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Football
Soccer-Denmark enter period of transition after missing 2026 World Cup
April 2 (Reuters) - Denmark's failure to qualify for the 2026 World Cup has plunged the national team into a period of transition, ending a decade-long run of appearances at major tournaments and raising questions over the direction of its ageing squad.
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Football
Soccer-Barcelona brush aside Real Madrid to make Women's Champions League semis
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, April 2 (Reuters) - Barcelona blasted their way into the semi-finals of the Women's Champions League with a 6-0 thrashing of Real Madrid to give them a whopping 12-2 aggregate victory over their Spanish rivals on Thursday, setting them up for a last-four clash with German side Bayern Munich.
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World
Roundup: Humanitarian crisis worsens in Lebanon, Gaza, West Bank as Mideast conflict continues: UN
UNITED NATIONS, April 2 (Xinhua) -- UN humanitarians said Thursday the situation across the Middle East is deteriorating rapidly, with spreading displacement, mounting civilian casualties and severe constraints on aid operations.
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Golf
Golf-Mickelson to miss Masters, taking 'extended' break due to personal health matter
April 2 (Reuters) - LIV Golf's Phil Mickelson will not compete in next week's Masters and will be out indefinitely as his family deals with a personal health matter, the three-times champion said on Thursday.
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World
Zelenskiy offers Ukraine's maritime expertise with Strait of Hormuz
April 2 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday offered to provide Ukraine's expertise in dealing with freedom of navigation in the Black Sea to countries considering how to keep the Strait of Hormuz open amid conflict in the Middle East.
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World
Russia's new car sales rise 4 pct in Q1
MOSCOW, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Sales of new vehicles in Russia rose 4 percent in the first quarter of 2026, reaching nearly 300,000 units, the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade said Thursday.
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World
Azerbaijani, Iranian presidents discuss continued humanitarian aid
BAKU, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Thursday called Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to discuss ongoing humanitarian support and regional peace, said the Azerbaijani presidential press service.
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World
FMD-affected farms increased to 50 in Cyprus
NICOSIA, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Cypriot authorities said on Thursday that a new case of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has been confirmed, bringing the total number of affected farms to 50.
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World
One dead as severe storms hit Greece
ATHENS, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Severe storms battering Greece have left one man dead and caused extensive flooding, infrastructure damage, and widespread disruption across multiple regions, particularly in Attica and the Aegean islands, authorities said on Thursday.
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World
Urgent: U.S.-Israeli attack on B1 bridge in Iran kills 8, injures 95 -- media
TEHRAN, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The U.S.-Israeli attack on the B1 bridge in the Iranian city of Karaj, west of Tehran, has left eight people dead and 95 injured, the semi-official Fars news agency reported Thursday.
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Football
Soccer-De Zerbi commits to stay at Spurs next season regardless of results
April 2 (Reuters) - New Tottenham Hotspur manager Roberto De Zerbi said he will remain in charge next season regardless of results, describing the role as the biggest challenge of his career after signing a long-term contract with the relegation-threatened Premier League club.
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World
U.S. dollar ticks up
NEW YORK, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Thursday.
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World
Burundi reports cholera resurgence as new cases rise: minister
BUJUMBURA, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Burundian Minister of Public Health Lydwine Baradahana on Thursday announced a resurgence of cholera, with 18 new cases recorded on Wednesday alone, despite recent progress in combating the disease.
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World
Morocco adopts 180-mln-USD monthly subsidy plan to curb energy costs amid Mideast conflict
RABAT, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Morocco announced on Thursday a monthly subsidy package totaling 180 million U.S. dollars to cushion the impact of surging energy prices triggered by the ongoing Middle East conflict.
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Cricket
Cricket-PSL committee rejects Fakhar's appeal, upholds two‑match ban
April 2 (Reuters) - The Pakistan Super League technical committee dismissed Fakhar Zaman's appeal and upheld the two-match ban imposed on the batter for ball tampering, the country's cricket board (PCB) said on Thursday.
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World
Zambia issues 13 permits for Chinese enterprises to invest in multi-facility economic zone
LUSAKA, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Zambia's investment agency has handed over 13 permits to Chinese enterprises to begin operations in one of the country's multi-facility economic zones, a government statement said Thursday.
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World
Armenia's sole nuclear power plant shuts down for maintenance
YEREVAN, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Armenia's Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant has been taken offline for a scheduled five-month maintenance, Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Davit Khudatyan said Thursday.
