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German court rules against Mercedes in emissions case

German court rules against Mercedes in emissions case

A German court ruled Thursday that auto giant Mercedes-Benz knowingly installed emissions-cheating devices in some diesel vehicles, opening the door for owners to seek compensation.

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Sharfuddoula becomes first Bangladeshi on ICC elite umpire panel

Sharfuddoula becomes first Bangladeshi on ICC elite umpire panel

Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid said on Thursday it was a "great honour" to be named the first Bangladeshi to join the International Cricket Council's Elite Panel of umpires.

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Battles, bombardment in Gaza as US says Israel talks back on

Battles, bombardment in Gaza as US says Israel talks back on

Battles and bombardment pounded the Gaza Strip on Thursday after Washington said Israel had agreed to reschedule talks that had been cancelled amid tensions between the allies.

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Poland, Ukraine hold talks on farm imports dispute

Poland, Ukraine hold talks on farm imports dispute

Poland's prime minister on Thursday hosted his Ukrainian counterpart for long-awaited talks designed to ease friction over Ukrainian farm imports and border blockades by disgruntled Polish farmers.

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Nicoll relishes her shot at double Olympic stardom

Nicoll relishes her shot at double Olympic stardom

Adele Nicoll has travelled a long way from the person who was "sad" and "rather lost" in 2020, to the extent she has a live chance of achieving the rare feat of competing in both a Summer and Winter Olympics.

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French bill seeks to ban hair discrimination affecting black women

French bill seeks to ban hair discrimination affecting black women

France's parliament on Thursday began debating a bill targeting workplace discrimination based on hair texture which the draft law's backers say targets mostly black women wearing their hair naturally.

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Athens chokes in clouds of Sahara dust

Athens chokes in clouds of Sahara dust

Athenians are choking in clouds of thick dust blown in from the Sahara along with unseasonably warm weather, weather forecasters and doctors warned on Thursday.

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Marcos says Philippines will not be 'cowed into silence' by China

Marcos says Philippines will not be 'cowed into silence' by China

President Ferdinand Marcos said Thursday the Philippines will not be "cowed into silence" by Beijing after confrontations in the South China Sea that injured Filipino troops and damaged vessels.

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The highs and lows of recent China-Australia relations

The highs and lows of recent China-Australia relations

China on Thursday announced the lifting of punitive tariffs on Australian wine, in a sign that the precarious bilateral relationship could be improving despite setbacks.

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China ships Tibetan glacier water to climate-threatened Maldives

China ships Tibetan glacier water to climate-threatened Maldives

China has sent more than a million bottles of water from melting Tibetan glaciers to the Maldives, officials said Thursday, a gift from the world's highest mountains to a low-lying archipelago threatened by rising seas.

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