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At least 20 people shot dead at Mexican cockfighting ring

At least 20 people shot dead at Mexican cockfighting ring

Gunmen killed at least 20 people at a clandestine cockfighting ring in Mexico, in what President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday described as a "massacre" involving rival criminal gangs.

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Williams injury blow for Celtics

Williams injury blow for Celtics

Boston Celtics center Robert Williams III faces a lengthy injury layoff after suffering a torn meniscus in his left knee, the team said Monday.

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Oscars ratings bounce back as Will Smith hooks viewers

Oscars ratings bounce back as Will Smith hooks viewers

The Oscars were in desperate need of a ratings boost -- and, on a night when Will Smith stunned viewers by slapping Chris Rock on stage, some 15.36 million Americans tuned in.

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Will big biodiversity ambitions be enough to save nature?

Will big biodiversity ambitions be enough to save nature?

After the world missed almost all of its targets to protect fast-dwindling nature for the last decade, observers following a new round of negotiations are focusing as much on how goals will be put in place as the headline targets.

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Trial set for member of IS 'Beatles' kidnap-and-murder cell

Trial set for member of IS 'Beatles' kidnap-and-murder cell

Jury selection begins on Tuesday in the trial of an alleged member of the notorious Islamic State (IS) kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles."

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Any peace deal must not 'sell out Ukraine': UK

Any peace deal must not 'sell out Ukraine': UK

Any peace deal between Kiev and Moscow must not "sell Ukraine out" and should include provisions to automatically re-trigger sanctions if Russia acts aggressively, UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said Monday.

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US would up aid to Ukraine, tax rich under Biden's proposed budget

US would up aid to Ukraine, tax rich under Biden's proposed budget

The United States would allocate billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine, tax the wealthy and lower its deficit under a budget proposal President Joe Biden unveiled on Monday.

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France's Macron faces anger over prices on campaign trail

France's Macron faces anger over prices on campaign trail

French President Emmanuel Macron faced voters worried about their incomes and rising energy prices on Monday as he hit the campaign trail less than two weeks from elections.

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'Caught them by surprise': Ukraine troops take Kharkiv village

'Caught them by surprise': Ukraine troops take Kharkiv village

On the map it may be just a tiny hamlet of a few kilometres and souls. But for Ukrainian soldiers, it was nevertheless more than a tiny victory.

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Oil sinks over China demand fears, stocks mixed on Ukraine talks

Oil sinks over China demand fears, stocks mixed on Ukraine talks

World oil prices dived Monday as Shanghai's phased Covid lockdown reignited fears over Chinese energy demand.

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