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Sweden's PriceRunner sues Google for 2.1 bn euros

Sweden's PriceRunner sues Google for 2.1 bn euros

Swedish price comparison site PriceRunner said Monday it was suing tech giant Google for 2.1 billion euros ($2.4 billion) for promoting its own shopping comparisons in search results.

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Shiffrin slides out at Beijing Olympics as Gu takes bow for China

Shiffrin slides out at Beijing Olympics as Gu takes bow for China

US ski star Mikaela Shiffrin suffered bitter disappointment in her first attempt at Beijing Olympic gold on Monday while Californian-born Chinese freestyle skier Eileen Gu held her nerve to seal a place in the final on her Games debut.

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Beijing Olympic hockey players wear Covid face masks during match

Beijing Olympic hockey players wear Covid face masks during match

Russian and Canadian women ice hockey players wore medical face masks Monday during their Beijing Winter Games match, which also started an hour late, in a bizarre chapter for the Games.

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Hector strikes giant slalom gold after Shiffrin bombs

Hector strikes giant slalom gold after Shiffrin bombs

Sweden's Sara Hector won the women's Olympic giant slalom on Monday in a race stripped of a showdown with Mikaela Shiffrin after the American slid out in the first leg.

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Teenage snowboarder Su gives China new box-office Olympic star

Teenage snowboarder Su gives China new box-office Olympic star

Su Yiming was a talented film actor as a child but his silver-medal exploits in snowboarding on Monday made him an instant box-office hit at his home Beijing Winter Olympics.

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Overmars quits Ajax over 'inappropriate' messages to female colleagues

Overmars quits Ajax over 'inappropriate' messages to female colleagues

Former Dutch international Marc Overmars resigned as sporting director of Ajax after admitting sending a "series of inappropriate messages" to female colleagues, the club announced.

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New report alleges widespread Pegasus spying by Israel police

New report alleges widespread Pegasus spying by Israel police

Police used Pegasus spyware to hack phones of dozens of prominent Israelis, including a son of former premier Benjamin Netanyahu, activists and senior government officials, an Israeli newspaper reported Monday.

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Livelihoods lost as climate disaster woes mount in Kenya

Livelihoods lost as climate disaster woes mount in Kenya

Dabaso Galgalo is now used to the smell and grisly spectacle of rotting flesh festering in the scorching heat as Kenya reels from a spate of climate disasters.

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Hector strikes giant slalom gold for Sweden after Shiffrin bombs

Hector strikes giant slalom gold for Sweden after Shiffrin bombs

Sweden's Sara Hector won the women's Olympic giant slalom on Monday in a race stripped of a showdown with Mikaela Shiffrin after the American slid out in the first leg.

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'Fortress Australia' reopens borders to tourists on February 21

'Fortress Australia' reopens borders to tourists on February 21

Australia will reopen its borders to tourists from February 21, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Monday, ending some of the world's strictest and longest-running pandemic travel restrictions.

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