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Man Utd need 'major surgery' under Ten Hag - Dwight Yorke

Man Utd need 'major surgery' under Ten Hag - Dwight Yorke

Former Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke said Tuesday that new coach Erik ten Hag must perform "major surgery" at the club to get them back to the top.

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Mexico tourism projected to return to pre-pandemic level this year

Mexico tourism projected to return to pre-pandemic level this year

The number of tourists visiting Mexico is set to return to pre-pandemic levels by the end of this year, the country's tourism minister said on Monday, with projected revenues of $24.25 billion.

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'Kind of complicated': Growing grapes in the world's driest desert

'Kind of complicated': Growing grapes in the world's driest desert

In the middle of Chile's Atacama desert, the driest in the world, Hector Espindola has an unexpected job: he runs a vineyard.

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Xavi says Barcelona need rebuild but silent on Lewandowski

Xavi says Barcelona need rebuild but silent on Lewandowski

Coach Xavi Hernandez said Tuesday his Barcelona team must be rebuilt after a turbulent season but refused to be drawn on whether Robert Lewandowski was a transfer target.

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China offers bonds, tax breaks as new medicine for ailing economy

China offers bonds, tax breaks as new medicine for ailing economy

Tax breaks and a bond drive for Chinese aviation and railway firms are among a blizzard of fresh measures agreed by China's economic planners to gee up an economy stunted by a coronavirus surge.

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Samsung commits $356 bn in investments with 80,000 new jobs

Samsung commits $356 bn in investments with 80,000 new jobs

Samsung Group on Tuesday unveiled a massive $356 billion investment blueprint for the next five years aimed at making it a frontrunner in a wide range of sectors from semiconductors to biologics.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro fires third Petrobras chief as fuel prices soar

Brazil's Bolsonaro fires third Petrobras chief as fuel prices soar

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday dismissed the president of state oil giant Petrobras, who had been in the job for only 40 days.

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Ukraine's poker aces hope to deliver a winning hand for war-torn country

Ukraine's poker aces hope to deliver a winning hand for war-torn country

The head of Ukraine's poker federation Sergey Eifimenko says it is "hard morally to play poker" with "Russian bombs falling" but the two-time defending champions will aim to do their country proud at the Nations Cup this week.

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Asian markets fall on China growth concerns

Asian markets fall on China growth concerns

Asian stocks retreated Tuesday on concerns over the impact of China's Covid restrictions on the world's second-largest economy as investment banks slashed their forecasts.

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Russia intensifies Donbas offensive as war enters fourth month

Russia intensifies Donbas offensive as war enters fourth month

Russian forces on Tuesday stepped up their offensive on the last pocket of resistance around Lugansk in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, as the conflict entered its fourth month.

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