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World Cup tickets: Huge demand and sky-high prices

World Cup tickets: Huge demand and sky-high prices

From almost $900 for the opening game to over $8,000 for the final, match tickets are far from cheap for the World Cup which begins in North America in 100 days.

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List of key Actor Award winners

List of key Actor Award winners

Here are the winners in key categories for the Actor Awards, which were handed out on Sunday.

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UK toughens asylum rules to discourage migration

UK toughens asylum rules to discourage migration

The United Kingdom's overhaul of its asylum program takes effect on Monday, the Home Office announced, with the new rules drastically cutting protections for refugees and their children.

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Messi bags double as Miami battle back to down Orlando

Messi bags double as Miami battle back to down Orlando

Lionel Messi scored twice as Inter Miami fought back from 2-0 down to complete a 4-2 victory over Orlando City in Major League Soccer's Florida derby on Sunday.

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Crude soars, stocks drop after US strikes on Iran

Crude soars, stocks drop after US strikes on Iran

Oil prices soared and stocks fell in Asia on Monday after US-Israeli strikes on Iran sent investors fleeing the prospect of an extended conflict in the crude-rich Middle East.

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Miriam Margolyes tackles aging in Oscar-nominated short

Miriam Margolyes tackles aging in Oscar-nominated short

At 84 years old, Miriam Margolyes knows what it's like to be elderly.

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Recognition, not competition, for Oscar-nominated foreign filmmakers

Recognition, not competition, for Oscar-nominated foreign filmmakers

Foreign films used to be almost an Oscars afterthought, but the directors of the five movies nominated for the best international feature prize say they increasingly feel like part of a new normal on Hollywood's biggest night.

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Lowry collapses late again, Echavarria snatches victory in Cognizant Classic

Lowry collapses late again, Echavarria snatches victory in Cognizant Classic

Shane Lowry endured another agonizing collapse with a pair of late double bogeys that handed Nico Echavarria victory in the PGA Tour Cognizant Classic on Sunday.

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Aubameyang strikes twice as Marseille edge Lyon in Ligue 1

Aubameyang strikes twice as Marseille edge Lyon in Ligue 1

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice as Marseille fought back to win 3-2 at home to Lyon in Ligue 1 on Sunday to reignite their Champions League push.

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Infantino says players who cover mouths when speaking could be sent off

Infantino says players who cover mouths when speaking could be sent off

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has suggested players who cover their mouths while talking to opponents could be sent off, in light of racism allegations against Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni.

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