Zidane 'no regrets' about Materazzi headbutt as France face Italy again
New France coach Zinedine Zidane insisted Thursday he has no regrets about his infamous headbutt on Marco Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup final as he prepares to come up against Italy again in his first home game in charge.
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Bolivia's attorney general arrested for alleged drug trafficking, money laundering
US-sanctioned Bolivian Attorney General Roger Mariaca has been arrested on suspicion of money laundering and drug trafficking, with police finding bundles of cash smuggled out of his house in an ambulance, the government said Thursday.
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Libya's pay strike rallies teachers across divided nation
In Libya, a teachers' strike over pay has shut schools and delayed the start of the school year, rallying educators across the oil-rich but politically divided country.
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German sugar tax sparks new government row
A proposed sugar tax in Germany on Thursday provoked the latest row in the unsteady governing coalition of the conservative CDU/CSU and the centre-left SPD.
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Four-member crew blasts off for International Space Station
Four new crew members for the International Space Station blasted off Thursday for the orbital laboratory where they will stay for approximately six months.
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Musk returns to US government for Pentagon war study
Tech billionaire Elon Musk will make a return to officially advising US President Donald Trump's government by co-leading what the Pentagon called a study on the future of war.
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i-payout Expands True Local Payment Capabilities to Help Enterprises Pay Recipients Globally
Local payment infrastructure is designed to help marketplaces, gig economy platforms, gaming and esports companies, insurance providers, affiliate networks, clinical research organizations and other enterprises deliver funds through domestic payment rails in local currency
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Stocks slide as bond yields spike
US and European stocks slid Thursday as yields on government debt spiked higher and as crude prices rose despite a recent improvement to oil supplies.
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Botched US execution prompts global calls to scrap death penalty
An unprecedented botched execution that left a female murderer alive after two lethal injections triggered international calls Thursday for the US state of Tennessee to abandon capital punishment.
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Thousands rally as EU chief urges respect for Kosovo war crimes court
Thousands rallied in Kosovo on Thursday against the war crimes convictions of former president Hashim Thaci, as EU chief Ursula von der Leyen urged respect for the court during a visit to Pristina.
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