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Haaland 'proud' to make Man City move

Haaland 'proud' to make Man City move

Erling Haaland said his transfer to Manchester City from Borussia Dortmund is a "great move" for his career as the Norwegian aims to fire the Premier League champions to more silverware.

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UN rights chief Bachelet won't seek second term

UN rights chief Bachelet won't seek second term

UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said Monday she will not seek a second term, ending months of speculation amid growing criticism of her lax stance on rights abuses in China.

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Djokovic slips to third as Medvedev tops ATP rankings

Djokovic slips to third as Medvedev tops ATP rankings

Daniil Medvedev returned to the top of the ATP rankings on Monday, ahead of Alexander Zverev, with Novak Djokovic slipping out of the top two for the first time in nearly four years.

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EU chief, Italian PM head to Israel for energy talks

EU chief, Italian PM head to Israel for energy talks

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi were headed to Israel Monday as the EU seeks to wean itself off Russian fossil fuel imports.

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Three tales from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Three tales from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Three storylines from Sunday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix:

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High stakes for Macron as parliament power at risk

High stakes for Macron as parliament power at risk

French President Emmanuel Macron and his allies began a crucial week of campaigning on Monday to secure a parliamentary majority after a first round of voting that has galvanised a newly formed leftwing alliance.

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Markets dive on inflation woes as dollar spikes against yen, rupee

Markets dive on inflation woes as dollar spikes against yen, rupee

Markets tumbled in Asia and Europe on Monday to extend a global rout while the dollar soared after a forecast-beating US inflation print ramped up bets on a more aggressive campaign of Federal Reserve interest rate hikes.

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Ukraine forces pushed back from Severodonetsk centre, fighting for 'every metre'

Ukraine forces pushed back from Severodonetsk centre, fighting for 'every metre'

Ukraine said Monday that its forces had been pushed back from the centre of key industrial city Severodonetsk, where President Volodymyr Zelensky described a fight for "literally every metre".

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Milky Way's secrets revealed by massive space probe map

Milky Way's secrets revealed by massive space probe map

The Gaia space probe unveiled its latest discoveries on Monday in its quest to map the Milky Way in unprecedented detail, surveying nearly two million stars and revealing mysterious "starquakes" which sweep across the fiery giants like vast tsunamis.

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Revellers on cloud nine at cannabis festival as Thailand relaxes law

Revellers on cloud nine at cannabis festival as Thailand relaxes law

The pungent smell of smoke was unmistakable as revellers celebrated under the stars at a major Thai cannabis festival following the kingdom's decision to begin relaxing the laws around the drug.

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