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Biggest deal in history of sport: Juan Soto and New York Mets agree reported £600m ($765m) contract
Juan Soto is set to sign what is reportedly the biggest contract in the history of sport after agreeing a $765m (£600m) deal over 15 years with Major League Baseball’s New York Mets. Multiple sources in the United States have disclosed details of the deal, although the Mets have yet to confirm it because the…
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Women prisoners told ‘you can go out now’ by rebels
A video, authenticated by AP news, purports to show rebels freeing dozens of women and at least one child, as they sweep into a jail run by the regime of deposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The rebel forces are heard saying “please don’t be afraid, you can go out now. We’re part of the revolution.”…
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The rise and fade of Indian cricket’s wonder boy
AFP Prithvi Shaw went unsold in the IPL auction in November Last month, Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as he was signed by Lucknow SuperGiants for 27 crore rupees (£2.54m) at the mega auction in Saudi Arabia. But it was the news of Prithvi…
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Lawsuit alleges Jay-Z and Diddy raped 13-year-old girl
Getty Images US rapper Jay-Z has hit back at a lawsuit which alleges that he, along with Sean “Diddy” Combs, drugged and raped a 13-year-old girl at a party in 2000. The anonymous accuser alleges she was assaulted at a house party after the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) in New York and that an…
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S Korea opposition says ruling party staged ‘second coup’
The chief prosecutor of the South Korea’s corruption investigation bureau has ordered a travel ban to be imposed on President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is currently under investigation in the wake of his shock martial law declaration last week. Travel bans have also been imposed on several senior officials in Yoon’s administration. Tens of thousands…
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Gisèle Pelicot lifts her sunglasses and chooses to fight back
EPA Warning: This story contains descriptions of alleged sexual offences. There was a moment, a few weeks into the trial, when Gisèle Pelicot decided it was time to remove her sunglasses. It wasn’t just an acknowledgment of the fading autumn sunshine in the medieval southern French city of Avignon. It was also an indication that…
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Melbourne synagogue fire ‘likely’ terror act, police say
A fire which ripped through Melbourne’s Adass Israel synagogue is being treated as a likely terror attack, Australian police say. Three suspects are being hunted over Friday’s early-morning blaze, which left one man with a minor burn to his hand and caused extensive damage. Witnesses say they saw masked figures spreading what appeared to be…
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Trump’s growing crypto and media empire creates potential business conflicts
Getty Images Not long after buying and publicly consuming a $6.2m banana as part of an artworld stunt, Chinese crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun made another eye-catching purchase, investing $30m ($23.5m) into a cryptocurrency firm called World Liberty Financial. The company had foundered since its October launch, investors seemingly leery of its prospects and its terms.…
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Hit by blackouts Cuba’s tourism industry now braces for Trump
Getty Images Canadian tourists, such as these taking part in an exercise class, are vital to the Cuban tourism sector With winter nights drawing in across North America, Canadian “snowbirds” – citizens who flee their freezing temperatures for sunnier climes every year – are planning their annual trips to Florida or the Caribbean. Traditionally, Cuba…
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How Syria rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani reinvented himself
AFP Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani spoke to supporters at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus hours after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad Syrian rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani has dropped that nom de guerre associated with his jihadist past, and been using his real name, Ahmed al-Sharaa, in official communiques issued since Thursday, ahead of the fall…
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