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As a Saudi woman at the wheel in the Dakar rally, Akeel carries extra baggage

As a Saudi woman at the wheel in the Dakar rally, Akeel carries extra baggage

As Dania Akeel drives her lightweight vehicle through the Saudi desert in the Dakar Rally she is aware she has to steer a careful course across her home sands.

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Springboks to face All Blacks twice before Rugby World Cup

Springboks to face All Blacks twice before Rugby World Cup

Defending champions South Africa will confront greatest rivals New Zealand twice in the build-up to the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.

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Strike-hit UK faces first rail stoppage of 2023

Strike-hit UK faces first rail stoppage of 2023

UK rail staff disrupted the New Year return to work on Tuesday in the latest strike action by workers in a range of sectors over the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation.

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Saudi's Al Nassr look to 'galacticos' era after signing Ronaldo

Saudi's Al Nassr look to 'galacticos' era after signing Ronaldo

Few expected Cristiano Ronaldo to rock up in Riyadh but Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr came up with the cash when it counted to pull off the biggest coup in Gulf football history.

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France signals flexibility in face of pension reform resistance

France signals flexibility in face of pension reform resistance

The French government said Tuesday it could be flexible on its plan to raise the retirement age to 65, part of a hugely controversial pension reform project pushed by President Emmanuel Macron.

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'See you soon': Ronaldo set for hero's welcome in Saudi Arabia

'See you soon': Ronaldo set for hero's welcome in Saudi Arabia

Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo will be greeted by thousands of adoring fans in Riyadh on Tuesday after quitting top-level football for a lucrative spell at Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr.

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Vietnam rescuers try to raise concrete pillar with trapped boy

Vietnam rescuers try to raise concrete pillar with trapped boy

Vietnam on Tuesday mobilised soldiers and engineering experts to try free a 10-year-old boy trapped in a buried hollow concrete pillar on a construction site.

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Springbok World Cup-winning skipper Kolisi signs for Racing 92

Springbok World Cup-winning skipper Kolisi signs for Racing 92

South Africa's 2019 Rugby World Cup-winning captain Siya Kolisi signed for Top 14 side Racing 92 on Tuesday and will join them after the Springbok defence of their title later this year.

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'Buddhist bin Laden' firebrand monk feted by Myanmar junta chief

'Buddhist bin Laden' firebrand monk feted by Myanmar junta chief

A firebrand monk dubbed the "Buddhist bin Laden" for his role in stirring up religious hatred in Myanmar received a national award on Tuesday, with the junta saluting his work in the country.

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Elderly patients fill hospitals in Shanghai Covid surge

Elderly patients fill hospitals in Shanghai Covid surge

Coughing, groaning, and gasping for breath, elderly Covid patients crammed hospital corridors in Shanghai on Tuesday as a wave of Covid-19 cases raged through the Chinese megacity.

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