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Stocks bounce as China eases quarantine measures

Stocks bounce as China eases quarantine measures

Stock markets jumped Tuesday and oil prices rallied further as China slashed the quarantine time for visitors, fuelling hopes of recovery for the world's second largest economy.

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Moody's says Russia defaulted on debt

Moody's says Russia defaulted on debt

Moody's ratings agency has confirmed that Russia defaulted on its foreign debt for the first time in a century, after bond holders did not receive $100 million in interest payments.

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Indonesian zoo breeds dozens of endangered baby Komodo dragons

Indonesian zoo breeds dozens of endangered baby Komodo dragons

An Indonesian zoo has welcomed dozens of new baby Komodo dragons hatched in captivity in recent months as part of a breeding programme, its director said Tuesday, offering hope for efforts to conserve the endangered species.

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Berrettini, 2021 runner-up, out of Wimbledon with Covid

Berrettini, 2021 runner-up, out of Wimbledon with Covid

Italy's Matteo Berrettini, the 2021 Wimbledon runner-up and a title favourite this year, pulled out of the tournament on Tuesday after testing positive for coronavirus.

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F1 labels Piquet's racist language towards Hamilton 'unacceptable'

F1 labels Piquet's racist language towards Hamilton 'unacceptable'

Formula One branded a racist term used by three-time world champion Nelson Piquet against Lewis Hamilton as "unacceptable" on Tuesday.

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French minister apologises for Champions League chaos

French minister apologises for Champions League chaos

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Tuesday made a partial apology for chaos at last month's Champions League final between Real Madrid and Liverpool in Paris, while insisting fake tickets and "delinquency" were mostly to blame.

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Life in the abyss, a spectacular and fragile struggle for survival

Life in the abyss, a spectacular and fragile struggle for survival

Cloaked in darkness and mystery, the creatures of the deep oceans exist in a world of unlikely profusion, surviving on scant food and under pressure that would crush human lungs.

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'Unimaginable': Austria prepares to reopen coal power station

'Unimaginable': Austria prepares to reopen coal power station

At the Mellach coal power plant in southern Austria, spider webs have taken over the conveyor belts, and plants and flowers have sprung up around the vast lot that once stored coal.

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US, Iran chief negotiators in Qatar for nuclear talks

US, Iran chief negotiators in Qatar for nuclear talks

Iran's chief negotiator joined his US counterpart in Qatar on Tuesday ahead of indirect talks between the two rivals aimed at reviving a landmark nuclear deal, officials and media said.

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Nigerian sprinter Okagbare's ban extended to 11 years

Nigerian sprinter Okagbare's ban extended to 11 years

Sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been given an additional one-year ban for doping violations on top of her existing 10-year suspension, a decision that rules Nigeria out of the sprint relay at the world championships.

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