Paraguay anti-drug prosecutor killed in Colombia while honeymooning
Paraguayan anti-drug prosecutor Marcelo Pecci was shot dead execution-style Tuesday while honeymooning on a Colombian Caribbean island by men who fled by sea, police and his widow said.
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Mike Tyson to face no charges over plane fracas: US prosecutor
Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson will not face criminal charges over repeatedly punching a fellow plane passenger, a prosecutor in California said Tuesday.
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Ecuadoran police say 200 prisoners recaptured after prison riot
Ecuadoran police on Tuesday said 200 convicts that escaped following a deadly prison riot have been recaptured, with another 20 still at large.
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Liverpool rally to keep Premier League title hopes alive
Liverpool kept their Premier League title hopes alive as Sadio Mane's winner beat Aston Villa 2-1 on Tuesday to move level on points with Manchester City at the top of the table.
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Global stocks end mostly up as demand worries weigh on oil prices
European and US stocks mostly rose Tuesday, partially rebounding from the prior session's rout, while oil prices continued to retreat on worries slowing global growth will dent demand.
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US gun deaths soared in 2020 amid pandemic: CDC
The number of gun deaths in the United States underwent an "historic" increase in 2020, possibly due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and poverty, according to a report by health authorities published Tuesday.
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US celebrity chef Batali acquitted of sexual assault
American celebrity chef Mario Batali was on Tuesday found not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in a Boston bar five years ago.
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Ex-Honduran leader pleads not guilty to US drug charges, former top cop extradited
Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking in a US federal court in New York on Tuesday as his country's onetime police chief was extradited to America for allegedly assisting him.
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La Liga post losses of €892m for pandemic-hit 2020/21 season
La Liga posted losses of 892 million euros for the pandemic-hit 2020-21 season, with Barcelona accounting for more than half of the shortfall, according to figures announced by the Spanish league on Tuesday.
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Kravchuk, first president of independent Ukraine, dies
Ukraine's first president Leonid Kravchuk, who agreed to give up his country's Soviet nuclear arsenal, the third-largest in the world, died on Tuesday, the presidency said. He was 88.
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