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Snoop Dogg 'can't wait' for first Swansea visit

Snoop Dogg 'can't wait' for first Swansea visit

Swansea co-owner Snoop Dogg wants fans to serenade him by twirling towels when he visits the Welsh football club for the first time.

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Stocks fluctuate as traders assess AI fallout, tariffs

Stocks fluctuate as traders assess AI fallout, tariffs

Stock markets fluctuated on Tuesday as US President Donald Trump's new tariffs on imports came into effect, with investors also weighing renewed AI concerns.

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Post-it maker 3M faces Belgian trial over 'forever' chemicals

Post-it maker 3M faces Belgian trial over 'forever' chemicals

Hundreds of Belgians living near a 3M plant have sued the US multinational maker of Post-it and Scotch tape over pollution from so-called "forever chemicals" in a trial that opens on Tuesday.

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UK comedian Russell Brand pleads not guilty to new rape, assault charges

UK comedian Russell Brand pleads not guilty to new rape, assault charges

British comedian and actor Russell Brand pleaded not guilty to two fresh charges of rape and sexual assault at a London court on Tuesday.

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Duterte drew up 'death lists', boasted about murders: ICC prosecutor

Duterte drew up 'death lists', boasted about murders: ICC prosecutor

Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte personally drew up "death lists" and boasted about murders committed during his "war on drugs", an International Criminal Court prosecutor alleged Tuesday at a crimes against humanity hearing.

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UK govt urged to release documents linked to ex-prince Andrew

UK govt urged to release documents linked to ex-prince Andrew

The UK government Tuesday faced calls to release documents on ex-prince Andrew's past role as a trade envoy, just hours after a veteran politician was quizzed by police in the widening Jeffrey Epstein scandal.

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Rights group slams treatment of viral Japanese monkey

Rights group slams treatment of viral Japanese monkey

The plight of a baby monkey in Japan who has become an internet sensation shows the cruelty of zoos, an animal rights group said, as sales of the plush IKEA orangutan the animal clings to boomed.

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Mexico's Jalisco cautiously tries returning to normal after cartel violence

Mexico's Jalisco cautiously tries returning to normal after cartel violence

Residents of Jalisco cautiously peeked their heads out Monday after waves of retaliatory cartel violence rocked the Mexican state over the weekend following the death of a major drug kingpin.

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Mexico's violence-hit Guadalajara to host World Cup games

Mexico's violence-hit Guadalajara to host World Cup games

The city of Guadalajara erupted with cartel violence this past weekend, alongside other parts of Mexico, after an army raid left a notorious drug lord dead.

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Mourinho's Bernabeu homecoming upended by suspension, racism row

Mourinho's Bernabeu homecoming upended by suspension, racism row

Jose Mourinho has not set foot in the Santiago Bernabeu since leaving Real Madrid in 2013, but his Champions League homecoming with Benfica on Wednesday will be far more complicated than initially anticipated.

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