Europe swelters under fresh wave of extreme heat
Millions of people across Europe -- particularly in France, Italy, Spain and Britain -- baked through a new wave of extreme temperatures Thursday as the continent's latest heatwave picked up.
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Barcelona agree to sell Torres to PSG: media
Barcelona have agreed to sell Spain's World Cup final hero Ferran Torres to Paris Saint-Germain for almost 50 million euros ($57 million), Spanish media reported on Thursday.
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French Olympic gold medallist Florent Manaudou announces retirement
French six-time Olympic medallist Florent Manaudou, who has not competed since 2024, announced on Thursday that he was retiring from swimming at the age of 35.
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Romania shuts nuclear plant as Danube drops
Romania shut down its only nuclear plant on Thursday, in a rare move due to drought that has caused the Danube river, whose waters cool the plant, to fall to record lows.
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Tourists rescued by boat as forest fire threatens Greek beaches
A fleet of small boats evacuated hundreds of tourists from beaches in northern Greece as a forest fire bore down on two popular resorts.
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Millions of Europeans struggle with another wave of extreme heat
Millions of people across Europe -- particularly in France, Italy, Spain and the UK -- sweltered through another wave of extreme temperatures Thursday as the continent's latest heatwave intensified.
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Indicted Raul Castro reappears after months out of public view
US-indicted Cuban leader Raul Castro received a standing ovation as he appeared in public for the first time in months Thursday, attending an event in Havana to mark the centenary of his brother Fidel's birth.
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Israel reopens once-closed West Bank settlement
Israel officially reopened the West Bank settlement of Ganim on Thursday, more than 20 years after it withdrew from the community, in a move emblematic of the current government's policy of rapid settlement expansion.
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Italian teen Curtis breaks women's 50m backstroke world record for second time
Italian teenager Sara Curtis broke the women's 50m backstroke world record for the second time in as many days at the European swimming championships in Paris on Thursday.
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Taylor to captain New Zealand for first time against Bulls
Veteran hooker Codie Taylor will captain New Zealand for the first time when he makes his South African tour debut against the Bulls in Pretoria on Saturday after recovering from a calf strain.
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