Killing of far-right activist stokes tensions in France
France's government accused the hard left Monday of being partly responsible for the killing of a far-right activist last week.
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Record Jacks fifty carries England to 202-7 in must-win Italy match
Will Jacks scored the fastest T20 World Cup fifty for England as they posted 202-7 on Monday in their must-win Group C clash against Italy in Kolkata.
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European stocks, dollar up in subdued start to week
European stock markets and the dollar advanced Monday following a subdued showing for Asian equities ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday and after Japan reported lacklustre economic growth.
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African players in Europe: Salah hailed after Liverpool FA Cup win
Liverpool manager Arne Slot praised Egypt captain Mohamed Salah after his penalty sealed a 3-0 FA Cup victory over Brighton at the weekend.
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Taiwan's cycling 'missionary', Giant founder King Liu, dies at 91
King Liu, the founder of Taiwanese bicycle maker Giant and a self-described "missionary" for cycling culture, died on Monday at the age of 91, the company said.
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Kyrgyzstan president fires ministers, consolidates power ahead of election
Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov fired three ministers Monday seen as close to the dismissed former head of his security services, as he clears the political decks ahead of elections.
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McGrath tops Olympic slalom times but Braathen out
Norway's Atle Lie McGrath topped times in an attritional first leg of the men's Olympic slalom in Bormio on Monday which saw Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen among the casualties.
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Greenland's west coast posts warmest January on record
Greenland's capital Nuuk registered its warmest ever January -- beating a record that stood for 109 years -- as temperatures soared across the Arctic island's west coast, the Danish Meteorological Institute said Monday.
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South Africa into Super Eights without playing as Afghanistan beat UAE
South Africa qualified for the T20 World Cup Super Eights on Monday without playing as Afghanistan's win over the United Arab Emirates was enough to send them through from Group D.
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Madagascar cyclone death toll rises to 59
Flooding and fierce winds have pushed Madagascar's death toll from Cyclone Gezani to 59, with more than a dozen people still unaccounted for, the country's disaster agency said on Monday.
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