Canada's Oldham wins Olympic freeski big air final, denying Gu gold
Canadian freestyle skier Megan Oldham won the women's Olympic big air final on Monday, denying defending champion Eileen Gu a first gold of the Milan-Cortina Games.
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France loosens rules on allowing farmers to shoot wolves
The French government said Monday it would authorise the shooting of wolves that attack livestock even outside protected enclosures, a policy shift welcomed by farmers, a powerful and increasingly disgruntled constituency.
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USA thrash Sweden to reach Olympic women's ice hockey final
The USA glided into the final of the women's ice hockey tournament at the Winter Olympics with a 5-0 win against Sweden on Monday.
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Russian poisonings aim to kill -- and send a message
Polonium, Novichok and now dart frog poison: the finding that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was killed with a rare toxin has revived the spectre of Moscow's use of poisons against opponents -- a hallmark of its secret services, according to experts.
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France's Macron eyes fighter jet deal in India
French President Emmanuel Macron begins a three-day visit to India on Tuesday, with talks focused on artificial intelligence cooperation and a potential multibillion dollar Dassault Rafale fighter jet deal.
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Arsenal to face third-tier Mansfield, Newcastle host Man City in FA Cup
League One Mansfield were handed a home draw against Premier League leaders Arsenal in the FA Cup fifth round draw on Monday as Newcastle face Manchester City.
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Robert Duvall: understated actor's actor, dead at 95
Robert Duvall, a prolific, Oscar-winning actor who shunned glitz and won praise as one of his generation's greatest and most versatile artists, has died at age 95.
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'How long?': Day Three of hunger strike for Venezuelan political prisoners' release
With dark circles under their eyes and feeling weak but angry, about a dozen female relatives of Venezuelan political prisoners staged day three of a hunger strike Monday demanding their loved ones' immediate release.
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Berlinale: Film director Mundruczo left Hungary due to lack of funding
Hungarian director Kornel Mundruczo said Monday that he now works in the United States because he is unable to finance films in his home country.
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Malinin talks of 'fighting invisible battles' after Olympic failure
Ilia Malinin suggested Monday he has been the victim of online attacks and is "fighting invisible battles" in his first public statement since his shock eighth-place finish in the men's figure skating final at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
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