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West urges Russia removal from sport governing boards
Western powers on Tuesday called for international sport federations to remove state-affiliated Russians and Belarusians over the Ukraine invasion, after leading events already banned their athletes.
US court rules distributors not responsible for opioid crisis
The three largest drug distributors in the United States have won a major court victory, with a judge ruling that they were not responsible for record opioid addiction in one part of West Virginia state. Between May 3 and July 28, 2021, 70 witnesses testified as part of the lawsuit in federal court in Charleston, West Virginia.
Bomb kills two peacekeepers in northern Mali
Two United Nations peacekeepers were killed and five were seriously injured Tuesday when their vehicle struck a bomb in northern Mali, the UN mission said. MINUSMA -- the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali -- is one of the UN's biggest peacekeeping operations, and one of its most dangerous.
Rebels deny massacre in Ethiopia's Oromia
An Ethiopian rebel group on Tuesday denied accusations it was responsible for a massacre of civilians in the restive far west of the country, and pointed the finger of blame instead at government-allied militias.
What next for Putin in Ukraine fight?
Russian President Vladimir Putin must now decide his next steps in the five-month invasion he started in February.
Ford's US car sales rise despite semiconductor crunch
Ford reported higher US auto sales Tuesday, bucking an industry-wide trend of declines in the latest quarter amid crimped supply of semiconductor and other key parts.
The keepers of Ukraine's keys... and secrets
Yevgen Yelpitiforov counts out the keys of the homes he has been given to look after by friends who have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded. "These are my friends, all the keys I have are from the people I know."
Copenhagen holds memorial for mall shooting victims
With the city still reeling from a weekend mall shooting that left three dead, Copenhagen on Tuesday prepared to pay tribute to the victims with a memorial service. The Tour de France, back in France, paid tribute to the victims with a minute's applause before the start of the fourth stage on Tuesday.
Disputed Russian cargo ship still stranded off Turkish coast
A Russian-flagged cargo ship at the centre of a fight over grain between Kyiv and Moscow remained anchored Tuesday off Turkey's Black Sea coast -- a full four days after its unexpected arrival. Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said last month that Ankara was investigating reports of Russian-seized Ukrainian grain reaching its Black Sea shores.
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