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Boomers: Selfish or Scapegoats?
AI's 18-month Job disruption
Iran war fuels terror risks
Bitcoin slump stirs doubt
'People thought it was witchcraft': DR Congo's Ebola outbreak
Arteta on BBQ duty as Arsenal clinched Premier League title
Top UN court says right to strike protected in key labour treaty
Guardiola's Premier League legacy carried forward by Spanish coaches
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Italian divers in Maldives may have got lost in cave: recovery firm
Italian divers who died in the Maldives may have taken the wrong tunnel in a cave and died in a dead-end corridor, the head of the company that recovered their bodies told AFP Thursday.
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Do tennis players really only take 15 percent of Grand Slam revenues?
Many of the world's tennis stars will protest against perceived low prize money when they gather at Roland Garros for media duties ahead of the French Open which begins on Sunday.
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Sinner, Djokovic kept apart in French Open draw
Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic will not be able to meet until the French Open final after the pair were placed in opposite halves of the men's draw on Thursday, while Coco Gauff could face Aryna Sabalenka in the women's semis.
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Arteta alone in garden when Arsenal clinched Premier League title
Mikel Arteta said he was barbecuing alone in his garden when Arsenal ended their 22-year wait to win the Premier League this week.
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Air France, Airbus guilty of manslaughter in 2009 Paris-Rio crash: French court
Paris' appeals court Thursday found Air France and Airbus guilty of involuntary manslaughter over the 2009 crash of a Rio-Paris flight that killed 228 people, the worst disaster in France's aviation history.
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Lustrinelli succeeds Eta as Union Berlin coach
Swiss coach Mauro Lustrinelli has replaced Marie-Louise Eta as coach of Union Berlin, the Bundesliga club announced on Wednesday.
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Alex Marquez out of Italy, Hungary MotoGP races after crash
Spanish rider Alex Marquez will be sidelined for at least the next two MotoGP races after suffering two fractures in a horror crash at the Catalan Grand Prix last weekend, his Gresini Racing team said Thursday.
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'French Banksy' and Daft Punk star turn Paris bridge into Alpine cave
Tourists and Parisians goggled at the sight of the French capital's oldest bridge transformed into a giant "cave" on Thursday, a spectacular new public work by the street artist JR.
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Late queen pushed for son Andrew to be UK trade envoy: official papers
Britain's late queen Elizabeth II pushed for her son Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to be given a high-profile job as a trade envoy, a senior official said in a 2000 document released by the government on Thursday.
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Denmark to autopsy 'Timmy' the whale
Scientists will conduct an autopsy on "Timmy", the humpback whale whose ordeal to return to the open seas captured Germany's hearts and sparked a media frenzy, Denmark's environmental protection agency said on Thursday.
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War risks choking Iran's world-beating cinema, warn directors
Independent filmmakers in Iran face a fresh wave of repression and extreme economic hardship because of the war, risking choking off a mainstay of world cinema, industry insiders say.
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Neuer recalled to aid Germany World Cup bid
Veteran goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was handed a surprise recall to Germany's 26-man World Cup squad on Thursday, coming out of international retirement to play in the tournament for a fifth time.
Cambodian avatars pray to spirits for rain, peace with Thailand
Wearing leaf skirts and with brightly painted faces depicting mythical spirits, Cambodian revellers danced through village streets on Thursday, praying to an ancient guardian for rain, good fortune and peace with neighbouring Thailand.
Health
Deadly DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to M23-held South Kivu
A first Ebola case has been confirmed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province, in an area under the Rwanda-backed M23 militia's control, the armed group's spokesman said Thursday.
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Spain to launch biggest forest fire campaign after record losses: PM
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday presented what he called Spain's biggest-ever campaign against forest fires after deadly blazes devoured a record amount of land last year.
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In Ankara, Iran World Cup squad players start US visa process
At least four Iranian footballers and one of their entourage went to the US embassy in Ankara Thursday to submit visa applications for the World Cup, an AFP correspondent said.
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Vets bid to save Kosovo's stray dogs from cull through sterilisation
Panting puppies lie exhausted, wedged between the plastic bags and cartons spilling down a hillside in northern Kosovo, while other dogs snuffle around the dump hunting for edible morsels.
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London next step in all-women Athlos' goal to be 'F1 of track and field'
London is to host a star-studded all-women Athlos track and field meet on September 18 as founder Alexis Ohanian builds towards his dream of "a F1 for track and field".
Culture
Winston Churchill's 'playful' paintings go on show in London
As Britain's wartime leader, Winston Churchill was known for his stirring speeches, but a new London exhibition explores another side to his creativity -- as a passionate and prolific artist.
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Tourists in Thailand plan for coming cuts to visa-free stays
The backpackers on Khao San Road, a Bangkok thoroughfare famous for its wild nightlife, are waking up this week with an extra headache: the Thai government is set to shorten the length of visa-free stays.
Culture
'They're afraid': Nicaraguan writer Gioconda Belli on fighting censorship
Exiled Nicaraguan writer Gioconda Belli said on Wednesday that the government censored the publication of her latest novel in her home country because it is "afraid" to hear the truth.
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Top UN court to rule on right to strike
The top United Nations court will on Thursday issue a ruling on the right to strike that both unions and employers say could have profound implications for global labour relations.
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Bordeaux-Begles' Lucu on verge of Basque 'dream' with Champions Cup final
Scrum-half Maxime Lucu will lead out Bordeaux-Begles in the Champions Cup final against Leinster in Bilbao on Saturday and turn a dream into a reality.
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Juve risk disaster as Serie A's Champions League race goes down to the wire
Juventus' season is at risk of turning into a disaster ahead of Sunday's fraught Turin derby which could end with their absence from next season's Champions League.
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Antonelli seeks to extend sensational start with fourth win
Italian teenager Kimi Antonelli seeks a sensational fourth consecutive victory to boost his F1 drivers' title bid this weekend, but expects a robust response from Mercedes team-mate George Russell at the Canadian Grand Prix.
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Gilgeous-Alexander stars as Thunder level series with Spurs
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander pulled the Oklahoma City Thunder level with San Antonio on Wednesday, as the defending NBA champions won their second heavyweight Western Conference finals clash 122-113.
Culture
Ruffles, biker leather and celebs at Louis Vuitton's New York show
French fashion house Louis Vuitton combined ruffles, biker leather and the graphic art of Keith Haring for its celebrity-packed cruise 2027 show at a New York museum on Wednesday night.
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South Korea coach 'hurt' by support for North team
Suwon FC Women's coach has said his team felt "hurt" by a lack of home support after losing to the first North Korean sports team to visit the South in eight years.
Culture
Australian court upholds $465,000 fine against Elon Musk's X
An Australian federal court upheld on Thursday a fine against Elon Musk's X for failing to comply with child internet safety regulations, capping a three year legal fight between the tech giant and Canberra.
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Commander-in-beef: Bangladesh's 'Donald Trump' buffalo wins fans
Crowds in Bangladesh are flocking to snap photographs with an unlikely social media star -- an albino buffalo with flowing blond hair nicknamed "Donald Trump" due to be sacrificed within days.
Culture
'Taiwan Travelogue' author hopes book can be read in China, spark dialogue
The author of "Taiwan Travelogue", Yang Shuang-zi, told AFP she hopes her International Booker Prize-winning novel can one day be read in China and facilitate dialogue about the "future Taiwanese people want".
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Former stars differ on whether African team can win 2026 World Cup
Former Senegal star El Hadji Diouf shares the belief of CAF president Patrick Motsepe that an African team can win the 2026 World Cup, but Nigeria great Jay-Jay Okocha is unsure.
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Israeli minister sparks outcry over video of bound flotilla activists
Israel's far-right national security minister posted a video on Wednesday showing detained activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla kneeling with their hands tied and foreheads on the ground, sparking international condemnation.
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Police defenders of US Capitol sue to stop Trump 'slush fund'
Two police officers filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking to block the Trump administration from creating a compensation fund that could provide payouts to the president's supporters who attacked the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
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'Their story is our story': Pigeons and humans, 3,500 years together
They have been our meat and our messengers, a source of fertiliser and a religious symbol: while pigeons are now mostly reviled as dirty city pests, they long played an important role in human society.
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Karbon-X Expands Global Energy Attribute Certificate Market Capabilities Amid Growing Renewable Procurement Demand
Company supports renewable energy procurement, certificate sourcing, and transaction execution across international EAC markets including RECs, I-RECs, and Guarantees of Origin
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Emery urges Villa to use Europa triumph to fuel bold new era
Unai Emery urged Aston Villa to use their historic Europa League final triumph against Freiburg as the foundation for an "ambitious" new era.
Culture
'Bohemian Rhapsody' star Malek says has Freddie Mercury 'in soul'
Egyptian-American actor Rami Malek, who starred as Freddie Mercury in the blockbuster biopic "Bohemian Rhapsody", said Wednesday he had the Queen star "in my soul" as he prepared to hit screens in a new musical role.
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McGinn invites Prince William to join Villa's Europa celebrations
Aston Villa captain John McGinn invited Prince William to join his side's Europa League victory party after the royal watched their 3-0 win in Wednesday's final against Freiburg.
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Southampton lose appeal over Championship play-off removal
Southampton lost an appeal on Wednesday against their expulsion from the Championship play-off final after they were thrown out for spying on a Middlesbrough training session.
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Cavs' Atkinson defends Harden, rues 'collective' defensive woes
Defiant Cleveland coach Kenny Atkinson insisted the Cavaliers can bounce back after an epic fourth-quarter collapse against the New York Knicks in game one of the NBA Eastern Conference finals.