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Sri Lanka openers Karunaratne, Oshada lead Bangladesh Test fightback

Sri Lanka openers Karunaratne, Oshada lead Bangladesh Test fightback

Openers Dimuth Karunaratne and Oshada Fernando each hit a fifty as Sri Lanka gave Bangladesh a fitting reply in the second Test in Dhaka on Tuesday.

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Environmental protesters force suspension of Shell AGM

Environmental protesters force suspension of Shell AGM

Oil giant Shell was on Tuesday forced to temporarily suspend its annual general meeting because of disruption from climate change activists.

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'Hulk' star Ruffalo joins call for global wealth tax

'Hulk' star Ruffalo joins call for global wealth tax

US actor Mark Ruffalo on Tuesday joined a call by over 150 wealthy people for governments to tax them more, as global elites and policymakers met at the World Economic Forum in Swiss resort Davos.

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Medvedev eases through at French Open as Rune strikes teen blow

Medvedev eases through at French Open as Rune strikes teen blow

World number two Daniil Medvedev eased into the French Open second round on Tuesday as Denmark's Holger Rune reminded Roland Garros that Carlos Alcaraz is not the only teenager dreaming of the title.

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UAE firm inks airport deal as Afghanistan eyes international flights

UAE firm inks airport deal as Afghanistan eyes international flights

A United Arab Emirates company signed a contract with the Taliban authorities Tuesday to provide ground handling services at Afghanistan's three airports, officials said, as the country seeks to resume international transit.

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Japan says China, Russia jets flew nearby as Quad met

Japan says China, Russia jets flew nearby as Quad met

Chinese and Russian fighter jets carried out joint flights near Japan on Tuesday as leaders of the Quad bloc met in Tokyo, the Japanese defence minister said.

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King of the creepy Cronenberg delivers the gore to Cannes

King of the creepy Cronenberg delivers the gore to Cannes

The most hotly anticipated contender in the Cannes race, "Crimes of the Future" by sci-fi shockmeister David Cronenberg, divided the festival on Tuesday after drawing a lengthy standing ovation as well as dozens of disgusted walkouts.

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Xinjiang leak sheds new light on China's 're-education' camps

Xinjiang leak sheds new light on China's 're-education' camps

A leak of thousands of photos and official documents from China's Xinjiang has shed new light on the violent methods used to enforce mass internment in the region, researchers said Tuesday.

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Barcelona recruits sheep, goats to fight wildfires

Barcelona recruits sheep, goats to fight wildfires

It's a rustic scene -- sheep and goats graze placidly while a shepherd keeps watch. But this is Barcelona's biggest public park, not the countryside.

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Second seed Medvedev wins Roland Garros opener

Second seed Medvedev wins Roland Garros opener

World number two Daniil Medvedev coasted into the French Open second round Tuesday, beating Argentina's 103rd-ranked Facundo Bagnis 6-2, 6-2, 6-2.

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