Russia jails Putin critic Kara-Murza for 25 years
Russia on Monday sentenced Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years in a "strict regime" penal colony on treason and other charges for criticising the Ukraine offensive.
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Sudan's Daglo, feared Darfuri general fighting for power
Feared Sudanese paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo went from a militia chief in war-torn Darfur to the country's second-in-command -- to now battling the regular army for control of the country.
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Bangladeshis pray for rain as temperatures soar
Hundreds of Bangladeshi Muslims gathered on an open field in Dhaka on Monday to pray for rain after the metropolis of 20 million people recorded its hottest day in almost 60 years.
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Barcelona have 'never done anything to obtain advantage': Laporta
Barcelona "have not committed any crime" or tried to "obtain some type of sporting advantage," the club's president Joan Laporta said Monday amid investigations into payments made to a former refereeing chief.
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Stocks mixed, dollar firms as rate-hike fears resurface
Stock markets traded mixed Monday as last week's optimism gave way to renewed worries that central banks may have to wait longer than expected to end their policy of raising interest rates.
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'United': G7 diplomats offer common front on China
For G7 diplomats meeting in the Japanese resort town of Karuizawa, unity was the name of the game on Monday, with ministers lining up to insist there is no daylight between them on China policy.
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The major players in gaming industry
Video game companies are fighting it out for a slice of an industry worth an estimated $300 billion, with a series of acquisitions leaving four giants and a clutch of feisty independents.
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Takeaways from 2023's history-making Coachella
Coachella's first weekend made history, brought back rock and boasted one of its most international slates ever, all while offering no shortage of its customary barely there fashion.
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Sega to buy Angry Birds maker Rovio
Japanese gaming group Sega has offered to buy the creator of the popular Angry Birds franchise, Finland's Rovio, in a deal worth more than 700 million euros ($770 million), the companies said Monday.
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O'Callaghan beats McKeon in clash of Olympic and world champions
World champion Mollie O'Callaghan won a showdown with Olympic gold medallist Emma McKeon on Monday to take the women's 100m freestyle title at the Australian championships in the fastest time this year.
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