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Barca through to Champions League semis despite Guirassy hat-trick

Barca through to Champions League semis despite Guirassy hat-trick

Barcelona are through to the Champions League semi-finals with a 5-3 aggregate win, despite losing 3-1 at Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday with Serhou Guirassy hitting a hat-trick.

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Global stocks mixed amid lingering unease over trade war

Global stocks mixed amid lingering unease over trade war

Global stocks were mixed Tuesday as investors digested strong bank earnings and monitored ongoing developments in the US-China trade war amid lingering unease over last week's market gyrations.

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PSG survive Aston Villa scare to reach Champions League semis

PSG survive Aston Villa scare to reach Champions League semis

Paris Saint-Germain survived a second half onslaught to beat Aston Villa 5-4 on aggregate and reach the Champions League semi-finals despite a 3-2 defeat on Tuesday.

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Pandemic treaty talks fight late hurdles

Pandemic treaty talks fight late hurdles

The head of the World Health Organization made a new plea for action Tuesday as talks on a landmark agreement on tackling future pandemics struggled to overcome late obstacles.

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Trump resurrects ghost of US military bases in Panama

Trump resurrects ghost of US military bases in Panama

US President Donald Trump's bid to take back control of the Panama Canal has put his counterpart Jose Raul Mulino in a difficult position and revived fears in the Central American country that US military bases will return.

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Family seeks homicide charges against owners of collapsed Dominican nightclub

Family seeks homicide charges against owners of collapsed Dominican nightclub

The family of one of 231 people killed when a Dominican nightclub roof collapsed on concert-goers is seeking manslaughter charges against the establishment's owners, according to a legal filing Tuesday.

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Sudan paramilitary chief declares rival government two years into war

Sudan paramilitary chief declares rival government two years into war

Sudan's paramilitary declared on Tuesday the establishment of government rivalling the army-backed administration, two years into a war that has triggered the world's worst humanitarian crisis.

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Boeing faces fresh crisis with US-China trade war

Boeing faces fresh crisis with US-China trade war

US aviation giant Boeing, fresh off a crippling labor dispute and quality control crisis, has now found itself drawn into the escalating trade conflict between Washington and Beijing.

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Trump eyes slashing State Department by 50 percent: US media

Trump eyes slashing State Department by 50 percent: US media

The US State Department is expected to propose an unprecedented dismantling of Washington's diplomatic reach, multiple news outlets reported Tuesday, shuttering programs and embassies worldwide to slash the budget by almost 50 percent.

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Canada offers automakers tariff relief, Honda denies weighing move

Canada offers automakers tariff relief, Honda denies weighing move

Ottawa on Tuesday offered tariff relief to automakers on condition they maintain production in Canada, fearing US President Donald Trump's policies could trigger a flight of the key manufacturing sector to the United States.

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