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'A sun as black as my lungs': how corruption crucified a polluted Albania city

Stocks fall further as oil spike fans fresh inflation worries

The British historian helping the French rediscover de Gaulle

Bad COP, worse COP? EU tempers hopes for UN climate summit

Dodgers beat Braves to advance, Guardians survive in MLB playoffs

Rookie Henry named in Wallabies midfield to face All Blacks

Latin American, Caribbean women top Nobel literature buzz

Housing crisis set to dominate Spain's snap election

US says Fiji-based Chinese official paid bribes for Beijing

Gas, health care, utilities: high costs squeeze US midterm voters

After botched US execution, Christa Pike was nearly taken off life support

New Zealand Rugby seeks injunction over PNG Chiefs name

Guinea-Bissau junta urges military unit loyal to ex-president to disarm

Samsung expects 780% quarterly operating profit jump on AI boom

Elite figure skaters and coaches on crashed US flight

Global figure skating's tight-knit community was in mourning on Thursday after a passenger jet crash in Washington killed two former world champion coaches and stars from the next generation of top US talent.

New abnormal begins for east DR Congo's looted Goma after siege

Strewn with rubble from mortar and artillery fire, the eastern DR Congo city of Goma awoke on Thursday to a new abnormal -- hiding from bandits and counting the dead.

Easterby ready for long-term contest between Ireland fly-half duo

Ireland caretaker coach Simon Easterby insisted Sam Prendergast was the "right man" to help launch the champions' Six Nations title defence as he forecast the fly-half would be involved in a lengthy rivalry for the Test No.10 shirt with Jack Crowley.

Siao Him Fa leads on sombre day at figure skating Europeans

Frenchman Adam Siao Him Fa paid tribute to the victims of the plane crash in the United States after taking the men's singles lead on a sombre Thursday at the European figure skating championships.

Shiffrin fifth ahead of second run in bid for 100th World Cup win

American Mikaela Shiffrin, chasing her 100th World Cup victory, was fifth fastest in the first run of Thursday's slalom race in Courchevel.

Trump blames 'diversity' for deadly Washington airliner collision

US President Donald Trump -- speaking as the bodies of 67 people were being pulled from Washington's Potomac River -- launched an extraordinary political attack Thursday, blaming diversity hires for the midair collision between an airliner and a military helicopter.

'No awkwardness' for Dupont's France with Jegou, Auradou selection

France captain Antoine Dupont said on Thursday the inclusion of Oscar Jegou and Hugo Auradou in the team to face Wales in this week's Six Nations opener has had no impact on the squad.

Lula says if Trump hikes tariffs, Brazil will reciprocate

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Thursday that if US counterpart Donald Trump hiked tariffs on Brazilian products, he would reciprocate -- but that he would prefer improved relations over a trade war.

Merkel slams successor over far-right support on immigration bill

Germany's ex-chancellor Angela Merkel weighed in Thursday on a controversy flaring ahead of February elections, slamming her party successor for relying on far-right support on the flashpoint issue of immigration.

PSG sweat on Zaire-Emery fitness for Champions League play-off

Warren Zaire-Emery is an injury doubt for Paris Saint-Germain's two-legged Champions League last 16 play-off tie next month after picking up an injury in Wednesday's crucial win at Stuttgart.

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