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Boxing
Boxing-Fury's father bloodied in clash with Usyk's entourage
(Reuters) - Tyson's Fury's father appeared to headbutt a member of Oleksandr Usyk's entourage on Monday in a bloody clash at a media day for Saturday's undisputed world heavyweight title fight in Saudi Arabia.
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World
Nigerian gunmen seek talks after abducting dozens, families say
LAGOS (Reuters) - Gunmen who abducted 105 people in northwest Nigeria last week are not after ransom payments but negotiations with the Zamfara state government, five families of the victims who were contacted by the armed men said on Monday.
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Football
Soccer-Giroud to leave Milan at the end of the season
(Reuters) - Striker Olivier Giroud announced on Monday that he will leave AC Milan at the end of the current campaign.
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Technology
SoftBank's $184 billion portfolio key to beating AI rivals, says Vision Fund CFO
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese technology investor Softbank Group believes it has an advantage over smaller rivals because it can leverage its entire $183.6 billion portfolio to help it build an ecosystem of firms that can employ artificial intelligence, a top executive said on Monday.
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Football
Soccer-Spain manager hopes to tune out noise of RFEF crisis ahead of Euro 2024
MADRID (Reuters) - The way for Spain's men's team to weather the current storm around the soccer federation (RFEF) is to stick together, tune out the noise and concentrate on their performances on the pitch at Euro 2024, manager Luis de la Fuente said on Monday.
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World
Analysis-Russia's surprise defence minister Belousov; economist out to boost war budget
MOSCOW/LONDON (Reuters) - With zero military experience, Andrei Belousov, a wiry white-haired economist and Orthodox churchgoer who enjoys rock climbing, seems an odd pick to be Russia's new defence minister at a time when Moscow is waging war against Ukraine.
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Boxing
Boxing-British middleweight Lawal dies after collapsing on pro debut
LONDON (Reuters) - British middleweight Sherif Lawal has died after collapsing in the ring during his professional debut on Sunday, fight organisers said.
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Golf
Golf-Scheffler up for major challenge after birth of child
(Reuters) - The wild card coming into this week's PGA Championship was not Scottie Scheffler but his wife Meredith, who had the golf world on baby watch wondering if her world number one husband would be at Valhalla Golf Club for the year's second major.
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Nation
Malaysia, Qatar hold talks on Palestine-Israel conflict
DOHA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s discussion with two prominent Qatar government leaders was rooted primarily on the Palestine-Israel conflict and touched on the current development in Gaza.
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Cycling
Motorcycling-2024 French GP breaks own record to become highest attended MotoGP grand prix
(Reuters) - The 2024 French Grand Prix was MotoGP's highest attended grand prix ever with 297,471 present at Le Mans on Sunday, the motorcycle racing organisation said on Monday.
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Football
Soccer-Real will use LaLiga games to prepare for Champions League final - Ancelotti
(Reuters) - Real Madrid have already secured their 36th LaLiga title but head coach Carlo Ancelotti is keen to make the most of the remaining games in the build-up to next month's Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund.
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Technology
Musk's SpaceX is quick to build in Texas, slow to pay its bills
(Reuters) - SpaceX is building launch facilities, office buildings and even a shopping center in rural Texas, as billionaire Elon Musk's space venture rapidly expands its rocket and satellite business across the Lone Star state.
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Motorsport
Motor racing-Ferrari appoint d'Ambrosio as F1 deputy principal
(Reuters) - Ferrari announced two signings from Formula One rivals Mercedes on Monday with former racer Jerome d'Ambrosio arriving as deputy team principal and Loic Serra confirmed as head of chassis performance engineering.
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Technology
Apple defeats union campaign at New Jersey retail store
(Reuters) - Apple employees at a New Jersey retail store have voted against joining a union, potentially stifling momentum for a push to organize the tech giant's workforce nationwide.
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AseanPlus News
Asean News Headlines at 10pm on Monday (May 13, 2024)
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Monday (May 13, 2024)
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Nation
Mother and two kids missing after leaving Welfare Dept shelter
PETALING JAYA: A woman and her two children have gone missing after leaving protective custody.
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Nation
Malaysia, Qatar to enhance investment cooperation, says Anwar
DOHA: Malaysia and Qatar have agreed to enhance investment cooperation between the two countries in the coming years, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
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China
Chinese Covid-19 whistleblower due for release after four years in jail
Authorities in China were expected on Monday to release a citizen journalist jailed for four years after she documented the early phases of the coronavirus outbreak from the central city of Wuhan in 2020.
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Football
Soccer-Man City are a challenge but Spurs want to win, says Postecoglou
(Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur are not concerned about the Premier League title race between Manchester City and Arsenal and see Tuesday's game against City as a challenge to measure themselves against the best, manager Ange Postecoglou said.
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Arts
Orang Orang Drum Theatre fuses the rhythms of two worlds in 'Kaka-Lala'
'Kaka-Lala' combines traditional and contemporary drumming with elements of theatre, movement, multimedia and lighting