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World tourism won't return to pre-pandemic levels until 2024: UN

World tourism won't return to pre-pandemic levels until 2024: UN

Tourism arrivals around the world are not expected to return to their pre-pandemic levels until 2024 at the earliest, the World Tourism Organization said Tuesday.

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Messi back in full training for PSG after Covid

Messi back in full training for PSG after Covid

Lionel Messi was back in full training with Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday for the first time since testing positive for Covid-19 at the end of last year.

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Standoff over Palestinian eviction ends, family says

Standoff over Palestinian eviction ends, family says

Israeli police on Tuesday backed down from attempts to evict Palestinians from their home in a Jerusalem flashpoint district, the family said.

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Covid pandemic 'nowhere near over': WHO

Covid pandemic 'nowhere near over': WHO

The Covid-19 pandemic is far from over, the World Health Organization chief said Tuesday, cautioning against a narrative that the fast-spreading Omicron variant is risk-free.

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Former FARC hostage Betancourt announces fresh presidential bid

Former FARC hostage Betancourt announces fresh presidential bid

Ingrid Betancourt -- who was abducted 20 years ago while campaigning for Colombia's presidency, and held captive by FARC rebels in the jungle for more than six years -- on Tuesday announced a new bid for the country's top job.

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Chile's first lady elect to give role feminist makeover

Chile's first lady elect to give role feminist makeover

Irina Karamanos, the partner of Chile's president elect Gabriel Boric, announced on Tuesday she would take on the official role of first lady but vowed to make it more feminist.

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York Racecourse to rename event to distance itself from Prince Andrew

York Racecourse to rename event to distance itself from Prince Andrew

Britain's York Racecourse is to rename the Duke of York Stakes in an effort to distance itself from Queen Elizabeth II's second son Prince Andrew, who is facing a US civil case for sexual assault.

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Senegal held, Guinea lose but both reach Cup of Nations last 16

Senegal held, Guinea lose but both reach Cup of Nations last 16

Senegal were held 0-0 by minnows Malawi in Bafoussam on Tuesday despite the return of stars Edouard Mendy, Kalidou Koulibaly and Idrissa Gueye, but still won Group B at the Africa Cup of Nations.

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New IOC transgender rules criticised by group of medical experts

New IOC transgender rules criticised by group of medical experts

International Olympic Committee (IOC) guidance on transgender inclusion poses a risk to the integrity of female competition, according to a study produced by 38 medical experts.

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Images reveal devastation in tsunami-hit Tonga

Images reveal devastation in tsunami-hit Tonga

A volcano that exploded in the Pacific island nation of Tonga has almost disappeared from view, new images revealed Tuesday, with swathes of the country smothered in grey dust or damaged by a tsunami.

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