggest prize.

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Liverpool set for 'big summer' of transfers, says Van Dijk

Liverpool set for 'big summer' of transfers, says Van Dijk

Virgil van Dijk says he expects a "big summer" for Liverpool in the transfer market as he reportedly closes in on a deal that will secure his future at Anfield.

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Tensions flare as Algeria expels 12 French officials

Tensions flare as Algeria expels 12 French officials

Fresh tensions flared between France and Algeria on Monday as the French foreign minister said its former colony had ordered 12 French officials to leave in 48 hours.

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