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Dior designer Kim Jones: 'We live in a bubble'

Dior designer Kim Jones: 'We live in a bubble'

Kim Jones may be borrowing from Dior's most iconic female looks for his latest menswear collection but that doesn't mean he believes gender boundaries are ready to disappear yet.

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'The last wave?' Spain ICU staff exhausted by Covid battle

'The last wave?' Spain ICU staff exhausted by Covid battle

Seemingly milder for some but still highly contagious, Omicron has filled intensive care beds again at a hospital near Barcelona where shattered staff are still fighting a virus that refuses to retreat.

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UN General Assembly president to join China's Winter Olympic torch relay

UN General Assembly president to join China's Winter Olympic torch relay

China on Friday said the president of the UN's General Assembly will take part in the Winter Olympics torch relay, which organisers announced would be closed to the public because of coronavirus fears.

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Lindelof given time off by Man Utd after home burgled

Lindelof given time off by Man Utd after home burgled

Manchester United defender Victor Lindelof will miss Saturday's Premier League clash with West Ham after his wife and children had to hide from burglars while the Swedish international played in a 3-1 win at Brentford on Wednesday.

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Cardiff handed Toulouse Champions Cup win after Covid-19 cases

Cardiff handed Toulouse Champions Cup win after Covid-19 cases

Champions Cup holders Toulouse's home game with Cardiff this weekend has been cancelled due to coronavirus cases among the hosts' squad, tournament organisers said on Friday.

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Electric Kilde fires Olympic broadside with Kitzbuehel victory

Electric Kilde fires Olympic broadside with Kitzbuehel victory

In-form Norwegian Aleksander Aamodt Kilde fired an Olympic broadside when he streaked to a "completely wild" victory in the famed World Cup downhill in Kitzbuehel on Friday.

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Anisimova stuns Osaka as Nadal sends title warning

Anisimova stuns Osaka as Nadal sends title warning

Defending champion Naomi Osaka was dumped out of the Australian Open in the third round on Friday by unseeded American Amanda Anisimova to open up the draw for title favourite Ashleigh Barty.

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Afghan NGO women 'threatened with shooting' for not wearing burqa

Afghan NGO women 'threatened with shooting' for not wearing burqa

The Taliban's religious police have threatened to shoot women NGO workers in a northwestern province of Afghanistan if they do not wear the all-covering burqa, two staff members told AFP.

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England captain Farrell suffers new injury blow ahead of Six Nations

England captain Farrell suffers new injury blow ahead of Six Nations

England captain Owen Farrell's prospects of featuring in the Six Nations suffered a fresh setback when club side Saracens said Friday he had sustained a fresh injury in training.

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Nadal revels in 'special' return to surge into fourth round

Nadal revels in 'special' return to surge into fourth round

Rafael Nadal dropped a set for the first time at this year's Australian Open but played his best match since injury to overcome Karen Khachanov and steam into the fourth round on Friday.

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