Rubio says US will not accept Iranian tolls on Hormuz
Washington's top diplomat insisted Tuesday that the US would not accept any attempt to impose tolls or fees on Strait of Hormuz, the key waterway where the UN said it would begin evacuating thousands of sailors stranded by the Middle East war
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Spain's Oyarzabal happy to play through pain at World Cup
Mikel Oyarzabal said a minor knee injury will not put his World Cup at risk after kickstarting Spain's challenge by scoring twice in a 4-0 win over Saudi Arabia.
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US Supreme Court rules against man whose dreadlocks were cut off in prison
The US Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that a devout Rastafarian whose knee-length dreadlocks were forcibly shorn in jail cannot sue state prison officials for damages.
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American Michele Kang agrees deal to buy French club Lyon
American businesswoman Michele Kang has reached an agreement to buy French club Lyon, which she has run for the past year, current owners Eagle Football Group (EFG) announced on Tuesday.
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UN to begin evacuating stranded Mideast sailors after US-Iran talks
The UN announced Tuesday that it would begin evacuating thousands of sailors stranded in the Strait of Hormuz by the Middle East war, as the first round of US-Iran talks on ending the conflict wrapped up in Switzerland.
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French farmers suffer arid crops, heat-stricken animals
France's current heatwave is taking a toll on farmers, who are seeing livestock die and are racing against time to harvest cereals without sparking fires in the tinder-dry crops.
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Scorching heat shuts Paris landmarks early as France swelters
The severe heatwave sweeping France has forced the early closures of top Paris tourist hotspots the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre museum, their respective managers said Tuesday.
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Shootout traps tourists at Rio sunrise lookout
Dozens of tourists were trapped Tuesday at a popular sunrise viewpoint in Rio de Janeiro as a gun battle broke out between police and drug traffickers, in the second such incident to affect visitors to the city this year.
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Ipswich hire Gary O'Neil as manager
Ipswich hired Gary O'Neil as their new manager on Tuesday after Kieran McKenna stepped down following their promotion to the Premier League.
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Heatwave sparks health warnings across Europe
Workers sweated in choking heat and pupils stayed home on Tuesday as an early-summer heatwave smothered much of Europe, sparking health warnings.
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