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Whoopi Goldberg apologizes for Holocaust comments

Whoopi Goldberg apologizes for Holocaust comments

US actress Whoopi Goldberg has apologized after she was criticized for saying that the Nazi genocide of six million Jews "was not about race."

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NFL star Tom Brady confirms retirement

NFL star Tom Brady confirms retirement

NFL icon Tom Brady confirmed his retirement from the sport on Tuesday, officially bringing the curtain down on a glittering 22-season career.

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Norman says new Asian series offers 'powerful new force on world golf'

Norman says new Asian series offers 'powerful new force on world golf'

A Saudi Arabia-backed group headlined by Australian great Greg Norman on Tuesday unveiled a new 10-event series aimed at "setting the Asian Tour up as a powerful new force on the world golf stage" in the latest twist in the balance of power at the top of the game.

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Canadian Indigenous visit to Vatican reset for late March

Canadian Indigenous visit to Vatican reset for late March

A Canadian Indigenous delegation announced Tuesday it will travel next month to the Vatican to meet with Pope Francis and discuss abuses at church-run residential schools.

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Eighteen dead, 46 injured as flooding hits Ecuador capital

Eighteen dead, 46 injured as flooding hits Ecuador capital

The heaviest flooding to hit Ecuador in two decades has killed at least 18 people in Quito, washing away cars, damaging homes and sweeping away volleyball players and spectators on a sports field, officials said Tuesday.

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The race is on to translate viral app Wordle

The race is on to translate viral app Wordle

Wordle, the simple word game that has taken the English-speaking world by storm, is sparking spontaneous efforts to develop similar games for other languages.

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Investors agree $10 billion for  controversial Uganda oil project

Investors agree $10 billion for controversial Uganda oil project

Chinese and French oil giants finally sealed a $10-billion deal Tuesday to unlock Uganda's energy resources and build a vast regional oil pipeline, a mega-project that has incensed environmental groups.

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Orban pledges cooperation with Putin in storm of Ukraine crisis

Orban pledges cooperation with Putin in storm of Ukraine crisis

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met with Russia's Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin on Tuesday, pledging cooperation with Moscow for years to come in a trip criticised by his EU allies.

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Barcelona accuse Bartomeu's board of 'serious criminal behaviour'

Barcelona accuse Bartomeu's board of 'serious criminal behaviour'

Barcelona's previous board, led by former president Josep Maria Bartomeu, showed "very serious criminal behaviour", a lawyer hired by the club said on Tuesday.

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Denmark unmasks to 'live normally' again with Omicron

Denmark unmasks to 'live normally' again with Omicron

Denmark waved goodbye to facemasks and health passes on Tuesday as it became the first European Union country to lift all of its domestic Covid curbs despite record numbers of cases of the milder Omicron variant.

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