French skipper Dalin leads as Vendee Globe passes Cape of Good Hope
French skipper Charlie Dalin reached the Cape of Good Hope on Africa's southern coast in first place on Friday as the Vendee Globe solo non-stop round the world yacht race headed for rough seas.
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Chelsea not in Premier League title race, says Maresca
Enzo Maresca does not believe his Chelsea side are in the Premier League title race despite an impressive start to the season in his first campaign at Stamford Bridge.
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Brazil's Bolsonaro aims to ride Trump wave back to office: WSJ
Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro believes incoming US leader Donald Trump's return will boost his own comeback ambitions, despite being banned from seeking office until 2030 and investigated for allegedly plotting a coup.
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France requests transfer of death row convict held in Indonesia: minister
France has asked Indonesia to transfer a French death row convict, who has been jailed for drug crimes in the Asian nation since 2005, a senior Indonesian minister told AFP on Friday.
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'Mamie Charge': Migrants find safe haven in Frenchwoman's garage
Brigitte Lips opens her home in northern France every weekday to dozens of migrants seeking a moment of calm -- and a phone charger -- despite some pushback from the local community.
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Iconic Uruguayan ex-leader hails country's swing left as 'farewell gift'
Uruguay's ex-president Jose Mujica, who at 89 is an icon for leftists across Latin America, hailed the return of the left to power in his country's weekend elections as a "farewell gift."
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Thousands rally in Georgia after violent police crackdown on pro-EU protesters
Thousands of Georgians rallied for a second day running on Friday after police arrested dozens in a violent overnight crackdown on protests against the government's decision to delay EU membership talks.
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Shared experiences make Murray 'perfect coach', says Djokovic
Novak Djokovic said shared experiences with Andy Murray make the Scot the "perfect coach" as he bids to win a record 25th Grand Slam in Australia in January.
Read moreBritish MPs back contentious assisted dying bill in 'historic' vote
UK lawmakers voted Friday in favour of assisted dying for terminally ill people in England and Wales, advancing the emotive and contentious legislation to the next stage of parliamentary scrutiny.
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Iran, Europeans to keep talking as tensions ratchet up
Iran, Britain, France and Germany agreed to continue diplomatic talks following a discreet meeting Friday touching on Tehran's nuclear programme, amid surging tensions even before Donald Trump's return to the White House.
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