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Chelsea survive FA Cup scare after Abramovich puts club up for sale

Chelsea survive FA Cup scare after Abramovich puts club up for sale

Chelsea survived a major FA Cup scare to reach the quarter-finals with a 3-2 win at Luton just hours after Roman Abramovich put the club up for sale on Wednesday.

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Ukraine's Mykolenko gets Everton nod as Dzyuba blasts 'double standards'

Ukraine's Mykolenko gets Everton nod as Dzyuba blasts 'double standards'

Everton's Ukraine defender Vitalii Mykolenko will play in Thursday's FA Cup tie against Boreham Wood just 48 hours after his fierce criticism of Russia captain Artem Dzyuba over the invasion of his country.

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Signings, sackings and success: How Abramovich transformed Chelsea

Signings, sackings and success: How Abramovich transformed Chelsea

Roman Abramovich's decision to sell Chelsea has sent shockwaves throughout English football but he leaves with the club firmly established as one of the giants of the European game.

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US fears for civilians as 'staggering' Ukraine toll grows

US fears for civilians as 'staggering' Ukraine toll grows

The United States raised fears Wednesday that civilians are being targeted by Russia in Ukraine, warning that Moscow is moving cluster munitions and other lethal weaponry into the country in a potentially dangerous new phase of the conflict.

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Georgia to apply 'immediately' for EU membership

Georgia to apply 'immediately' for EU membership

Georgia will "immediately" apply for EU membership, the Black Sea nation's ruling party said Wednesday, a day after the European Parliament backed war-torn Ukraine's bid to apply for EU membership.

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Fitbit recalls 1.7 mn smartwatches due to burn risk

Fitbit recalls 1.7 mn smartwatches due to burn risk

Fitbit on Wednesday recalled 1.7 million of its Ionic smartwatches used for tracking steps and other activity due to the risk of batteries overheating and burning wearers.

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Collective of US states investigate TikTok's impact on children

Collective of US states investigate TikTok's impact on children

A consortium of US states announced on Wednesday an investigation into TikTok's possible harms to young users of the platform, which has boomed in popularity especially among children.

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Blinken calls Putin's nuclear rhetoric the 'height of irresponsibility'

Blinken calls Putin's nuclear rhetoric the 'height of irresponsibility'

Top US diplomat Antony Blinken called President Vladimir Putin's "provocative" nuclear rhetoric "the height of irresponsibility" Wednesday, days after the Russian leader put his strategic forces on alert after invading Ukraine.

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Woods scoops PGA Tour's $8 million popularity prize

Woods scoops PGA Tour's $8 million popularity prize

Tiger Woods hasn't played in a US PGA Tour event in more than a year, but the golf great still won the inaugural Player Impact Program bonus that rewards a player's popularity.

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Lawyers for ex-Irish soldier hit out at Facebook in IS terror case

Lawyers for ex-Irish soldier hit out at Facebook in IS terror case

Lawyers for a former Irish soldier accused of being a member of the so-called Islamic State jihadist group on Wednesday criticised Facebook for breaching users' privacy.

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