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Barca must 'make the impossible possible': coach Flick on Atletico cup challenge

Barca must 'make the impossible possible': coach Flick on Atletico cup challenge

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick insisted Monday his team could turn around a 4-0 deficit in the Copa del Rey semi-final tie against Atletico Madrid.

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Furry, frayed & freezing on Milan catwalks: the fashion trends

Furry, frayed & freezing on Milan catwalks: the fashion trends

As the attention of the world's fashionistas moves from Milan to Paris on the final day of the Italian city's Fashion Week Monday, a roundup of Italy's runway style is due.

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Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum discovers new Rembrandt

Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum discovers new Rembrandt

The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam said Monday it had uncovered a new painting by Rembrandt, using advanced scanning technology and stylistic analysis to confirm it was crafted by the Dutch master.

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Olympic comeback queen Brignone ends ski season

Olympic comeback queen Brignone ends ski season

Italian ski great Federica Brignone, who came back from injury to win two gold medals at last month's Winter Olympics, announced on Monday she had ended her campaign for this season.

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Key Gulf air hubs caught up in Iran conflict

Key Gulf air hubs caught up in Iran conflict

Thriving thanks to their strategic geographical position, strong state backing and leading carriers, huge air hubs in the Gulf oil kingdoms have been shaken by the conflict over Iran.

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Middle East fighting overshadows world telecom show

Middle East fighting overshadows world telecom show

Fighting over Iran impacted the start on Monday of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) telecoms trade fair thousands of miles away in Barcelona, with Israeli firms absent and activists demonstrating for a boycott of the country's pavilion.

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South Korea outclass Iran in Asian Women's Cup opener

South Korea outclass Iran in Asian Women's Cup opener

South Korea went to the top of Pool A in the Women's Asian Cup after overcoming a dogged Iran 3-0 in their tournament opener on Queensland's Gold Coast on Monday.

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Liverpool's Slot says his 'football heart' does not like set-piece trend

Liverpool's Slot says his 'football heart' does not like set-piece trend

Liverpool boss Arne Slot said Monday that the growing reliance on set pieces in the Premier League has sucked some of the joy out of football but accepts it is the new reality.

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Israel aims fresh attack at Tehran: latest developments in US-Iran war

Israel aims fresh attack at Tehran: latest developments in US-Iran war

Israel traded fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon on Monday and continued attacks on Iran as the fallout from two days of US-Israeli strikes widened, with Iranian counterattacks hitting Gulf states and a British base in Cyprus.

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At least 25 killed at Pakistan's weekend pro-Iran protests

At least 25 killed at Pakistan's weekend pro-Iran protests

The death toll from Pakistan's violent weekend protests over the killing of Iran's supreme leader in US-Israeli strikes has reached at least 25, according to an AFP tally on Monday.

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